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Installation & Operation Manual
21. Software Installation and Basic Configuration
21.1.3
Preparing for the Mediant 8000 Software Installation
The Mediant 8000 software must be installed on both SC boards, located in Slots 1
and 2 correspondingly.
Note:
Installation of the new Mediant 8000 software version completely erases all
the existing Media Gateway configuration (including all IP network configuration,
definitions of the Media Gateway boards and the signaling protocols configuration).
If you wish to preserve the current Media Gateway configuration, use the Online
Software Upgrade feature instead (see the 'Online Software Upgrade' on page
for more details).
Prior to installing the new software version, ensure that the SC software is stopped on
both SC boards by using the following procedure:
To stop the Mediant 8000 software:
1.
Connect to the 1
st
SC board’s CLI interface. For more information, see Section
'Command Line Interface' on page
2.
Login as a regular CLI user (e.g.
acladmin
) and provide the corresponding
password. For more information, see Section 'Logging into Command Line
Interface' on page
3.
Type
tools
sc dn
command to stop the SC software.
4.
At the prompt, type
y
and press
Enter
.
client238::~#
tools sc dn
STOP SC SOFTWARE
Stop SC software? ([y]/n) : y
>>> Stop watchdog process...
>>> Wait for application to stop...
5.
Repeat steps 1-4 on the 2
nd
SC board.
After stopping the software on both SC boards, perform installation of the Mediant
8000 software in the following order:
Install software on the SC board in Slot 1 as described in 'Installing Mediant 8000
Software on the SC Board to Operate as the Active Board' on page
Install software on the SC board in Slot 2 as described in 'Installing Mediant 8000
Software on the SC Board to Operate as the Standby board' on page
If you install the SC software on a failed SC board (while another SC board continues
to operate normally) refer to procedures described in 'Installing the Mediant 8000
Software on the SC Board to Operate as the Standby Board' on page
Summary of Contents for Mediant 8000
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