Task List to Upgrade an Existing G700 with
an S8700 (No Local Survivable Processor)
Use the following checklist to upgrade a G700 Media Gateway with the following characteristics:
The G700 is controlled exclusively by an external S8700 Media Server.
Table 6. Task List to Upgrade an Existing G700 with an S8700 (No Local Survivable Processor) �
Task
Subtasks (If any)
Get Planning Forms from the Project Manager
Set Up the TFTP Server on Your Laptop or on a Customer PC
Download the tar.gz File from CD-ROM to Your TFTP Directory and Unzip It
Download the tar.gz File from CD-ROM to Your TFTP Directory and Unzip It
or
Download the Firmware Files from the Web to Your TFTP Directory
Prepare to Upgrade the G700 Media Gateway
NOTE:
If you are upgrading a G700 remotely, you do not physically connect your laptop to the G700. However, you do need to set up your laptop for a connection to the customer's LAN, which is the same process as that described in this section.
Review Physical Access Methods
Connect Your Laptop to the G700 Serial Port
NOTE:
If you are upgrading a G700 remotely, you do not physically connect your laptop to the G700.
Log in to the Avaya P330 Command Line Interface
Determine Necessary Firmware to Install on the G700
Set up a laptop for a direct Ethernet connection (If Necessary for Firmware Download)
Check Your Version of Windows
Change TCP/IP Properties and Network Settings (Windows 2000 and XP)
or
Change TCP/IP properties (Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, and Millennium Edition [ME])
Disable proxies in browser
Verify That the tftpboot Directory Has the Right Firmware Versions
Install New Firmware on the G700 Media Gateway
Connect Laptop to the Customer's LAN (If Laptop Has the TFTP Server)
Install New Firmware for the P330 Stack Processor (Layer 2 Switching Processor)
Install New Firmware Files to the G700 Media Gateway Processor
Install New Firmware on Media Modules
