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1. Launch the EMA. Refer to Logging on to EMA in Platform Mode for guidance.

2. Navigate to Administration > System Administration > Software Install/Upgrade tab. The Packages screen is displayed.

3. Select the Package Name to install.

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   0 Figure 1 Selecting SBC Application Package

4. Click Install Software.
   The Install Software section expands and displays the Install Version, Management Ports (configured via the BMC) and System Configuration details.

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   0 Figure 1 Install SBC Application

   Note
   The signature file of the SBC package verifies the integrity of the package contents before proceeding with the SBC installation.

5. Enter the System Configuration details.

   1. Select Standalone in the HA Configuration field.

   2. Select System Name field and enter the system name.

   3. Select Local Hostname and enter local hostname.

      Note
      For more information, refer to System Name and Hostname Conventions.

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      0 Figure 1 Installation Configuration Screen

   4. Choose Active option for Server Role to designate the Active server as the one you are configuring.

   5. For SBC hardware type of installation, choose SBC Type as I-SBC.
      For SBC Type, choose from the options listed:

      SBC Type	Description
      I-SBC	Specifies an Integrated Signaling and Media network element (I-SBC). This is applicable for SBC on hardware environment (SBC 5000 Series, SBC 7000 Series, and SBC 5400).
      S-SBC	Specifies the SBC type as Signaling. The S-SBC (Signaling SBC) is applicable for SBC on Cloud environment.
      M-SBC	Specifies SBC type as Media. The M-SBC (Media SBC) is applicable for SBC on cloud environment.

   6. 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.
   7. Select NTP Server Time Zone field and enter the time zone.

6. Click Start Installation.

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   0 Figure 1 Starting the Installation

7. The installation process starts and displays the installation status on the Installation Log section.

   1. Perform pre-install checks

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      0 Figure 1 Pre-Install Checks

   2. Extract package contents

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      0 Figure 1 Extracting Package Contents

   3. Install SBC service

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      0 Figure 1 Installing SBC Service

      Note
      The installation checks whether ConnexIP OS version is compatible with the SBC application. If the OS upgrade is required, it performs the OS upgrade process first and reboots the server. Once it is rebooted, login into the EMA again to continue with the SBC installation.

   4. Initialize SBC service

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      0 Figure 1 Initialize SBC Service

   5. Update Host Name

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      0 Figure 1 Updating Host Name

   6. Reboot the system

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      0 Figure 1 Rebooting the system.

8. Log on to EMA. The new SBC application version displays on the Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info.

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   0 Figure 1 Displaying New SBC App Version

9. Verify the system status using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management menu.

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   0 Figure 1 Verifying System Status

10. From the EMA, install the SBC licenses required in order to use SBC application and its features. See Managing SBC Licenses for guidance.

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