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This section describes upgrading the

Procedure

The following procedure describes the 

06.

02.

00R000 to

07.

00.

00R000 release using the EMA (Non-LSWU):

1. Download the SBC application package from the Salesforce customer portal to your local folder on a PC or remote server. To know more

1. about how to download files, refer to Downloading

1. Software from

1. the Ribbon Support Portal.
2. Validate the SBC md5 checksum using the checksum calculator. See Validating MD5Sum with 'Checksums Calculator' for guidance.

1. LaunchEMA.

2. Navigate to Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info to verify the software and HA peer status for both active and standby servers.

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   0 Figure 1 System and Software Info Screen for Active Server
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   0 Figure 1 System and Software Info Screen for Standby Server
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3. Navigate to Administration > System Administration > File Upload to upload the SBC application package to active and standby SBC servers.
   
   

   1. Click File Upload tab.

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      0 Figure 1 File Upload Screen
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   2. Click Add Files to Queue.

   3. Browse the SBC application package files in the File Upload screen and click Open.  

      Note
      A new "qcow2" image file is added to the list of upgrade files

1. 1. forupgrade to 6.0.0 R0 and later releases. For example: "sbc-

1. 1. V07.

1. 1. 00.00R000-connexip-os_

1. 1. 06.00.00-R000.qcow2".

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      0 Figure 1 Selecting SBC application package
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   2. The files are listed in Upload Queue section. Click Upload All Files. The file upload starts.
      

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      0 Figure 1 Uploading SBC package
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      0 Figure 1 Files on SBC
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1. 1.  

   2. Repeat steps "a" through "e" for Standby SBC server.
      

2. Stop the application on Active server using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management > Stop SBC Application.

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   0 Figure 1 Stopping SBC Application in Active Server
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3. The stop application is a service-affecting operation. Click OK to continue the stop operation.

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   0 Figure 1 Confirming Stop SBC Application
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4. The application is stopped on the active server.

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   0 Figure 1 Application Stopped on Active Server

2. Launch the EMA Platform Mode on the Standby server.

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   Once the Active server (WFDSBC01a) is stopped, the Standby server (WFDSBC01b) automatically becomes active.

3. Stop the application on the Standby server using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management > Stop SBC Application.

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   0 Figure 1 Stopping SBC Application on Standby Server
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4. The stop application is a service-affecting operation. Click OK to continue the stop operation.

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   0 Figure 1 Confirming Stop Application
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5. The application is stopped on the Standby server.

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   0 Figure 1 Application Stopped on Standby Server
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6. From the EMA of the initial active server (WFDSBC01a), Navigate to Administration > System Administration > Software Install/Upgrade tab.

7. Select the SBC Package Name to upgrade, and click Standalone Software Upgrade.

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   Since, you are performing

1. anon-LSWU upgrade, and both the Active and Standby SBCs are down, it is considered as Standalone Upgrade even for

1. an HA pair.

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   0 Figure 1 Selecting SBC Package
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   The signature file of the SBC package verifies the integrity of the package contents before proceeding with the SBC installation.

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   0 Figure 1 Verifiying Package Integrity
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2. Click Start Upgrade.

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   0 Figure 1 Selecting Offline Upgrade
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   The upgrade process starts on the Active server (WFDSBC01a) and displays the upgrade status on Upgrade Log section.

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   0 Figure 1 Copying Package to Staging and Extract package contents
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   0 Figure 1 Performing pre-install checks
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   0 Figure 1 Performing Sonus DB install
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   You may lose connectivity to browser session as the server goes for the reboot.

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   This process takes approximately 45 minutes to complete on a single server.

   Warning
   Once the upgrade is successful, clear the browser cache prior to accessing the SBC EMA.

3. Log on to the EMA using the default credentials.

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   0 Figure 1 Logging On to EMA Platform
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   0 Figure 1 Logging On to EMA Platform
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4. Verify the SBC installation status on the Administration > System Administration > Software Install/Upgrade screen.

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   0 Figure 1 Continuing the SBC Upgrade
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   Wait until the SBC upgrade is complete.

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   0 Figure 1 Completing SBC Upgrade
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5. Verify the SBC application status on the Administration > System Administration > Platform Management screen.

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   0 Figure 1 Verifying Active SBC Status
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   Once all the SBC process starts running, continue upgrading the Standby SBC server.

6. Follow the step 13 through step 18 to perform an upgrade on the Standby server (WFDSBC01b).
   
   

7. Verify the SBC application status on the Administration > System Administration > Platform Management screen.

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   0 Figure 1 Verifying Standby SBC Status
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8. Verify the Firmware, ConnexIP OS and SBC application in Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info.

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   0 Figure 1 System and Software Information for Active Server
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   0 Figure 1 System and Software Information for Standby Server
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9. Verify the system sync status is in Sync Completed state in All > System > Sync Status.

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   0 Figure 1 System Sync Status
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