Use this screen to find out what version of software this Avaya media server is currently running. You may want to check your software version before, during, or after you install new software. See Software installation at a glance for details.
To see what version of software that this server is running:
In the main menu under Server Configuration and Upgrades, click the View Software Version link.
The View Software Version screen appears. Details about the software are listed as follows:
Operating system: The release and issue number of the Linux operating system that is running the server. For example:
2.2.17-14.1s14 identifies the kernel (core of the operating system) by field: major release, minor release, development release - subrelease, Avaya release.
i686 is the processor type
system manufacturer (often simply unknown)
Built: The month, day, time and year that the kernel was produced.
Contains: The issue and load number of the call-processing software that is running on the server. This is the software release identifier that appears on the View Partition Status screen.
Reports as: The Avaya MultiVantage call-processing software version. For example, R011x.00.1.059.0 indicates:
Product string, such as R011, identifies the call-processing software (Release 11).
BootImage, such as x, identifies the target ("x" is for Linux).
Major release, such as 00. The major release number is incremented to mark a significant phase of R011 product evolution; when this happens, the minor release number is reset to 0.
Minor release, such as 1, indicates changes within a major release. The major release and minor release numbers together are used to identify the issue of software (for example, issue 11.1).
Load number, such a 059.0, is incremented for each new software build.
Release String: The software release as it is known for this configuration. For example, S8300-011-0021.0 indicates:
This software is configured for an S8300 media server.
The call-processing software release (for example, Release 11).
The offer number for this configuration software build (such as 0021.0).
Software patch: This field shows if a patch (update) is installed on the system, or There is no patch installed on the system. If a patch is installed, it displays the following fields:
Patch identification number. For example, 01.0.059.0-0203229998 indicates:
the call-processing software version (this must match the software version reported above)
(after the dash), the year, month, and date of the patch
the patch ID number (the final four digits)
whether the patch is applied or not applied (patches can only be applied using Linux shell commands)
a brief description of the patch contents
Translation Saved: The month, day, and time that the software translations were last saved to the translations directory (this may change to month-day-year format depending on the elapsed time since the translations were saved).
License Installed: The month, day, and time that the license for this software release was installed. The time may be shown in month-day-year format depending on how long the license has been installed.
When finished, continue your administration activities as needed.