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The Software Install/Upgrade window provides options to install or upgrade the SBC application.
The SBC supports the Upgrade Manager interface, which performs Live Software Upgrade (LSWU) on an HA pair without affecting SBC services. The Upgrade Manager interface upgrades the SBC application on both the active and standby SBCs of the HA pair.
The Upgrade Manager interface:
It also provides REST interface to external authentic clients and EMS to perform and monitor LSWU.
SBC application package files are available for download from the Ribbon Support Portal. For more information on how to download SBC application files, refer to Downloading Software from the Ribbon Support Portal.
Once the files are downloaded to the local drive, use the File Upload option to upload these files to SBC. Refer to System Administration - File Upload.
The SBC allows you to upload only three software packages at a time.
Once the files are uploaded, they are available on the Software Install/Upgrade window.
On the SBC main screen, navigate to Administration > System Administration > Software Install/Upgrade. The Software Install/Upgrade window is displayed. The available packages are displayed in the Packages panel.
The Packages panel provides the following information:
To Install an SBC application package:
In the Packages panel, select the package that you want to install.
Click Install Software to continue with the installation.
The SBC validates the selected package. If the package and the contents are valid, the SBC provides additional fields to populate.
Choose the type of SBC installation that you want to perform. The options are:
HA Pair
Standalone
For SBC Type, choose from the options listed:
SBC Type | Description |
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I-SBC | Specifies an Integrated Signaling and Media network element (I-SBC). This is applicable for an SBC hardware environment (SBC 5000 Series, SBC 7000 Series, and SBC 5400). |
S-SBC | Specifies the SBC type as Signaling. The S-SBC (Signaling SBC) is applicable for SBC SWe Cloud environment. |
M-SBC | Specifies SBC type as Media. The M-SBC (Media SBC) is applicable for SBC Swe Cloud environment. |
For more information on the value of each field and information for the installation procedure, refer to Installing SBC Application.
The SBC supports up to three NTP servers.
This procedure is applicable only when you want to upgrade from the SBC 5.0.0 release to future releases.
To upgrade an SBC application package in offline mode:
In the Packages panel, select the package that you want to upgrade to.
Click Standalone Software Upgrade to continue with the upgrade. The SBC validates the selected package.
Once the package is verified, the SBC displays the upgrade option.
Click Start Upgrade to start the upgrade process. Refer to Upgrading SBC Application using EMA Platform Mode for more details.
An LSWU is performed on an HA pair.
LSWU using Upgrade Manager does not affect any ongoing SBC services.
Prior to upgrading to SBC 7.1.0, Sonus recommends to double the number of vCPUs.To double the number of vCPus, see MOP to increase vCPUs Prior to Upgrading SBC SWe on VMware or KVM Hypervisor (7.1)
Prior to performing an LSWU using the Upgrade Manager interface, ensure:
To upgrade the SBC application package using LSWU:
In the Packages panel, select the package that you want to upgrade to.
Click Live Software Upgrade to continue with the upgrade. The SBC validates the selected package.
Once the package is verified, SBC displays the upgrade option.
(Optional) Click Perform Pre-Upgrade Checks.
The pre-upgrade checks can be performed anytime, including outside the maintenance window. These checks verify if the system is ready for an upgrade.
A Pre-Upgrade Checks Complete message is displayed once the verification is completed.
Once Pre-Upgrade checks are complete, click Start Upgrade to start the upgrade process.
The LSWU initially starts on the standby SBC.
The Software Upgrade panel displays the upgrade status.
The complete LSWU process takes approximately 45 to 60 minutes. Refer to Live Software Upgrade Using EMA for more details.
Once the upgrade is complete on the standby SBC, the process starts over for the active SBC. The active SBC reboots in the process. Log on in EMA platform mode to check the status.
When the LSWU process fully completes, a pop-up message "Live Upgrade Complete" is displayed, click OK.
Once the upgrade is successful, clear the browser cache prior to accessing the SBC EMA.
Once an application package file is deleted, it cannot be retrieved from any location.
To delete an SBC application package:
In the Packages panel, select the package that you want to delete.
Click the X at the right-end of the selected row to remove the package.