Choose Software screen

The Choose Software screen is the first screen of the Install New Software wizard. Run this wizard to upgrade software on the server. See Software installation at a glance for details.

Install new software from a laptop computer in the server room, an administration computer over the network, or a remote computer using a PPP dial-up connection.
Install new license or authentication files to install new software. See Obtain license and authentication files for details.

To install new software:

Log in to the media server that has either a CD-ROM containing the new software, or software upgrade files in its FTP directory.
For a system in service: verify that you are logged into the standby media server. Under the Server section of the main menu, click View Summary Status.
In the main menu under Server Configuration and Upgrades, click Install New Software Release.

If a software installation is in progress, you are prompted to take over that session or not. See Resume installation for details.

The Choose Software screen appears. This screen identifies the software release that the server currently is running. This release remains on the inactive partition when the software upgrade is complete.
If the system cannot locate software installation files, an error message appears.
To resolve this:

If you have a CD-ROM containing new software, make sure it is installed in the drive of the Avaya server that you are currently logged into.
If Avaya remote services copied new software to the server, a copy should exist in the FTP directory on both servers.

When the server locates the installable software files, a list displays. Software may be located in the following places:
The CD-ROM drive of the server
The FTP directory on the server's hard drive
The software releases subdirectory on the server's hard drive (this contains the current software load that the server is running, and is used only to reinstall the current software version. Click the radio button next to the software that you wish to install.
Typically, you install new software from either the CD-ROM or the server's FTP directory.
You can re-install the software release that is currently running on the server if you experience problems or are directed to re-install by Avaya services.
Click Continue.