Avaya S8300 User Manual

Upgrade the S8300

This section describes the procedures for upgrading the S8300 Media Server from a pre-2.0 release of 
Communication manager to release 2.0.

Upgrading S8300 from a pre-2.0 release to release 2.0 requires an upgrade to the Linux operating system. 
This is accomplished by running a special software application (included on the 2.0 software CD), which 
reformats the S8300 hard drive, installs the new operating system, and installs Release 2.0 of 
Communication Manager. These procedures are described in this section. 

This upgrade procedure, including remastering the hard drive on the S8300, requires a 
service interruption of approximately 4 hours, or up to 6 hours if IA770 is being used.

Due to the necessary reformatting of the S8300 hard drive for the new operating system, 
the Avaya Installation Wizard (IW) cannot support upgrades of Communication Manager 
from a pre-2.0 release to a 2.0(+) release. However, the IW can still be used for the media 
gateway and media module firmware upgrades.

If the current software release is between 1.1.0 and 1.1.9, skip this update installation procedure and go to 

If the current software release is 1.3.1, skip this update installation procedure and go to 

 If the current software release is between 1.2.0 and 1.3.0, you must install the pre-upgrade software 
update (patch) before backing up the system files.

Typically, any existing updates (patches) should be removed before installing a new 
update. However, removing existing updates is not necessary for this procedure.

Make sure the software CD is in the CD-ROM drive of your laptop.

On the Maintenance Web Interface, under Miscellaneous click 

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Browse to the directory on the software CD (or laptop) that contains the pre-upgrade update file.

Select the pre-upgrade update file and click 

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