Before You Start; Preparation And Process Steps - Avaya MCC1 Installation And Upgrades

Upgrades to Avaya Commnication Manager Made Easy

Before you start

Before you start
The project manager, sales engineer, software specialist, software associate, and technician all have tasks
that precede the upgrade. They must review and complete the preparation and process steps well in
advance of the upgrade.
To prevent the most common upgrade problems, be sure that you have
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Identified the correct TDM bus cables and terminators for the upgraded system.
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Verified si expansion interface compatibility for packet bus applications:
If the new si system will have one or more expansion port network cabinets and will run any
packet applications, do not reuse the TN776 expansion interface circuit packs; they must be
replaced with TN570 circuit packs.
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Checked for software upgrade compatibility and identified any patches that need to be re-applied.
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Created the license file with RFA.

Preparation and process steps

If the system includes TN750 or TN750B announcement packs, discuss with the customer whether they
are willing to re-record announcements. Doing so can significantly reduce the time it takes to do the
upgrade. Every
to the upgrade process. Note that you do not have to save and restore announcements on systems with
only TN750C or TN2501AP announcement circuit packs.
CAUTION:
You cannot resolve any upgrade problems without a valid craft or dadmin login and
password. You may have to contact Avaya before or during the upgrade to get the dadmin
password, and you may have to have ASG keys to use craft remotely.
For customers without an Avaya maintenance contract, the INADS database does not have a record of
passwords. Discuss with the customer who is responsible for making the passwords available.
This information in these tables applies to all upgrades. Complete the work in the
steps table before the upgrade. Use the
.
Upgrade preparation steps
What
1
Check that circuit packs vintages are inspected.
2
Check that all adjunct versions are compatible with the new
switch version.
30
or
save announcements restore announcements
Upgrade process steps
command can add up to 45 minutes
Upgrade preparation
table during the upgrade.
When Who
Before upgr Project Mgr
Before upgr Project Mgr
SI Installation and Upgrades
June 2004