The ConnexIP Operating System jump start installation is required in cases such as, reverting to older releases, SSD drive replacement. To re-install ConnexIP OS, follow the procedure below:
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The ConnexIP ISO installation procedure automatically copies the application package to the platforms. |
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The ConnexIP ISO installation procedure takes around 30 minutes to complete. |
Download the following ConnexIP OS files bundled from the Sonus Salesforce customer portal:
Log on to SBC BMC GUI using the following credentials:
Username: root
Password: superuser
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Navigate to Remote Control > Console Redirection.
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1 | SBC 5000 Console Redirection |
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The Console Redirection window is displayed. Caption |
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Click Java Console. The JViewer window is displayed.
Select Media > Virtual Media Wizard in the JViewer. The Virtual Media screen appears.
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Click Browse in the CD/DVD Media 1 section.
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From the Open dialog, browse to and select the connexip-os_<version>_amd64.iso file and click Open. This mounts the ISO image from your local desktop or laptop.
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Click Connect CD/DVD. A message, Device redirected in Read Only Mode,
appears on the screen.
Click OK to continue. This mounts the ISO image from your local desktop or laptop.
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1 | SBC 5000 Device Redirection Dialog |
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- Click Close to exit the window.
Log on to JViewer using the following credentials:
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<SBC login>: linuxadmin
<password>: sonus |
Switch user to "root
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<linuxadmin@sbc>:$ su -
<Password>: sonus1 |
- Minimize the JViewer window.
On the SBC BMC GUI, navigate to Remote Control > Server Power Control. The Power Control and Status window is displayed.
Observe that the "Host is currently on" message in the window.
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Select Power Off Server-Orderly Shutdown option and click Perform Action. This action brings the SBC BMC down.
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As a "root
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[root@SBC]: # reboot |
Once the BMC is down, from the same location, select Power On Server and click Perform Action. This action bring the BMC back to "On" position.
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Once the BMC is up and running, access the JViewer window. SBC initiates a reboot.Press <DEL> or <F2> immediately, when the splash screen appears.
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- The BIOS configuration screen displays. Use left arrow key to navigate to the Save & Exit menu.
Select AMI Virtual CDROM 1.00 from Save & Exit menu to boot from the virtual CD drive. This instructs the server to boot from the redirected ConnexIP OS ISO image.
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1 | Booting from Virtual CD Drive |
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Select Install in the Sonus ConnexIP Installer Boot menu and press <Enter> to start the installation.
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Select American English and press <Enter>.
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The automated installation process starts. This process takes approximately 30 to 40 minutes.
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1 | Partitions Formatting Screen |
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1 | Installing the Base System |
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1 | Selecting and Installing Software |
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1 | Copying SBC Package |
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1 | Running Post Install |
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Once the installation is complete, the disk partition upgrade starts. At this stage, DO NOT power off the system.
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1 | Disk Partitioning |
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Post the dis-partition process, SBC reboots.
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1 | SBC 5000 Application Reboot |
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Once the system reboots, the ConnexIP login screen appears on the screen.
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1 | SBC 5000 ConnexIP Login Screen |
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This concludes the ConnexIP OS Installation/Re-installation process.- Close the JViewer window.