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The SBC 5400 Hardware Platform comes with three modes of media port configurations. The 2 x 1 Gbps interface mode does not require a license and is enabled by default. For the rest of the interface modes, appropriate licenses should be purchased from Sonus.
The following table provides the complete interface modes and its required licenses.
This section explains the procedure to upgrade the media interfaces in SBC 5400.
This is a service impacting procedure. The system must be drained of traffic before starting. It is recommended to contact Sonus Professional Services for guidance before continuing.
It is important to save your existing configurations prior to executing this procedure because the existing configurations will get erased. Once the procedure is performed, you must rebuild the configurations from scratch (similar to configuring a new system).
Note that the existing configuration cannot be applied to other interface modes. For example, any existing configuration with 2 x 1 Gbps or 4 x 1 Gbps interface modes cannot be imported/applied when the interface mode changes to 2 x 10 Gbps mode.
The following procedure is applicable only when you upgrade from 2 x 1 Gbps or 4 x 1 Gbps to 2 x 10 Gbps interface mode.
Log on to SBC 5400 BMC GUI.
Navigate to Remote Control > Server Power Control. The Power Control and Status window is displayed.
Select Power Off Server - Orderly Shutdown (preferred) or Power Off Server - Immediate and click Perform Action.
Enable the check box Enable 10G Media Speed. This changes the media interface speed from 2 x 1 Gbps or 4 x 1 Gbps to 2 x 10 Gbps.
This is a service affecting action. The existing configurations will be erased from the SBC.
A Info window appears stating the existing configuration will be removed.
Click Save. The new changes are saved. A message is displayed stating the configuration parameters have been set.
Select Power On Server. The Server and the SBC Application starts.
admin/admin
. Change you password immediately to proceed further. Refer to EMA Mode - Login Window to know more about application login credentials.SBC-1X10GMP
", on both Active and Standby SBCs.Navigate to Monitoring > Dashboard > System Status. The System Status window is displayed. Under the Server Status panel, the Pkt Port Speed column provides the speed of the media interface port.
At this stage, the previous configuration is completely erased. Configure the application as per your needs. Refer to How to Set up a Basic Call Flow to start with a fresh configuration.
This section explains the procedures to upgrade the media interfaces in SBC 5400.
For a 2 x 1 Gbps Media Interface, the Media slots 0 and 1 are already occupied with 1 Gb SFPs. Navigate to Monitoring > Dashboard > Ports > Ethernet Ports > Packet Port Status. The Packet Port Status window is displayed. Observe that only the Pkt0 and Pkt1 ports are in Enabled state and the other two are in Disabled state stating no license.
The following procedure is applicable only when you upgrade from 2x1 Gbps to 4x1 Gbps interface mode.
Add the license, "SBC-4X1GMP", to the SBC 5400 licenses. Refer to SBC Node-Locked Licenses for HW and SWe SBCs to know about adding licenses.
Navigate to Monitoring > Dashboard > Ports > Ethernet Ports > Packet Port Status. The Packet Port Status window is displayed.
The packet ports Pkt2 and Pkt3 are in the enabled state since, the Sonus-approved 1 Gb SFPs are added to Media slots 2 and 3 along with the required license, "SBC-4X1GMP".
This section explains the procedures to upgrade the media interfaces in SBC 5400 from 1 x 10 Gbps to 2 x 10 Gbps.
The media interface upgrade from 1 X 10 Gbps to 2 X 10 Gbps operation mode is not service impacting. Both the packet ports can be configured at any time. The SBC-1X10GMP
license already in use for 1 X 10 Gbps media interface also enables the second 10 Gbps media interface; no license changes are necessary.
The following procedure is applicable only when you upgrade from 1 x 10 Gbps to 2 x 10 Gbps interface mode: