Avaya S8300 - Manual (Page 232)

Upgrading an existing S8300A to R3.1 using the Web pages
232 Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server
Obtaining S8300 software and G700 firmware
The file containing the software for the S8300 has a *.tar extension and contains both the S8300
software and the G700 and media module firmware. The *.tar file is on a CD-ROM that you take
to the site. This CD is called the “Server CD” because it contains software for all of the Linux
servers. Additional files that may be needed are license and authentication files, and the most
recent versions of the software service pack files and G700 firmware files.
The process for upgrading to release 3.1 of Communication Manager varies slightly, depending
on the release from which you are upgrading.
Table 15: R3.1 Upgrade requirements depending on pre-upgrade release
Software Release
Before Upgrade to
Release 3.1 Upgrade Requirement
Release 1.1.x and all
other 1.x.x releases not
listed below
R011x.01.xxx.x No pre-upgrade service pack required. You need to back up only
translation files. Once the hard drive is remastered and the new
software is installed on the S8300B, you must reconfigure the
media server as if it were a new installation using the Avaya
Installation Wizard.
Release 1.2.x, 1.3.0.
R011x.02.110.4
R011x.03.526.5 You must apply a pre-upgrade service pack to the system files
before backing up the system and translations files using Linux
Migration Backup/Restore (LMBR). Once the hard drive is
remastered and the new software is installed on the S8300B, you
can restore all the files using View/Restore Data
1
.
1. The LMBR backup contains backup sets for the translations, OS and system files.
Release 1.3.x
R011x.03.1.531.0
R011x.03.1.5xx.x No pre-upgrade service pack required. Back up the system and
translations files using Linux Migration Backup/Restore (LMBR).
Once the hard drive is remastered and the new software is
installed on the S8300B, you can restore all the files using View/
Restore Data.
Release 2.x
R012x.00.0.000.0
R012x.01.x.xxx.x No pre-upgrade service pack is required for the Linux backup.
However, a different pre-upgrade service pack for a 2.x to 3.1
upgrade is required. Back up the system and translations files
using Backup Now
2
. Once the hard drive is remastered and the
new software is installed on the S8300B, you can restore the files
using View/Restore Data.
2. The Data backup contains backup sets for the translations, OS and system files, security files, and AUDIX
data, if any
Release 3.0, 3.x Not applicable. These releases are not available on the S8300A.