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This section describes upgrading the

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application in a standalone or HA configuration using the EMA. Beginning with the 5.0 release, the Platform Manager is integrated into the EMA and hereafter referred to as EMA Platform Mode. Thus, post 5.0 SBC application upgrades are performed using the EMA.pagebreak. 

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Prior to performing an application upgrade to the 7.1.0 release, upgrade the SBC firmware to the latest version on both active and standby SBCs in an HA pair. Refer to the release notes for the latest firmware version. To upgrade the firmware, refer to Upgrading BMC Firmware. Stop the SBC application on the already upgraded active node, prior to upgrading the standby node. Failure to stop the application on the already upgraded node results into inability to upgrade the standby.

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Ensure that the following requirements are met prior to performing an upgrade or LSWU to the 07.01.xx release: Ensure the value of the flag, tgMtrgReqMaxBw, is twice the value of the flag tgMtrgBwPerReq. Refer to SIP Trunk Group - TG MTRG Req Max BW - CLI for tgMtrgReqMaxBw configuration details. Ensure the value of the flag, tgMtrgReqMaxCalls, is twice the value of the flag tgMtrgCallsPerReq. Refer to SIP Trunk Group - TG MTRG Req Max Calls - CLI for tgMtrgReqMaxCalls configuration details.

Procedure

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This procedure is service impacting.

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Note
The BIOS firmware upgrade is not part of SBC application upgrade in Spacevars 0 series2 platforms. Refer to Upgrading SBC 7000 Series Firmware for more information.

The following procedure describes the 

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application upgrade from version 07.00.00R000 to 07.01.00R000 release using the EMA (Nonnon-LSWU):

1. Download the SBC application package from the SalesForce customer portal Ribbon Support Portal to your local folder on a PC or remote server. Refer to Downloading Software from the Ribbon Support Portal.
2. Validate the SBC md5 checksum using the checksum calculator. See Validating MD5Sum with 'Checksums Calculator' for guidance.

3. Launch EMA.

4. 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

   
   

5. Navigate to Administration > System Administration > File Upload to upload the SBC application package to the active and standby SBC servers.
   
   

   1. Click File Upload tab.

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      0 Figure 1 File Upload Screen

      
      

   2. Click Add Files to Queue.

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

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      A new "qcow2" image file is added to the list of upgrade files for upgrade to 6.0.0 R0 and later releases. For example: "sbc-V07.01.00R000-connexip-os_06.01.00-R000.qcow2".

      
      

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      0 Figure 1 Selecting SBC application package

        

   4. The files are listed in the 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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   5. Repeat step steps "a" through "e for " for  the standby SBC server.
      
      

6. Stop the application on on  the active server using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management > Stop SBC Application.

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   0 Figure 1 Stopping SBC Application in Active Server

   
   

7. The stop Stopping the application is a service-affecting operation. Click OK to continue the stop operation.

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   0 Figure 1 Confirming Stop SBC Application

   
   

8. The application is stopped on the active server.

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   0 Figure 1 Application Stopped on Active Server
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9. Launch the EMA Platform Manager Mode on the standby Standby server.

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   After stopping the application on the active server (WFDSBC01a) is stopped, the automatic switchover happens and standby server (WFDSBC01b) automatically becomes active.

   
   

10. Stop the application on

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    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

    
    

11. The stop Stopping the application is a service-affecting operation. Click OK to continue the stop operation.

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    0 Figure 1 Confirming Stop Application

    
    

12. The application is stopped on the standby Standby server.

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    0 Figure 1 Application Stopped on Standby Server

    
    

13. From the EMA of the initial active server (WFDSBC01a), click Navigate to Administration > System Administration > Software Install/Upgrade tab.

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

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    Because you are performing a non-LSWU upgrade and both the active and standby SBCs are down, it is considered a standalone upgrade even for an HA pair.

    
    

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    0 Figure 1 Selecting SBC Package

    
    

    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

    
    

15. Select Offline Upgrade from the upgrade type and click Click Start Upgrade.

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    0 Figure 1 Selecting Offline Upgrade

    
    

    The upgrade process starts on the active server (WFDSBC01a) and displays the upgrade status on in the Upgrade Log section.

     

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    0 Figure 1 Copying Package to Staging
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    Extracting Package Contents
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    0 Figure 1 Performing Prepre-install checks and Sonus DB install Checks

    
    

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    0 Figure 1 Performing Pre-Install Checks
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    Note
    You may lose connectivity to the browser session as when the server goes for reboot.
    reboots.

    
    

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

    
    

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

    
    

16. 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

    
    

17. 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

    
    Wait until the SBC upgrade is complete.

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    1	Completing SBC Upgrade

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18. 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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    Note
    Once all the SBC process starts processes start running, continue upgrading the standby Standby SBC server.

    
    

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    If upgrading your SBC from a release prior to 7.1, stop the application on the active server using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management > Stop SBC Application before proceeding to the next step.

    
    

19. Follow steps 13 through 18 to perform an Follow the step 13 through step 19 to perform upgrade on the standby server (WFDSBC01b).
    
    

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

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    0 Figure 1 Verifying Standby SBC Status

    
    

21. Verify the Firmwarefirmware, ConnexIP OS and SBC application versions 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

    
    

22. 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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