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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
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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:
Refer to Downloading the Software from Salesforce to know more.
To determine the exact OS versions, refer the appropriate release notes at SBC Release Information.
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Reinstalling the OS will format your disk and erase all data. Sonus highly recommends saving the configuration data to a temporary directory on the remote server before reinstalling the OS in the event you need to restore the original configuration data after the re-installation. |
The following procedure describes how to reinstall the ConnexIP OS:
Log on to SBC BMC GUI using the following credentials:
Username: <username>
Password: <default password>
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Navigate to Remote Control > Console Redirection.
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Click Java Console. The JViewer window is displayed.
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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 sbc- <sbc_version>-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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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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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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Press <DEL> or <F2> immediately, when the splash screen appears.
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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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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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Once the installation is complete, the disk partition upgrade starts. At this stage, DO NOT power off the system.
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Post the dis-partition process, SBC reboots.
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Once the system reboots, the ConnexIP login screen appears on the screen.
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Continue to install the desired SBC Application build. Refer to Installing SBC Application to know more.
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