94 CHAPTER 9: UPGRADING AND MAINTAINING VCX SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
16 Shut down the primary IP Messaging server.
a From the EMS client explorer tree, for the primary IP Messaging server,
click 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server.
b Expand 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server, and click 3Com IP Messaging
System.
c Right-click 3Com IP Messaging System, select Maintenance, and then
click Graceful Shutdown.
17 Shut down the secondary IP Messaging server.
a From the EMS client explorer tree, for the secondary IP Messaging
server, click 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server.
b Expand 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server, and click 3Com IP Messaging
System.
c Right-click 3Com IP Messaging System, select Maintenance, and then
click Graceful Shutdown.
18 Upgrade the primary IP Messaging server.
a From the EMS client explorer tree, for the primary IP Messaging server,
click 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server.
b In the right-hand pane, click the Planned Upgrades tab.
c Double-click the Planned System Upgrade field and click the
vcx-ipmsg-<version>.tar file from the drop-down menu.
d Click Save all to commit the tar file to the database.
Once an upgrade tar file has been selected, the tar file must be
transferred to the IP Messaging server.
e To transfer the tar file to the server, from the 3Com VCX IP Telephony
Server right-click menu, select Transfer Upgrade Images, and then
click Transfer System Upgrade File.
f These options are only available if a file has been selected for upgrade.
The file is transferred to the server using the SFTP credentials in the
SSH/SFTP Settings tab.
Next the upgrade tar file needs to be installed, which is the last step
before the new version becomes active.
g To install the upgrade file on the IP Messaging server, for the primary
IP Messaging server, click 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server.
h Right-click the 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server, select Install Upgrade
Images, and then click Install System Upgrade
.
