Specifications

Chapter 5: Installation
Software Packaging
Mitel
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5000 Installation Manual – Issue 3.0, October 2008 Page 5-151
Software Packaging
Endpoint firmware images are maintained on the Mitel 5000 server for each of the supported
Mitel IP and Inter-Tel IP endpoints. The endpoint firmware is maintained in packages to be
upgraded as part of the Mitel 5000 system upgrade. The Inter-Tel images must be explicitly
installed.
Only one release of each firmware is maintained on the Mitel 5000 server.
Package Mechanism
The standard Mitel 5000 packaging procedure is used. There are two packages:
• cs-mitl-ep: Mitel 5000 Mitel endpoints package (automatically installed)
• cs-intl-ep: Mitel 5000 ITP endpoints package (must be selected from the AWS System
Upgrade Web page)
During the Mitel 5000 system upgrade (selected from the AWS System Upgrade Web page),
the installed packages are displayed along with the other system packages that are installed
during the Mitel 5000 system upgrade.
On a system upgrade from an earlier release (for example, Mitel 5000 Release 2.3) not
containing endpoint firmware, the Inter-Tel IP endpoint firmware packages are not automatically
installed, but the Mitel IP endpoint firmware IS automatically installed.
For any Mitel 5000 system software release, the latest endpoint packages will always be
delivered, even if they do not match the version numbers. For example it will not be uncommon
for a v2.4 release to contain v3.0 endpoint packages.
Package Downgrade
System downgrades are supported. For a system downgrade to an earlier release (for example,
Mitel 5000 Release 2.3) not containing endpoint firmware support, the endpoint firmware
packages and contents are removed from the Mitel 5000 system.
Space Management
Before any package upgrade starts, compact flash available space checks are performed on the
Mitel 5000 system as follows:
• A check for available space is performed before package transfer starts.
• A check for available space is performed after all packages are downloaded to the Mitel
5000 system and before the package contents are upgraded.
If the system upgrade determines there is not enough compact flash space available to
complete the system upgrade, the system upgrade displays a message informing you of a lack
of available space, and it will not install any packages. You are then prompted to remove some
voice-mail messages and try again. The system upgrade aborts.