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The following procedure describes how to install the 

1. Launch the EMA. Refer to Logging On to into EMA in Platform Mode for guidance.

2. Navigate to Administration > System Administration > Software Install/Upgrade tab. The Packages screen is displayed.

3. Select the Package Name to install.

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   0 Figure 1 Selecting the SBC 5400 HA Application Package
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4. Click Install Software.
   The Install Software section expands and displays the Install Software, Management Ports (configured via the BMC) and System Configuration details.

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   0 Figure 1 Verifying the SBC 5400 HA Application
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5. Enter the System Configuration details.
   1. Select HA Pair in the HA Configuration field.
   2. Select System Name field and enter the system name.
   3. Select Local Hostname and enter local hostname.

   4. Select Peer Hostname and enter peer hostname.

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      0 Figure 1 SBC 5400 HA Configuration Screen
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   5. Choose the Active option for Server Role to designate the Active server.

   6. For SBC hardware type of installation, choose SBC Type as I-SBC.

      Select ERE (Embedded Routing Engine) or external PSX option in the Personality field

      
      For SBC Type, choose from the options listed:

      SBC Type	Description
      I-SBC	Specifies an Integrated Signaling and Media network element (I-SBC). This is applicable for SBC on hardware environment (SBC 5000 Series, SBC 7000 Series, and SBC 5400).
      S-SBC	Specifies the SBC type as Signaling. The S-SBC (Signaling SBC) is applicable for SBC on Cloud environment.
      M-SBC	Specifies SBC type as Media. The M-SBC (Media SBC) is applicable for SBCona cloud environment.

   7. Select NTP Server IP field and enter the NTP server IP address. To identify your NTP Server IP, refer to Configuring SBC 5400 NTP Server Settings.
   8. Select NTP Server Time Zone field and enter the time zone.

6. Click Start Installation.

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   1	Starting the SBC 5400 HA App Installation

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   The installation process begins and displays the installation status on the Installation Log section.
   The following actions are performed during the installation process:

   1. Pre-Installation Checks

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      0 Figure 1 Performing Pre-Install Checks for HA

   2. Package content extraction:

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      0 Figure 1 Extracting the Package Contents for HA
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   3. Install

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      0 Figure 1 Installing SBC Services for HA
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   4. Initialize

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      0 Figure 1 Initializing SBC Service for HA
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      and update the

      Update 

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      0 Figure 1 Updating the Host Name Initializing SBC Service for HA
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   5. Reboot 

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      0 Figure 1 Rebooting the SBC HA Application
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7. Log on to EMA. The new SBC application version is displayed on the Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info window.

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   0 Figure 1 SBC 5400 HA System and Software Info
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8. Verify the system status using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management menu.

9. From the EMA, install the SBC licenses required in order to use SBC application and its features. See SBC Node-Locked Licenses for HW and SWe SBCsLicensing for guidance.

10. Repeat steps 2 through 9 to install the SBC application on the Standby peer, but with the following changes to steps 5c, 5d, and 5e:

    • Step 5c. Enter Standby server name in Local Hostname field, which is typically the System Name with a letter “b” appended at the end.

    • Step 5d. Enter Active server name for Peer Hostname field, which is typically the System Name with a letter “a” appended at the end.

    • Step 5e. Choose Standby option for Server Role to designate the Standby server as the one you are configuring.

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      0 Figure 1 Standby Server Name in Local Hostname Field
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11. Click Start Installation.

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    0 Figure 1 Standby System Installation
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12. Once the installation is completed, verify the system status for both "Active" and "Standby" servers using Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info menu.

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    0 Figure 1 Verifying System Status for Active Server
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    0 Figure 1 Verifying the System Status for Standby Server
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13. After

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    Once

    the installation is complete on both the servers, verify the sync status using the

    "

    show table system syncStatus

    " CLI command. 

    CLI command: 
    
    

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    admin@XXXX> show table system syncStatus SYNC MODULE STATUS --------------------------------------- Policy Data syncCompleted Disk Mirroring syncCompleted Configuration Data syncCompleted Call/Registration Data syncCompleted

    
    Status for all sync modules should be syncCompleted.

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