Upgrading an Existing S8300B to R2.x
328 Installation and Upgrades for Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server
To check link status
1. Open a SAT session.
2. Enter
display communication-interface links
.
Note all administered links.
3. Enter
status link
number
for each administered link.
4. Enter
list signaling group
.
Note the signaling groups listed by number.
5. For each of the signaling groups listed, enter
status signaling group
number
.
Make a note (write down) of any links that are down.
To record all busyouts
1. At the SAT prompt, type display errors and press Enter.
2. Look for type 18 errors and record (write down) any trunks that are busied out — you will
return them to their busy-out state after the upgrade.
To disable scheduled maintenance
Scheduled daily maintenance must not interfere with the upgrade.
1. At the SAT prompt, type
change system-parameters maintenance
and press Enter.
2. If scheduled maintenance is in progress, set the Stop Time field to 1 minute after the
current time.
or,
If scheduled maintenance is not in progress, set the Start Time field to a time after the
upgrade will be completed.
For example, if you start the upgrade at 8:00 P.M. and the upgrade takes 90 minutes, set
the Start Time field to 21:30.
To check for translation corruption
1. At the SAT prompt, type
newterm
and press Enter.
2. Enter your terminal type and press Enter.
If you see the message,
Warning: Translation corruption found
follow the normal escalation procedure for translation corruption before continuing the
upgrade.
