Avaya S8300 - Manual (Page 50)

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50 Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server
The Software Update Manager is preferable to the Upgrade Tool for simultaneously upgrading
firmware on multiple G700, G350, G250, G250-BRI, G250-DS1, and G250-DCP Media
Gateways. The Software Update Manager, which can be run manually or scheduled to run, can
also perform, on networks with single or multiple Communication Manager servers, firmware
upgrades on data devices and perform both of the following two key functions:
● Automatically locate and download the most up-to-date firmware from the Avaya support
Web site.
● Automatically upgrade firmware on the G700, G350, G250, G250-BRI, G250-DS1, and
G250-DCP Media Gateways in the network.
Note:
Note:
The Software Update Manager cannot upgrade the S8300 Media Server or
LSPs. However, in a network with LSPs and G250, G250-BRI, G250-DS1,
G250-DCP, G350, and G700 Media Gateways, you may find it most efficient to
use the Upgrade Tool to upgrade LSPs only, and then use the Software Update
Manager to upgrade the gateways, their media modules, as well as other Avaya
devices, such as the wireless gateways, converged switches, etc.
For more information, see Avaya Software Update Manager User Guide.
The Upgrade Tool
The Upgrade Tool allows you to schedule automatic upgrades of Enterprise Survivable
Processors (ESSs), Local Survivable Processors (LSPs), and G350 and G700 Media Gateways
from the primary controller. The primary controller can be an S8300, S8400, S8500, S8500B,
S8700, S8710, or an S8720 Media Server. An ESS can be an S8500, S8500B, S8700, S8710,
or S8720 Media Server. An LSP can be an S8300, S8500, or S8500B Media Server. The
Upgrade Tool also allows you to upgrade the primary controller itself.
Note:
Note:
You cannot use the Upgrade Tool to upgrade a G250, G250-BRI, G250-DS1, or
G250-DCP Media Gateway.
Note:
Note:
The Upgrade Tool running either on the earlier Release 2.1, R2.2, or R3.0 of
Communication Manager software is used to upgrade the primary controller or
LSPs to Communication Manager R3.1. However, a pre-upgrade service pack
must be installed on the pre-3.0 releases first before you can use the Upgrade
Tool.
The Upgrade Tool on Communication Manager R3.1 software is used to upgrade
the primary controller or LSPs to a release higher than R3.1.