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Navigate to Administration > System Administration > Software Install/Upgrade tab. The Packages screen displays.
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Click Install Software.
The Install Software section expands and displays the Install Software, Management Ports (configured via the BMC) and System Configuration details.
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The signature file of the SBC package verifies the integrity of the package contents before proceeding with the SBC installation. |
Enter the System Configuration details.
Select System Name field and enter the system name.
Select Peer Hostname and enter peer hostname.
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For more information, refer to System Name and Hostname Conventions. |
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Choose Active option for Server Role to designate the Active server.
Select NTP Server IP field and enter the NTP server IP address. To identify your NTP Server IP, refer to Configuring NTP Server Settings Using SBC 7000 BMC.
Select NTP Server Time Zone field and enter the time zone.
Click Start Installation.
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The installation process starts and displays the installation status on the Installation Log section.
Perform pre-install checks
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Extract package contents
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Install SBC service
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The installation checks whether ConnexIP OS version is compatible with the SBC application. If the OS upgrade is required, the installation performs the OS upgrade process first and reboots the server. Once it is rebooted, log on to EMA to continue with the SBC installation. |
Initialize SBC service
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Update Host Name
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Reboot system
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Log on to EMA. The new SBC application version displays on the Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info.
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Verify the system status using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management menu.
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Repeat steps 2 through 9 to install the
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Step 5c. Enter Standby server name in Local Hostname field, which is typically the System Name with a letter “b” appended to the end.
Step 5d. Enter Active server name for Peer Hostname field, which is typically the System Name with a letter “a” appended to the end.
Step 5e. Choose Standby option for Server Role to designate the Standby server as the one you are configuring.
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The System Name must be same for both active and standby servers. |
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Once the installation is completed, verify the system status for both "Active" and "Standby" servers using Monitoring> Dashboard> System and Software Info menu.
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