BCM upgrade from 400 to 450

[dalcantara]

What is involved in upgrading a BCM 400 to 450?

 

[oldestgeek]

replacing the BFT, and if you're lower than r4 and want to do a data base conversion, upgrading the software (need to purchase upgrade to 4.0), otherwise it's reprogram from scratch, and migrating the keycodes (has to be done by Avaya). You'll have to return the old BCM400 NSC to Avaya or you will be charged for the migrated keycodes. That's the basic steps, you can get details in the BCM450 upgrade guide.

 

[telcodog]

When you purchase an upgrade kit (this is for a 400 currently at 4.0) you get a new BFT and a Migration keycode. Get a copy of Data Migration Manager from the Avaya website and export the data from the 400. Upgrade the 400 hardware, fire it back up and import the data using DMM (and follow the instructions). Whole process shouldn't take more than 4 hours total.

You'll read a lot on here about the DMM not working properly but as I said, if you follow the instructions exactly, you should be ok, but that's no guarantee according to some on here.

All in all, it's a pretty simple procedure if everything goes well.

 

[oldestgeek]

Telcodog is correct about the upgrade kit and DMM. If you're not at 4.0 you still have to purchase the 4.0 upgrade though. If your're going to reprogram from scratch rather than use DMM, you don't need to actually do the upgrade, just purchase it and create the keycode using KRS. Buying the 4.0 upgrade is required for migrating the licenses, actually installing the upgrade is required for using DMM. Remember to send the old MSC card back to Avaya. They'll wipe it of any licenses and for the "repair" price listed on GPPC return it to you.