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This section provides information on installing software

onto the Session Border Controller platform:

Pre-Installed Software for the Jumpstart System

The 

• Operating System
• BMC Firmware—The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) is a specialized micro-controller embedded in the 

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  platforms.
• BIOS Firmware—The Basic Input/Output System.

The 

package is available as a compressed tar file

from the Ribbon Support Portal. Download the application software package to your local computer or server and install the application using the EMA

platform mode. Refer to Downloading SBC 5400 Software

 for additional details.

For detailed information on installing the new application software, go to SBC 5400 - Installing Application.

Standalone vs. High Availability

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can be configured for one of two different scenarios:

• Standalone—A single

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   server.
• High Availability (HA) / Redundant pair—A redundant

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   pair with one system protecting the other system in case of system failure. The HA configuration consists of two 

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  servers configured for box-level redundancy.

SBC Operating Modes

When

initially

configuring the 

choose between one of the following modes.

Refer to Routing and Policy Management

 for a comparison of the two modes.

• Embedded Routing Engine (ERE) – which is a light version of the PSX Policy Server for small to medium size networks with no complex routing.

• External PSX – A physical centralized policy and call routing server for the

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Additional topics in this section:

Refer to Routing and Policy Management for a comparison of the two modes.