3 Installing a New G700 with an S8300: Install New Firmware on the G700
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Installation and Upgrades for G700 with S8300 or S8700
555-234-100 — Issue 3 — May 2003
Install New Firmware on the G700
This section describes the procedures to install firmware on the G700 Media Gateway processors and media
modules.
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
Note: If you are using the LSP/G700 Upgrade Tool, the Upgrade Tool performs this task
automatically.
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.
1. At either the P330-1(super)# or P330-1(configure)# prompt, type dir.
The system displays the list of software.
Directory List for P300 Processor
2. Check the version number (ver num) of the EW_Archive file to see if it matches the Release
Letter. If not, you must upgrade the P330 stack processor.
3. Type show image version
The system displays the list of software.
M# file ver num file type file location file description
-- ---- ------- ---------- ------------- ----------------
1 module-config N/A Running Conf Ram Module Configuration
1 stack-config N/A Running Conf Ram Stack Configuration
1 EW_Archive 3.8.6 SW Web Image NV-Ram WEB Download
1 Booter_Image 3.2.5 SW BootImage NV-Ram Booter Image