5 Upgrading an Existing G700 with an S8300: On site Preparation for the Upgrade
Installation and Upgrades for G700 with S8300 or S8700
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Run Save Translations (Only If New License and/or Authentication Files Installed)
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CAUTION:
This procedure saves the official passwords for the customer’s system. If you fail to perform
this step now, you may be irretrievably locked out of the system later in the installation when
the system reboots.
1. In the telnet session, open a SAT session.
2. Log in again as craft.
3. At the SAT prompt, type save translations and press Enter.
When the save is finished, the system displays the message, Command successfully
completed.
If the Target S8300 is the Primary Controller
Skip this section if the S8300 is configured as an LSP.
Perform the following procedures if you are upgrading an S8300 that is configured as a primary controller.
Clear Alarms
1.
On the S8300 main menu under Alarms and Notification, click View Current Alarms.
2. Select the alarms to be cleared and click Clear.
3. Resolve any major alarms through the Communication Manager SAT.
Back up the System
1. Make sure you have the IP address of the customer’s FTP backup server.
2. On the S8300 main menu, select Backup Now.
The system displays the Backup Now screen.
3. Select the type of data you want to back up by selecting the appropriate data set.
Normally, you should select all of the options:
- Avaya Call Processing (ACP) Translations
• Save ACP translations prior to backup
- Server and System files
- Security Files
Note: The Security files contain the authentication (password) file, but not the license
file. So the license file will not be backed up.
4. Select a backup method, normally FTP, to indicate the destination to which the system sends the
backup data.
5. Complete the following fields: