App server upgrade

[teletechman]

Can I use the webpage upgrade to go from R11.0.0.2 to R11.1 SP1? Or do I need to use the USB method? This is on a App server stand alone physical server.
Mike

 

[jamie77]

Its all on the KB. standard ISO upgrade will nto work to go to R11.1. USB or reinstall are your options.

Jamie Green

[bold]A[/bold]vaya [bold]R[/bold]egistered [bold]S[/bold]pecialist [bold]E[/bold]ngineer

 

[icet500]

Also you will need to go to R11.0.4 first.

 

[sizbut]

https://ipofficekb.avaya.com/businesspartner/ipoffice/mergedProjects/upgrade/index.htm

Stuck in a never ending cycle of file copying.

 

[teletechman]

I read that but wanted to be sure as it was not entirely clear and I had heard otherwise at one point. This is the first and I want to make sure it is done correctly.
Mike

 

[Albus2]

Try it in your lab before you go to the customer...

 

[bahmonkeys]

teletechman you will need to do a fresh install and restore settings previously backed up.

The reason for a fresh install is that 11.0 is based upon CentOS 6 which has become END OF LIFE. Avaya Version 11.1 is based on CentOS 7, which is a different OS than CentOS 6, this is the reason for new install.

Follow the KB in how to install the new Avaya V11.1.

 

[Albus2]

bahmonkeys,
This was true with upgrade from 11.0 FP4 SP3 to 11.1 GA
But now, from 11.0 FP4 SP4 to 11.1 SP1 there is a different procedure, with a additional 'upgrade-disk'.
This was you can upgrade directly without a fresh installation. And it's pretty fast too.

 

[teletechman]

I got is working like Albus2 said, upgrade to R11FP4SP4 then follow upgrade steps to R11.1 SP1. The only gotcha was when I got onsite the customer had migrated to a VM platform. He did the upgrade to R11.1 SP1 as it required access to the VM control panel to build a new vm machine.
Mike