Avaya Media Gateway G700 User Manual

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Manual upgrade of an existing S8300A and G700 to R3.1
592 Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server
 
This chapter describes the upgrade procedure with the TFTP Server software installed on the 
laptop and using the laptop CD-ROM drive as source of the upgrade software. For instructions 
on obtaining and installing the Avaya TFTP Server, see 
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Accessing the S8300
To access the S8300 on-site, you normally connect the technician’s laptop directly to the 
Services port on the S8300 using a crossover cable. See 
on page 56 for instructions on accessing the S8300 and G700.
Before going to the customer site
The procedures in this section should be completed before going to the customer site or before 
starting a remote installation.
Do the following procedures:
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Important:
Important:
If the new S8300B that you will be installing has Communication Manager 
software installed on its hard drive, you must use an external USB CD-ROM drive 
instead of the TFTP server on your laptop. See 
page 591 for more information.