In this section:
Overview
Using the OVA package, this procedure is used to perform an HA SBC SWe upgrade on VMware vCenter.
Scope
This procedure only applies to upgrading an SBC SWe HA using the OVA package on VMware vCenter.
Prerequisites
The following are the prerequisites:
- SSH access to VMware ESXi servers (managed by vCenter) for root users should be enabled.
- A new OVA package for SBC SWe must be used for the upgrade.
SBC SWe Upgrade
Using the OVA package, follow the steps to upgrade the SBC SWe HA on VMware vCenter.
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1 | Download the OVA Package to the Hosts Download the new OVA package and upload it to multiple VMware ESXi hosts (managed by vCenter) on which the SBC HA is installed. For example, if:
...then use scp to upload to VMware ESXi server as: Repeat the process for the other VMware ESXi host where the peer SBC is present for HA. Options:
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2 | Check for sync status.
Ensure that all sync statuses are marked as 'syncCompleted' before proceeding. |
3 | Shut down the standby SBC VM console by selecting the VM and then clicking Shut down. |
4 | Upgrade the Standby SBC SWe to the New Version.
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5 | Power on the standby SBC SWe VM from the VMware vCenter console by selecting the VM and clicking Power on. |
6 | After powering it on during the SBC SWe bootup, the SBC application comes up with the upgraded version, and the configuration is automatically restored from the active SBC SWe. Validate the standby SBC SWe Upgrade.
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7 | Check for sync status. Login to Confd CLI on active SBC SWe using the ‘admin’ user and password and run the below command to check the sync status: ssh admin@<active_SBC_mgmt_ip> admin@vsbc1> show table system syncStatus Ensure all sync statuses are marked as 'syncCompleted' before proceeding. |
8 | Shut down the active SBC SWe VM from VMware vCenter console by selecting the VM and clicking Shut down. |
9 | Upgrade the active SBC SWe to the new version.
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10 | Power on the active SBC SWe VM from the VMware vCenter console by selecting the VM and clicking Power on. |
11 | Validate the active SBC SWe Upgrade. On active SBC SWe boot up after power on, the SBC application comes up with an upgraded version. The configuration is automatically restored from other SBC SWe (currently running in an active role). To check the SBC SWe version, follow the below steps:
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SBC SWe Rollback
Use the following steps to roll back an SBC SWe HA on VMware vCenter using the OVA package.
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1 | Shut down both active and standby SBC SWe VMs from the VMware vCenter console by selecting each VM and clicking Shut down. |
2 | Roll back SBC SWe to the old version. Log in to the VMware ESXi server using SSH and ‘root’ user where active SBC SWe is present and restore the disk for active to the backed up SBC SWe root disk.
(Replace ' ssh root@172.19.201.11 cd /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/SBC1 mv -f SBC1.vmdk_backup SBC1.vmdk mv -f SBC1-flat.vmdk_backup SBC1-flat.vmdk Repeat this step for the standby SBC SWe. |
3 | Power on active and standby SBC SWe VMs from the VMware vCenter console by selecting each VM and clicking Power on. |
4 | Validate the SBC SWe Rollback. Once the SBC SWe boots up after a power-on, the SBC SWe application comes up to the previous version on both the active and standby VMs.
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