This section describes upgrading the
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
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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: |
Procedure
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This procedure is service impacting. |
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The BIOS firmware upgrade is not part of SBC application upgrade in platforms. Refer to Upgrading SBC 7000 Series Firmware for more information. |
The following procedure describes the
application upgrade
from version 07.00.00R000 to 07.01.00R000 release using the EMA (
Nonnon-LSWU):
- Download the SBC application package from the Salesforce customer portal Ribbon Support Portal to your local folder on a PC or remote server. To know more on how to download files, refer to Downloading the Software from SalesforceRefer to Downloading Software from the Ribbon Support Portal.
- Validate the SBC md5 checksum using the checksum calculator. See Validating MD5Sum with 'Checksums Calculator' for guidance.
Launch EMA.
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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Navigate to Administration > System Administration > File Upload to upload the SBC application package to the active and standby SBC servers.
Click File Upload tab.
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Click Add Files to Queue.
Browse for the SBC application package files in the File Upload screen and click Open.
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The files are listed in the Upload Queue section. Click Upload All Files. The file upload starts.
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- Repeat step steps "a" through "e for " for the standby SBC server.
Stop the application on on the active server using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management > Stop SBC Application.
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The stop Stopping the application is a service-affecting operation. Click OK to continue the stop operation.
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The application is stopped on the active server.
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Launch the EMA Platform Manager Mode on the standby Standby server.
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Stop the application on
standby the Standby server using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management > Stop SBC Application.
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The stop Stopping the application is a service-affecting operation. Click OK to continue the stop operation.
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The application is stopped on the standby Standby server.
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From the EMA of the initial active server (WFDSBC01a), click Navigate to Administration > System Administration > Software Install/Upgrade tab.
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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The signature file of the SBC package verifies the integrity of the package contents before proceeding with the SBC installation.
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Select Offline Upgrade from the upgrade type and click Click Start Upgrade.
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The upgrade process starts on the active server (WFDSBC01a) and displays the upgrade status on in the Upgrade Log section.
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You may lose connectivity to the browser session as when the server goes for reboot. |
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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. |
Log on to the EMA using the default credentials.
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Verify the SBC installation status on the Administration > System Administration > Software Install/Upgrade screen.
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Wait until the SBC upgrade is complete.
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Verify the SBC application status on the Administration > System Administration > Platform Management screen.
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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. |
Follow steps 13 through 18 to perform an Follow the step 13 through step 19 to perform upgrade on the standby server (WFDSBC01b).
Verify the SBC application status on the Administration > System Administration > Platform Management screen.
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Verify the Firmwarefirmware, ConnexIP OS and SBC application versions in Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info.
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Verify the system sync status is in Sync Completed state in All > System > Sync Status.
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