Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Enterprise Communication Server Release 8.2 Upgrades And Additions Manual

Upgrading R7si to R8si 
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Upgrading R7si to R8si
This chapter provides the information to upgrade from a DEFINITY ECS Release  
with 16 Mbytes of memory, to a DEFINITY ECS Release 8 as a software upgrade 
only.
DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 8 Administration and 
Feature Description
 lists DEFINITY ECS Release 8 features and functions and 
provides the commands,...

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Contact Network Technicians
Contact the technician for each public and private network before the update or 
upgrade begins. Otherwise, it is possible that network access trunk facilities will 
be busied out at the far end.
Translation Card Compatibility
Release 7 formatted translation cards are compatible with Release 8 systems 
and, therefore, can be reused. It is...

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Required Tools
This upgrade requires one copy of each of the following books:
nDEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 8 Maintenance for 
R8si 555-233-105
nDEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 8 Administration 
and Feature Description 
DC Isolator
Each peripheral connected to a DC-powered system by the asynchronous EIA 
RS-232 interface requires...

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Ta s k  Ta b l e
Table 5-1 provides the high-level tasks to perform the upgrades in this chapter. 
Refer to the appropriate page for instructions for each step
The upgrade procedure is similar for both the standard and high or critical 
reliability system with a few exceptions. These exceptions are noted as you go 
through the steps.
Table 5-1. Tasks to upgrade the...

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Check SPE
Ty p e  status system1 and press En te r to check the health of the system. 
Resolve Alarms
1. Type display alarms and press En te r to examine the alarm log. Resolve 
any alarms that may exist using 
DEFINITY Enterprise Communications 
Server Maintenance for R8si
. 
Disable Scheduled Maintenance and Alarm 
Origination to INADS
1....

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Disable TTI
NOTE:
Do this step only if the Terminal Translation Initialization (TTI) is enabled.
!CAUTION:
If you do not disable the TTI, the translations can be corrupted.
1. Type change system-parameters features and press En te r. 
2. On the second screen, set the TTI Enable? field to n to de-activate the 
TTI feature.
Check Link Status
This optional step is...

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Save Announcements (if necessary)
NOTE:
The TN750C Announcement circuit pack stores announcements in 
nonvolatile memory; saving the announcements to a flashcard is optional.
1. If the PPN contains a TN750/B Announcement circuit pack, type display 
announcements and press 
En t e r.
2. If administered recorded announcements are listed, type save 
announcements...

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4. When prompted, replace the orange card with the original translation card. 
When the login: prompt appears, the software is loaded onto the 
TN790B processor board.
Verify SPE Is Running Release 8 
(Standard Reliability)
1. Log in as craft at the login: prompt. 
2. Type list configuration software-version long and press 
En t e r to verify 
that the system is...

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d. Type status system 1 and press En t e r to verify that the standby SPE 
is in the standby mode.
NOTE:
You may need to repeat this several times during the upgrade.
Administer the System
1. Check for the Translation Corruption Detected message before 
proceeding with the upgrade. If corruption is detected, refer to Translation 
Corruption Detected in Appendix...

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2. Type the appropriate start and stop information in the Change Day, 
Month, Date, Time, and Increment (for example, 1:00 equals one hour) 
fields for each rule. 
NOTE:
You can change any rule except rule 0 (zero). You cannot delete a 
daylight savings rule if it is in use on either the Locations or Date and 
Time screens.
3. When done, press 
En t e r. 
Set...