Avaya Aura Communication Manager Update Manual
Avaya Aura® Communication Manager
Methods For Updating Daylight Saving Time Rules
Localities worldwide routinely adjust their Daylight Saving Time (DST) rules.
Communication Manager can automatically adjust for Daylight Saving Time based on
the built-in DST rules for each locality. The DST rules are defined by the version of
the “tzdata” Linux RPM included in the software. If there is a change in these rules
for a particular locality, Communication Manager may require software updates.
There are three methods for handling new DST rules. The availability and
appropriateness of each method for a given system depends on that system’s release
and locality.
1. Recent Communication Manager releases have DST rules that were current at
the time of release built into the software.
2. Patches – Some older releases do not have the rules built into the software.
In some cases, patches are available to handle the new rules. These patches
may be applied in addition to a patch already on the system, and supersede
the DST rules originally included in the software (if any).
3. Manual procedures - In some cases, Communication Manager updates (i.e.,
patch or new release) may not be available soon enough to accommodate
support of changing DST start and end dates. In these cases, manual
procedures must be followed. The manual procedures may be the only option
for older Communication Manager releases which are beyond End Of
Manufacturer Support (EOMS) and do not have patches available.
Method 1: DST Rules Included in Launched Communication
Manager Releases
Recent releases of Communication Manager have DST rules that were current at the
time of release already built into the software. The following table shows the tzdata
version included in Communication Manager releases:
Communication Manager
Release
3.1.4 642.1 2007d
3.1.5 642.3 2007d
4.0.1 731.2 2007d
4.0.3 737.4 2007k
4.0.4 739.0 2007k
4.0.5 742.0 2007k
5.0 825.4 2007h
5.1 414.3 2007k
5.1.1 415.1 2008b
5.1.2 416.4 2008f
5.2 947.3 2008i
5.2.1 016.4 2009k
6.0 345.0 2010i
6.0.1 510.1 2010l
Software Load tzdata version*
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* See “Tzdata Versions” section below for more information regarding this
column.
Method 2: DST Patches
The following Communication Manager Daylight Saving Time patches are available:
Communication
Manager Release
Software
Load
DST Patch tzdata version*
2.0.1 221.1 00.1.221.1-12514.tar.gz 2006g
2.1 411.7 01.0.411.7-12514.tar.gz 2006g
2.1.1 414.1 01.1.414.1-12514.tar.gz 2006g
2.2 111.4 02.0.111.4-12514.tar.gz 2006g
2.2.2 122.0 02.2.122.0-12514.tar.gz 2006g
3.0 340.3 00.0.340.3-12514.tar.gz 2006g
3.0.1 346.0 00.1.346.0-12514.tar.gz 2006g
3.1 628.6 01.0.628.6-12514.tar.gz 2006g
3.1.1 628.7 01.1.628.7-12514.tar.gz 2006g
3.1.2 632.1 01.2.632.1-14809.tar.gz 2007h
3.1.3 640.2 01.3.640.2-12514.tar.gz 2006g
3.1.4 642.1 01.4.642.1-14809.tar.gz 2007h
3.1.5 642.3 01.5.642.3-14809.tar.gz 2007h
4.0 730.5 00.0.730.5-12514.tar.gz 2006g
4.0.1 731.2 00.1.731.2-14809.tar.gz 2007h
5.2.1† 016.4 02.1.016.4-19268.tar.gz 2011h
6.0.1† 510.1 00.1.510.1-19269.tar.gz 2011h
* See “Tzdata Versions” section below for more information regarding this column.
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The patches for CM 5.2.1 and CM 6.0.1 are custom patches not available on the
Avaya Support Site. Contact Avaya Global Support Services or your service provider
to obtain these patches.
If the desired patch is not shown in the table above, the change may already be
incorporated into a released version of Communication Manager (see Method 1). If
the DST change is not available in a patch or in a released version, then th e
date/time change must be made manually (Method 3).
Special Note for CM 5.2.1 Patch
The patch for CM 5.2.1 can also be used with SIP Enablement Services (SES) 5.2.1.
Refer to SES 5.2.1 Documentation at http://support.avaya.com
for patch installation
procedures.
Special Note for CM 6.0.1 Patch
The patch for CM 6.0.1 can also be used with Avaya Aura
Enterprise 6.1 using the instructions below for CM 6.0 and greater.
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Solution for Midsize
To download the correct version of the Daylight Saving Time
patch from support.avaya.com:
1. Go to http://support.avaya.com and click sign in then enter your login
information
2. Click Downloads in the left hand navigation list
3. Begin to type Communication Manager in the Product Name field of the pop-up
window and when Avaya Aura
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Communication Manager appears as a selection
below, select it. If instead the A-Z List is clicked in the pop-up window and
Avaya Aura
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Communication Manger is selected, you will once again n eed to clic k
Downloads in the left hand navigation list.
4. Click on Latest TN Circuit Pack , Server, and Media Gateway Fi rmware and
Software Updates
5. In the Daylight Saving Time Patches for Servers running Communication
Manager table click on the appropriate load of Communication Manager (e.g.,
632.1).
6. Download the appropriate patch for the specific release of Communication
Manager
7. The patches for CM 5.2.1 and CM 6.0.1 are custom patches not available on the
Avaya Support Site. Contact Avaya Global Support Services or your service
provider to obtain these patches.
To obtain patch installation instructions for releases through
CM 5.2.1:
1. Go to http://support.avaya.com and click sign in then enter your login
information
2. Click Downloads in the left hand navigation list
3. Begin to type Communication Manager in the Product Name field of the pop-up
window and when Avaya Aura
below, select it. If instead the A-Z List is clicked in the pop-up window and
Avaya Aura
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Communication Manger is selected, you will once again n eed to clic k
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Communication Manager appears as a selection
Downloads in the left hand navigation list.
4. Click on Latest TN Circuit Pack , Server, and Media Gateway Fi rmware and
Software Updates
5. Click on Communication Manager 2.0 and Later Software Update
Procedures. These command line procedures can be used for releases through
CM 5.2.1. Refer to release specific documentation for Communication Manager
web page interface instructions.
6. Disregard any text that instructs you to “deactivate all previou s updates when
applying a new update”. Daylight Saving Time patches should be applied on top
of currently activated patches and Service Packs.
7. IMPORTANT - After activating the appropriate Daylight Saving Time patch it is
necessary to:
a) re-enter any rules being used on the daylight-savings-rules SAT form
b) re-select the time zone from the System Management Interface (SMI) web
pages (pick a different time zone and click submit, then select the desired
time zone and submit again).
c) reboot the Server.
These are essential additional steps to synchronize all the Linux and
Communication Manager processes.
To obtain patch installation instructions for CM 6.0 and greater:
1. Go to http://support.avaya.com and click Documentation in the left-hand
navigation list.
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2. Click View All Documents from the Documentation menu.
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3. Select Avaya Aura
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4. Select 6.0.x from the Release pull-down menu.
5. Click on the document titled Administering Avaya Aura
Manager (Doc ID 03-300509) in the Administration and System Programming
section.
6. See Chapter 21: Server Management for instructions on applying the patch.
7. Do not deactivate any existing Communication Manager patches or service packs
running on the system. Daylight Saving Time patches should be applied on top
of currently activated patches and Service Packs.
8. After applying the appropriate Daylight Saving Time patch it is necessary to reenter any daylight-savings-rules being used. See Chapter 2: System Basics in
the document referenced above for these procedures.
9. Reselect the desired time zone using the System Platform Date/Time
Configuration page (Set Time Zone button). See Chapte r 21: Ser ver
Management in the document referenced above for instructions on setting the
time zone.
10. After re-entering daylight-savings-rules and resetting the time zone reboot the
Communication Manager Virtual Machine using the instructions in Chapter 20:
Managing System Platform virtual machines.
Communication Manger from the A-Z List (under “A” for
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Communication
Method 3: Manual Date/Time Changes
If an upgrade cannot be performed, or a DST patch cannot be applied, consult the
Manual DST Procedure below for instructions on making date/time changes to your
system.
Tzdata Versions
Tzdata is a Linux component, or RPM, created and maintained by Red Hat, Inc. This
archive file is used by Communication Manager as part of the operating system, and
defines “time zone data” (i.e., DST rules) worldwide. As new versions of tzdata are
released by Red Hat, they are incorporated into Communication Manager. This file is
included in the upcoming release of Communication Manager, and may be included
in patches for the most recent releases being sold.
To get information about the contents of each version of tzdata, please refer to Red
Hat’s web site. Here are references to various versions of tzdata. If the links below
do not work properly, you may need to copy/paste the URL directly in to your
browser.
2011h - http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2011-1128.html
2010l - http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2010-0673.html
2010i - http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2010-0381.html
2009k - https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2009-1214.html
2008i - https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2008-0969.html
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