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This section provides information on installing software onto on to the following Sonus® Session Border Controller platforms: SBC 5100™, SBC 5110™, SBC 5200™, SBC 5210™, SBC 5400™ and SBC 70007000™.
Pre-Installed Software for the Jumpstart System
The
and platforms are pre-installed with the latest version of the following platform software components:
- Operating System
- BMC Firmware—The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) is a specialized micro-controller embedded in the platforms.
- BIOS Firmware—The Basic Input/Output System.
The
application software package is available as a compressed tar file
in the Salesforce customer portalfrom the Ribbon Support Portal. Download the application software package to your local computer or server
and to install the application
using the Platform Manager. Refer to
Downloading the Software from Salesforce to know morethe Ribbon Support Portal.
For detailed information on installing the new application software, go refer to Installing SBC Application.
Standalone vs. High Availability
The
platform can be configured for one of two different scenarios:
- Standalone—A single SBC server.
- High Availability (HA) / Redundant pair—A redundant SBC pair with one system protecting the other system in case of system failure. The HA configuration consists of two servers configured for box-level redundancy.
SBC Operating Modes
When you initially configure
platform,
you must choose between one of the following modes. See Only Embedded Routing Engine (ERE) mode is supported for all SBC products from the 6.0.0 release. Refer to Routing and Policy Management for a comparison of the two modes to know more about the supported modes from the 6.0.0 release.
Embedded Routing Engine (ERE)– which is a light version of the PSX Policy Server for small to medium size networks with no complex routing. Select this mode if you are using an external
PSX.ePSX – Includes all the functionality of the PSX and eliminates the need for an additional physical PSX
server. The ePSX is designed for larger networks with complicated routing.
Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) SBC
An ISO (re-imaging) should be performed on every SBC received through the RMA process. Perform ISO with the appropriate OS and application files. To know more about re-installing the OS, refer to: