G3vs/R5vs/R6vs to R9si (On-Site)
This section provides the information necessary to upgrade a DEFINITY vs (G3vs, R5vs, or R6vs) system to an R9si.
The DEFINITY ECS system description lists release features and functions. The DEFINITY ECS administrator's guide provides the commands and procedures required to initialize and administer the ECS. These documents are included in the DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Documentation Library published in CD-ROM.
The vs cabinet cannot be upgraded to DEFINITY Release 9. This upgrade requires you to change out the vs cabinet and install an si cabinet. You can reuse the port circuit packs from the present system only if a site inspection determines that the port circuit pack vintages are usable in the R9si.
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Before you begin the upgrade
Review the Preparation and process steps carefully. These tables describe the tasks that must be completed before the upgrade visit and who is responsible for them.
To prevent the most common upgrade problems, be sure that you have
- identified the correct TDM bus cables and terminators for the upgraded system
- verified si expansion interface compatibility for packet bus applications:
If the new si system will have one or more expansion port network cabinets and will run any packet applications,
do not reuse the TN776 expansion interface circuit packs; they must be replaced with TN570 circuit packs.
- checked for software upgrade compatibility and identified any patches that need to be re-applied
Task List: DEFINITY vs to R9si
Ensure that these tasks are complete
before the upgrade visit:
- Verify the required hardware [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Provide the required tools [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
Perform these tasks
during the upgrade visit:
- Unpack and inspect control cabinet [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Install new control cabinet [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si] or Install new control cabinet with earthquake protection [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Label and connect cables [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Install TDM/LAN bus terminators [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Swing existing system into maintenance position [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Check existing software load [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si] to identify any software patches.
- Verify system status [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si] Record any customer-placed busy-outs.
- Disable scheduled maintenance and alarm origination [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Check link status [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Record all links and remove only ISDN interface links [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Disable TTI [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si] if it is enabled.
Do not skip this step!
Translations can be corrupted if TTI is enabled. Confirm that TTI is completely disabled before you continue!
- Save translation [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Save recorded announcements (TN750B) [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- List configuration software version [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
Confirm that TTI is completely disabled before you continue!
- For systems so equipped: Shut down DEFINITY LAN Gateway system [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- For systems so equipped: Shut down the DEFINITY AUDIX system [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Power down existing system [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Remove ground connections [G3vs, R5vs, R6vs to R9si]
- Move 25-pair cables from G3vs System to R9si
- Move management terminal cable from G3vs System to R9si
