System Upgrade

Revision as of 09:38, 9 August 2016

TelcoBridges' Gateways can be upgraded to:

• Increase a gateway's capacity
• Acquire new features / enhancements

Upgrades are achieved by using one or more of the following methods:

Hardware Upgrades

When purchasing increased capacity for a gateway, the unit may required additional VoIP hardware. Contact technical support for the hardware upgrade procedure.

License Upgrades

A license upgrade is required in the following situations:

• Increasing the capacity / unlocking a signaling stack (i.e. add a new SS7 link)
• Upgrading to a new major version
• Extending the expiration date of a temporary license
• Converting a temporary license into a permanent license

Reference

• Add and change licenses

Software Upgrades

TMG-CONTROL Upgrades

TMG-CONTROL software upgrades can be major or minor in nature.

Since v2.7.145 and up, it is possible to do any type of upgrades (minor and major) using the web portal:

• Toolpack v2.9: Package Upgrade
• Toolpack v2.8: Package Upgrade
• Toolpack v2.7: Package Upgrade
• Toolpack v2.6: Package Upgrade
• Toolpack v2.5 and earlier: Package Upgrade

Major Software Upgrades

Major upgrades before v2.7 requires the following procedure:

• Gateway Major Upgrade Procedure

Operating System Upgrades

The TMG-CONTROL software is running over CentOS operating system. To upgrade the operating system, it requires the following procedure:

• Upgrade TMG Linux packages