Avaya S8300 - Manual (Page 298)

Upgrading an existing S8300B to R3.1 using the Upgrade Tool
298 Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server
Checking the FTP server for backing up data
During the installation and upgrade procedures, you will need to back up the system data to an
FTP server. Normally, you will use an FTP server on the customer’s LAN for backups.
To do this, you will need information on how to get to the backup location:
● Login ID and password
● IP address
● Directory path on the FTP server
Check with your project manager or the customer for this information.
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Important:
Important:
Before going to the customer site, make sure that you can use a customer server
for backups.
Obtaining S8300 software and G700 firmware
The files containing the software for the S8300 and the G700 and media module firmware are
on the Communication Manager Software Distribution CD-ROM that you take to the site. This
CD is called the software CD because it contains software for all of the Linux servers.
Additional files that are needed:
● License file
● Authentication file
● Software service pack files (most recent version)
Note:
Note:
The necessary changes in the Web Interface and script/command changes are
available in a required pre-upgrade update to be used for the upgrade from
releases 2.x to release 3.1.
Checking the CD for the most recent files
The media module and media gateway firmware on the Communication Manager software
distribution CD may not be the most recent. Therefore, check the firmware versions contained
on the software CD to verify that you have the latest before installing the firmware using the
LSP’s TFTP server. You can do this by accessing the CD on your laptop and displaying the
actual firmware filenames in the Releases\<release_number>\Gateways directory.