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DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 8.2
Upgrades and Additions for R8r
555-233-115
Issue 1
April 2000
Upgrading R5si/R6si to R8r EPN and Adding Memory
3-48Release 5/6si to Release 8r
3
Reboot the System
1. Connect the management terminal to the TERMINAL connector on the rear
of PPN control carrier “A,” or install the G3-MA according to
DEFINITY
Communications System Generic 3 Management Applications
—
Operations
, 585-229-202.
2. Insert the new Release 8r system removable media in the optical drive.
3. Behind each EPN cabinet, set the circuit breaker to ON.
4. At the PPN power distribution unit, set the main circuit breaker to ON.
5. The system performs a reset level 4 rebooting process, loading blank
translations from the disk. Rebooting takes 5 to 11 minutes.
6. Type
reset system 4
and press
Enter. This instructs the system to perform
a reset level 4 rebooting process, loading the upgraded STS translations
from the new removable media. Rebooting takes 5 to 11 minutes.
7. Log in as
craft
at the
login:
prompt on the terminal and set the time to
ensure the system is booted properly.
8. After about 2 minutes, type
status spe
and press
Enter. The
standby
handshake
field must be
up
before continuing with the upgrade.
9. Type
reset spe standby 4
and press
Enter. This changes the standby SPE
to active and vice versa. This takes about 10 minutes.
10. If the system is high or critical reliability, type
status spe
and press
Enter.
The
handshake
,
refresh
, and
shadowing
fields must be
up
before
continuing with the upgrade. Also, the standby side must be
in-service
. The heartbeat on the standby SPE flashes yellow.
11. Type
restore disk [spe-a or both] full
and press
Enter. This instructs
the system to write the upgraded STS translation information from memory
to the disk(s).
Restart DEFINITY LAN Gateway System
1. Log onto the DEFINITY LAN Gateway.
2. When the main menu appears, select
Maintenance
.
3. Select
Reset System
from the
Maintenance
menu.
4. Select
Restart System
from the
Reset System
menu.
Label Main Distribution Frame
1. Label the MDF with the new PN number of the Release 8r EPN. The STS
software upgrade assigns the next PN number, after the highest
numbered PN in the Release 5/6si system, to the upgraded EPN.