On-Site Preparation For The Upgrade - Avaya G700 Installation And Upgrades

On-Site Preparation for the Upgrade

Before installing new firmware on the G700 processors and medial modules you need to:
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Have the firmware loaded onto a TFTP server
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Determine which G700 components need new firmware
as described in this section.
Access the P330 Stack Processor
See Connection and Login Methods
Log on to the P330 stack processor using one of the following methods:
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Using a LAN connection, telnet to the IP address of the P330 stack processor and log in.
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If you are not using your laptop as the TFTP server, you can connect your Laptop directly to the
G700 Console (Serial) Port. Then use HyperTerm or a similar terminal emulation application to
log in to the P330 stack processor Command Line Interface.
You are now logged-in at the Supervisor level with prompt
Verify the Contents of the tftpboot Directory
Before proceeding with the G700 firmware installation, you should check the tftpboot directory on the
TFTP server to make sure the firmware versions match those listed in the planning documentation.
Determine Which Firmware to Install on the
G700
Conduct the following procedure to compare software versions running on the G700 processors and
media modules with the versions in you planning documents. If the versions do not match, new firmware
for those components is necessary.
Determine if new firmware for the P330 stack processor is necessary.
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At either the P330-1(super)# or P330-1(configure)# prompt, type
The system displays the list of software.
Installation and Upgrades for G700 and S8300
December 2003
Upgrading an Existing G700 without an S8300
on page 45 for details on how to set up a connection and login.
P330-1(super)#
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