Upgrade the System Manager server to the Release 8.1.1.
For more information about upgrading System Manager, see Upgrading Avaya Aura® System Manager.
Install the System Manager Release 8.1.x software again for the secondary System Manager server.
Log in to the secondary System Manager and enable the Geographic Redundancy feature. This step configures the current System Manager as the secondary and the upgraded System Manager as the primary.
For more information about configuring the geographic redundancy feature, see Administering Avaya Aura® System Manager.
Associate the secondary System Manager and the SAL Gateway with the primary System Manager as the new trap destination. This step ensures that the alarms generated on the various elements are send to both System Managers, associated SAL Gateways, and to any customer designated Network Management Systems (NMS) within the solution.
For more information about managing alarms, see Administering Avaya Aura® System Manager.
Enable replication from the primary to the secondary System Manager.
For more information about enabling the geographic redundancy replication, see Administering Avaya Aura® System Manager.
Upgrade Session Managers and Branch Session Managers to the Release 8.1.x.
For more information about upgrading Session Manager, see Upgrading Avaya Aura® Session Manager.
Now, System Managers and Session Managers operate in the Geographic Redundancy mode.
Conduct the system verification tests to verify the Geographic Redundancy-enabled system.
For more information about the system verification tests, see System Verification Tests section.
