Avaya S8300 User Manual

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Upgrading the S8300A

Issue 9.1 June 2006

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7. Type sudo patch_apply patch and press Enter.

where patch is the release or issue number of the service pack file. (For example,
03.0.526.5-1003

. Do not use the *.tar.gz extension at the end of the file name).

The media server goes through a software reset system 4. You must wait until the
restart/reset has completed before entering additional commands. The reset should take
1–2 minutes (or longer if messaging is enabled).

8. Type patch_show again and press Enter to list Communication Manager files to verify the

new software file was applied.

9. Before proceeding, type statapp -c to view the status of the processes.

Make sure everything except dupmgr shows UP. Communication Manager should show
65/65 UP

or, if IA770 is installed, 67/67 UP. To stop the continual refresh of the

statapp

command, type Ctrl-C.

Note:

Note:

The number of processes (65/65) may vary depending on the configuration. For a
normal state, the second number should not be greater than the first number. For
example, the numbers 64/65 UP would indicate that a process did not come up
and should be investigated before proceeding.

10. Close the telnet session.

To install the pre-upgrade service pack when the current release is 2.x.

Note:

Note:

Use a telnet session to install and activate the service pack file.

The following steps activate the service pack.

1. Click Start > Run to open the Run dialog box.

2. Type telnet 192.11.13.6 and press Enter.

3. Log in as either craft or dadmin.

4. Type update_unpack and press Enter.

5. Select the number corresponding to the service pack file. (For example,

00.0.339.4-xxxx.tar.gz

). Press Enter.

6. Type update_show and press Enter to list Communication Manager files to verify that the

new service pack file was unpacked.

7. Type update_activate update, where update is the release or issue number of the

latest service pack file. (For example, 00.0.339.4-xxxx. Do not use the .tar.gz extension
at the end of the file name). Press Enter.

The media server may reboot. If it reboots, it also may display the message

/opt/ecs/sbin/drestart 2 4 command failed

.

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