SBC 5400 - Software Installation Overview

This section provides information on installing software onto Sonus® Session Border Controller platform: SBC 5400™.

Pre-Installed Software for the Jumpstart System

The 

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

The 

application software package is available as a compressed tar file in the Salesforce customer 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 from Salesforce to know more.

For detailed information on installing the new application software, go to SBC 5400 - Installing 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 
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  servers configured for box-level redundancy.

SBC Operating Modes

When you initially configure

platform, you must choose between one of the following modes. See 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.
• 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.