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SBC supports Upgrade Manager interface, which performs Live Software Upgrade (LSWU) on an HA pair without affecting the SBC services. The Upgrade Manager interface upgrades the SBC application on both active and standby SBCs of the HA pair. This functionality is supported in both ERE and ePSX configuration.

Upgrade Manager interface:

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1. In the Packages panel, select the package that you want to install.

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   0 Figure 1 Installation Package

2. Click Install Software to continue with the installation.

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   0 Figure 1 Install Software

3. SBC validates the selected package. If the package and the contents are valid, SBC provides additional fields to populate.

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   0 Figure 1 Verifying Software Package

4. Choose the type of SBC installation that you want to perform. The options are:

   1. HA Pair

   2. Standalone

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      0 Figure 1 Packages New Installation Options
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      For more information on the value of each field and information for the installation procedure, refer to Installing SBC Application Using the ERE.

      Note
      If ePSX application package is a part of SBC installation, ePSX option is available under the Personality field.

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      0 Figure 1 Packages New Installation Options - ePSX
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      For more information on installing SBC with ePSX, refer to Installing SBC Application - ePSX Configuration. 

To Perform an Offline Upgrade of SBC Application

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1. In the Packages panel, select the package that you want to upgrade to.

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   0 Figure 1 Upgrade Package

2. Click Live Software Upgrade to continue with the upgrade.

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   0 Figure 1 Live Software Upgrade

    

   SBC validates the selected package.

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   0 Figure 1 Live Software Upgrade Validation

    

   Once the package is verified, SBC displays the upgrade option.

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   0 Figure 1 Live Software Upgrade Window

3. (Optional) Click Perform Pre-Upgrade Checks.

   Note
   The Pre-Upgrade Checks can be performed anytime and outside the maintenance window too. These checks are performed to verify if the system is ready for an upgrade.

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   0 Figure 1 Perform Pre-Upgrade Checks

   The Pre-Upgrade Checks Complete message is displayed once the verification is completed.

    

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   0 Figure 1 Performing Pre-Upgrade Checks

4. Once Pre-Upgrade checks are complete, click Start Upgrade to start the Upgrade process.

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   0 Figure 1 Start Live Upgrade

   Note
   The LSWU initially starts on the standby SBC.

   The Software Upgrade panel displays the upgrade status.

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   0 Figure 1 LSWU Upgrade Status

   Note
   The complete LSWU process takes approximately 45 to 60 minutes. Refer Live Software Upgrade Using EMA for more details.

5. Once the upgrade is over on the standby SBC, the process starts over for active SBC. The active SBC reboots in the process. Logon in EMA platform mode to check the status.

   Once LSWU process completes, a pop-up message Live Upgrade Complete is displayed.

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   0 Figure 1 Live Upgrade Complete

6. Click OK to complete the process.

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