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Windows and/or dialog boxes depicted in this section are intended as examples only and may not reflect the actual software/firmware versions applicable to you. Refer to any associated hardware/software requirements as well as the relevant release note for software/firmware version details. 

The following procedure describes how to install the SBC 5400 application as an HA pair configuration:

  1. Launch the EMA. Refer to Logging into EMA in Platform Mode for guidance.

  2. Navigate to Administration > System Administration > Software Install/Upgrade tab. The Packages screen is displayed.

  3. Select the Package Name to install.

    Selecting the SBC 5400 HA Application Package

  4. Click Install Software.
    The Install Software section expands and displays the Install Software, Management Ports (configured via the BMC) and System Configuration details.

    Verifying the SBC 5400 HA Application

  5. Enter the System Configuration details.
    1. Select HA Pair in the HA Configuration field.
    2. Select System Name field and enter the system name.
    3. Select Local Hostname and enter local hostname.

    4. Select Peer Hostname and enter peer hostname.

      SBC 5400 HA Configuration Screen

    5. Choose the Active option for Server Role to designate the Active server.

    6. For SBC hardware type of installation, choose SBC Type as I-SBC.
      For SBC Type, choose from the options listed:

      SBC TypeDescription
      I-SBCSpecifies an Integrated Signaling and Media network element (I-SBC). This is applicable for SBC on hardware environment (SBC 5000 Series, SBC 7000 Series, and SBC 5400).
      S-SBCSpecifies the SBC type as Signaling. The S-SBC (Signaling SBC) is applicable for SBC on Cloud environment.
      M-SBCSpecifies SBC type as Media. The M-SBC (Media SBC) is applicable for SBCona cloud environment.
    7. Select NTP Server IP field and enter the NTP server IP address. To identify your NTP Server IP, refer to Configuring SBC 5400 NTP Server Settings.
    8. Select NTP Server Time Zone field and enter the time zone.

  6. Click Start Installation.
    The installation process begins and displays the installation status on the Installation Log section.
    The following actions are performed during the installation process:

    1. Pre-Installation Checks

      Performing Pre-Install Checks for HA

    2. Package content extraction:

      Extracting the Package Contents for HA

    3. Install SBC 5400 service.

      Installing SBC Services for HA

    4. Initialize SBC 5400 service and update the SBC 5400 host name.

      Initializing SBC Service for HA

    5. Reboot SBC 5400 system.

      Rebooting the SBC HA Application

  7. Log on to EMA. The new SBC application version is displayed on the Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info window.

    SBC 5400 HA System and Software Info

  8. Verify the system status using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management menu.

  9. From the EMA, install the SBC licenses required in order to use SBC application and its features. See Node-Locked Licensing for guidance.

  10. Repeat steps 2 through 9 to install the SBC application on the Standby peer, but with the following changes to steps 5c, 5d, and 5e:

    • Step 5c. Enter Standby server name in Local Hostname field, which is typically the System Name with a letter “b” appended at the end.

    • Step 5d. Enter Active server name for Peer Hostname field, which is typically the System Name with a letter “a” appended at the end.

    • Step 5e. Choose Standby option for Server Role to designate the Standby server as the one you are configuring.

      Standby Server Name in Local Hostname Field

  11. Click Start Installation.

  12. Once the installation is completed, verify the system status for both "Active" and "Standby" servers using Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info menu.

    Verifying System Status for Active Server

    Verifying the System Status for Standby Server

     

     

  13. After the installation is complete on both the servers, verify the sync status using the show table system syncStatus CLI command: 

    admin@XXXX> show table system syncStatus
SYNC MODULE             STATUS
---------------------------------------
Policy Data             syncCompleted
Disk Mirroring          syncCompleted
Configuration Data      syncCompleted
Call/Registration Data  syncCompleted


    Status for all sync modules should be syncCompleted.