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The following procedure describes the 

1. Download the SBC application package from the Ribbon Support Portal to your local folder on a PC or remote server. Refer to Downloading Software from

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

3. Launch the Platform Manager.
   
   The Platform Manager main screen appears.

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   0 Figure 1 Platform Manager Main Screen
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4. Upload the SBC application package to SBC server using Upload Files tab.
   
   

   1. Click Upload Files tab.

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      0 Figure 1 Opening Upload Files Tab
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   2. Click Select.

   3. Select the SBC application package files on the File Upload screen.

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      0 Figure 1 Selecting SBC application package
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   4. Click Open. The files are added in the Upload Queue section.

   5. Click Upload to upload the queued files.
      

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      0 Figure 1 Uploading SBC package
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   6. Once the file upload is complete, the SBC application files are moved to the Files section.
      

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      0 Figure 1 Completing the upload
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5. Stop the SBC application using Admin > Stop Application.
   

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6. Stopping the application is a service-affecting operation. Confirm the stop operation by entering your user credentials and clicking Stop.
   

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   0 Figure 1 Entering credentials to stop the application
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   The application is stopped on the SBC server.
   

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   0 Figure 1 Stopping the Application
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7. Navigate to SW Install > Upgrade SBC Application. Select the SBC Application Version to upgrade and click Next. 

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   0 Figure 1 Selecting SBC Version
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   Select the "off-line" upgrade option for upgrading a standalone configuration. Ignore the messages appearing for Live Software Upgrade (LSWU). These messages will be removed in subsequent releases.

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

8. Confirm the upgrade by providing your user credentials and click Upgrade.

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   0 Figure 1 Confirming SBC Upgrade
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9. The upgrade process starts on the SBC and displays the upgrade status on the View Application Upgrade Log screen.

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   0 Figure 1 Viewing SBC Application Status
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   0 Figure 1 Continuing SBC Application Upgrade
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   You may lose connectivity to the browser session when the server reboots.

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   The upgrade procedure takes approximately 45 minutes to complete.

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   0 Figure 1 Rebooting SBC Platform
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   Once the upgrade is successful, clear the browser cache prior to accessing the SBC EMA.

10. Launch the EMA.
    Log on using the default credentials. Change the password if you are logging in for the first time.

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    0 Figure 1 Logging On to EMA
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    Beginning with the 5.0 release, the Platform Manager is integrated into the EMA as EMA Platform Mode. Thus, post 5.0 SBC application installation and upgrades are performed using the EMA.

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

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12. Verify the new OS and SBC application versions in Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info.

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    0 Figure 1 New Application and OS Version
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