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This section provides information on installing software onto the following Sonus® Session Border Controller platforms: SBC 5100™, SBC 5110™, SBC 5200™, SBC 5210™, SBC 5400™ and SBC 70007000™.

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To install software on Spacevars 0 series3 , see Installing SBC SWe on Virtual Platforms.

Pre-Installed Software for the Jumpstart System

The 

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and

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platforms are pre-installed with the latest version of the following platform software components:

• Operating System
• BMC Firmware—The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) is a specialized micro-controller embedded in the

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  platforms.
• BIOS Firmware—The Basic Input/Output System.

The 

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application software package is available as a compressed tar file in the Salesforce customer portal. Download the application software package to your local computer or server and install the application using the Platform Manager. Refer to Downloading the Software from Salesforce to know more.

For detailed information on installing the new application software, go to Installing SBC Application.

Standalone vs. High Availability

The 

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platform can be configured for one of two different scenarios:

• Standalone—A single SBC server.
• High Availability (HA) / Redundant pair—A redundant SBC pair with one system protecting the other system in case of system failure. The HA configuration consists of two 

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  servers configured for box-level redundancy.

SBC Operating Modes

When you initially configure

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platform, you must choose between one of the following modesOnly Embedded Routing Engine (ERE) mode is supported for all SBC products from 6.0.0 release. See Routing and Policy Management for a comparison of the two modes to know more about the supported modes from 6.0.0 release.

Embedded Routing Engine (ERE)– which is a light version of the PSX Policy Server for small to medium size networks with no complex routing. Select this mode if you are using an external

PSX.ePSX – Includes all the functionality of the PSX and eliminates the need for an additional physical

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server. The ePSX is designed for larger networks with complicated routing

.

Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) SBC

An ISO (re-imaging) should be performed on every SBC received through RMA process. Perform ISO with the appropriate OS and application files. To know more about re-installing OS, refer to:

• Re-Installing ConnexIP Operating System for SBC 5000 Series
• Re-Installing ConnexIP Operating System for SBC 7000 Series