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To install SBC SWe in HA mode:

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

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

3. Select the Package Name to install and click Install Software.
   
   

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   0 Figure 1 Selecting SBC Package

   
   The Install Software section expands and displays the Install Version, Management Ports (configured in post-OS installation) and System Configuration details.

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   0 Figure 1 Install SBC Application

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

4. Enter the System Configuration details.

   1. Select HA Pair in the HA Configuration field.
   2. Select System Name field and enter the system name.
   3. Select Local Hostname and enter local hostname.

   4. Select Peer Hostname and enter peer hostname.

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      0 Figure 1 Installation Configuration Screen

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

   6. Keep default Active Primary CE IP.
   7. Keep default Standby Primary CE IP.
   8. Keep default Inter CE Prefix. The inter CE prefix is the netmask of the network in which the Inter CE IPs are configured.
   9. Use default TIPC NETID value (1500) if no other SBC SWe running in the same subnet.
   10. Select NTP Server IP field and enter the NTP server IP address.
   11. Select NTP Server Time Zone field and enter the NTP time zone.
       
       

5. Click Start Installation.

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   0 Figure 1 Starting the Installation

6. 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

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

   4. Initialize SBC service

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      0 Figure 1 Initialize SBC Service

   5. Update Host Name

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   6. Reboot system

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      0 Figure 1 Pre-Install Checks

7. Log on to EMA platform. 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

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

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   0 Figure 1 Verifying System Status

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   Continue installing the standby server once all the status is up and running.

9. Repeat steps 2 through 8 to install the 

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    application on the Standby peer, but with the following changes to steps 4c to 4e:

   • Step 4c. Enter Standby server name in Local Hostname field, which is typically the System Name with a letter b appended to the end.

   • Step 4d. Enter Active server name for Peer Hostname field, which is typically the System Name with a letter a appended to the end.

   • Step 4e. Choose the Standby option for Server Role to designate the Standby server as the one you are configuring.

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   You must use the same System Name and TIPC NETID for both active and standby servers.

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   0 Figure 1 Configuring Standby Server

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