Booting S8300D from USB 1

[mattKnight]

I'm planning an upgrade to 6.x on a number of S8300D processors.

For a number of reasons, it would suit me better to load the SP image to the S8300 froma USB stick rather than a CDROM. Avaya document a process for this and include a script on the ISO for doing this; however I can't get this to work in our test lab. Has anyone got any tips for getting this to work?

The USB stick is bootable - it boots to the menu screen if plugged into a PC
The file system is mountable on the S8300D (i.e. when booted to the 5.2.1 image, the USB stick is recognised and readable)

At the moment, I am working on the principle that the USB stick isn't recognised by the S8300 at a BIOS level (i.e. until the redhat OS gets going) Assuming this is the case, does anyone know what sort of stick is compatible?


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Matt
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[AvayaTier3]

Avaya s8x linux servers will only boot from hard drive or CD/DVD

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[Hudson22]

Documentation does suggest that you can load system platform from a USB drive.
Haven't tried it though.

Installing and Configuring Avaya Aura™ System Platform April 2010
Appendix A: pages 87-93.

Hudson22

 

[AvayaTier3]

Yes you can load files from a USB drive. But, server will not boot from a USB drive.

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[mattKnight]

Avaya s8x linux servers will only boot from hard drive or CD/DVD

Not what I wanted to hear at all.... But thanks!

But having re-read the documents, it doesn't explicitly say that the S8300 series can be built from USB



Take Care

Matt
I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone.
My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone.

 

[AvayaTier3]

Implementing Avaya Aura® Communication Manager
03-603558
Issue 3
Release 6.2
July 2012

Important:
If you are installing from a USB flash drive, remove the flash drive when the installation is complete. The presence of a flash drive connected to the server could prevent that server from rebooting.

SP USB Disk: Files are located in a USB flash drive. (Option not supported for upgrades to System Platform 6.2 and later.)

A great teacher, does not provide answers, but methods to teach others "How and where to find the answers"
Avaya. Too little or no help? Expensive?
For FAST switch support at bargain rates, give bsh a call.

bsh

40 years Bell, AT&T, Lucent, Avaya
Tier 3 for 30 years and counting
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