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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
3-8Preliminary Procedures
3
Preliminary Procedures
During an upgrade, STS must convert the Release 5/6si translations and write
them to a Release 7r or later tape. The tape is sent to STS for conversion. During
this time, the customer should put a freeze on any new translations while the
spare tape is being converted. If not, be sure the customer’s switch administrator
keeps detailed records of any translation changes made during that interval.
These records will facilitate the reassignment of any changes after the upgrade.
The new Release 8r removable media (1 with the converted translations, 2 if
duplicated) must be on-site before the upgrade begins.
Since a new Release 8r PPN is installed during the upgrade, STS changes the
PN number of the Release 5/6si PPN to be converted to a Release 8r EPN. To
minimize the renumbering of PNs and to minimize the rewiring and relabeling of
the MDF, the tape conversion assigns the next PN number (after the highest
numbered PN in the system) to the Release 5/6si PPN to become a Release 8r
EPN. For example, if a Release 5/6si system with 2 PNs (a PPN and an EPN) were
upgraded to a Release 8r, the tape conversion software assigns PN ‘‘1” to the
new PPN and PN ‘‘3” to the additional EPN derived from the old Release 5/6si
PPN.
Make Spare Translation Card and Mail to STS for
Upgrade
A spare translation card must be acquired from the remediation before
upgrading the system. For each processor, there must always be 2 translation
cards on site with the system. Do not send a system or backup translation card to
STS.
1. Install the spare translation card into the TN777B on the existing system.
2. Type
save translation
and press
Enter. This instructs the system to write all
translation information from memory to the translation card.
NOTE:
The off-site STS translation upgrade does not preserve the content of
recorded announcements. Therefore, during the upgrade, any
announcements stored on a TN750/B circuit pack must be
re-recorded.
3. Remove the spare translation card and insert the system translation card.
4. Mail the spare translation card to STS (with next-day delivery).