Updating an SBA Using REST

Table of Contents

Summary

SBA requires the following updates:

All of these updates can be completed through WebUI, but they can also be triggered using the Sonus REST API that can be scripted with Powershell. This article describes the steps required to update an SBA. It also contains an "All In One" script that completely updates an ASM automatically.

Step by Step

Using cURL

cURL is a free cross platform library and command-line tool used to transfer data using HTTP. In the example below, cURL is used to upload the file into the SBC (the current Powershell command <Invoke-RESTrequest> does not support multi-part upload). cURL does not require any installation.

Log in with Powershell

The action below defines the Login resource used to log into the Sonus SBC REST API. This first request must be executed before you can access any of the other REST Resources on the Sonus SBC 1000/2000 system. Refer to Resource - login.

### Allow self Sign Cert
add-type @"
    using System.Net;
    using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
      
    public class IDontCarePolicy : ICertificatePolicy {
        public IDontCarePolicy() {}
        public bool CheckValidationResult(
            ServicePoint sPoint, X509Certificate cert,
            WebRequest wRequest, int certProb) {
            return true;
        }
    }
"@
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::CertificatePolicy = new-object IDontCarePolicy
                                              
### Login
$BodyValue = "Username=restuser&Password=restpass"
  
$url = "https://$NodeUrl/rest/login"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method Post -Body $BodyValue -SessionVariable ps

Log in with cURL

This operation allows login to the SBC with cURL, and stores the PHP Session ID into Powershell for reuse later.

$login = ./curl.exe -k --data "Username=restuser&Password=restpass" -i -v https://192.168.123.53/rest/login
$PHPSESSID = 0
foreach ($line in $login) {
    if ($line.contains("PHPSESSID=")) {
        $correctline = $line.split(";")
        $splitedline = $correctline.split("=")
        $PHPSESSID = $splitedline[1]
    }
}

Update SbcComms

This operation allows installation of Sonus SBC Communication service updates on the ASM. Refer to Resource - sbaconfig.

Query

curl.exe --cookie PHPSESSID=$PHPSESSID -k -i https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaconfig?action=sbaupgrade -F sbaInstallFilename=@setup.msi

Response

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
 <status>
  <http_code>200</http_code>
 </status>
</root>

Action end on status

$url = "https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaactionstatus"
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method GET -WebSession $MyPs
 
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
 <status>
  <http_code>200</http_code>
 </status>
 <sbaactionstatus href="https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaactionstatus">
  <rt_Success>1</rt_Success>
  <rt_ActionType>15</rt_ActionType>
  <rt_PercentComplete>100</rt_PercentComplete>
  <rt_Duration>5</rt_Duration>
  <rt_StatusText>setup.msi: Update Complete</rt_StatusText>
  <rt_AllActionsBitmap>0</rt_AllActionsBitmap>
  <rt_ActionStartTime>0</rt_ActionStartTime>
 </sbaactionstatus>
</root>

Install the Latest Lync SBA Cumulative Update (CU)

To ensure the Lync SBA is running the latest Lync Server patches, administrators should install the Cumulative Update. Refer to Resource - sbaconfig.

Query

curl.exe --cookie PHPSESSID=$PHPSESSID -k -i https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaconfig?action=sbaupgrade -F sbaInstallFilename=@ASM_Lync_2013_CU4.pkg

Response

<?xml version="1.0"?><root>
 <status>
  <http_code>200</http_code>
 </status>
</root>

Action end on status

$url = "https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaactionstatus"
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method GET -WebSession $MyPs
 
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
 <status>
  <http_code>200</http_code>
 </status>
 <sbaactionstatus href="https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaactionstatus">
  <rt_Success>1</rt_Success>
  <rt_ActionType>15</rt_ActionType>
  <rt_PercentComplete>100</rt_PercentComplete>
  <rt_Duration>0</rt_Duration>
  <rt_StatusText>updates installed</rt_StatusText>
  <rt_AllActionsBitmap>127</rt_AllActionsBitmap>
  <rt_ActionStartTime>0</rt_ActionStartTime>
 </sbaactionstatus>
</root>

Install the Latest Sonus Windows Update pack

To ensure the ASM is running the latest Windows Updates patches, administrators should install the latest ASM Rollup Update. Refer to Resource - sbaconfig .

Command to upload the Windows updates

Query

 curl.exe --cookie PHPSESSID=$PHPSESSID -k -i https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaconfig?action=sbaupgrade -F sbaInstallFilename=@ASM_Rollup_2014-01.pkg

Response

<?xml version="1.0"?><root>
 <status>
  <http_code>200</http_code>
 </status>
</root>

Action end on status

$url = "https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaactionstatus"
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method GET -WebSession $MyPs
 
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
 <status>
  <http_code>200</http_code>
 </status>
 <sbaactionstatus href="https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaactionstatus">
  <rt_Success>1</rt_Success>
  <rt_ActionType>15</rt_ActionType>
  <rt_PercentComplete>100</rt_PercentComplete>
  <rt_Duration>0</rt_Duration>
  <rt_StatusText>updates installed</rt_StatusText>
  <rt_AllActionsBitmap>127</rt_AllActionsBitmap>
  <rt_ActionStartTime>0</rt_ActionStartTime>
 </sbaactionstatus>
</root>

Command to apply the Windows updates

Query the Readiness

Query

$url = "https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaconfig"
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method GET  -WebSession $ps

Response

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
 <status>
  <http_code>200</http_code>
</status>
 <sbaconfig href="https://192.168.123.53/rest/sbaconfig">
  <AclEnable>1</AclEnable>
  <DHCPEnabled>0</DHCPEnabled>
  <DNSServer1>192.168.123.101</DNSServer1>
  <DNSServer2>192.168.123.102</DNSServer2>
  <RemoteDesktopEnabled>1</RemoteDesktopEnabled>
  <ipv4Address>192.168.123.54</ipv4Address>
  <ipv4Gateway>192.168.123.1</ipv4Gateway>
  <ipv4Netmask>255.255.255.0</ipv4Netmask>
  <rt_AsmReachable>1</rt_AsmReachable>
  <rt_AsmSupportMode>1</rt_AsmSupportMode>
  <rt_DHCPEnabled>0</rt_DHCPEnabled>
  <rt_Domain>sonuslab.ads</rt_Domain>

<rt_GpoDetected>2</rt_GpoDetected>
  <rt_HostName>SBA2000C</rt_HostName>
  <rt_IPv4Address>192.168.123.54</rt_IPv4Address>
  <rt_IPv4Gateway>192.168.123.1</rt_IPv4Gateway>
  <rt_IPv4Netmask>255.255.255.0</rt_IPv4Netmask>
  <rt_ImageDescription>Lync Server 2013 SBA</rt_ImageDescription>
  <rt_Licensed>1</rt_Licensed>
  <rt_LoginNames></rt_LoginNames>
  <rt_MediationCpuTime>6</rt_MediationCpuTime>
  <rt_MediationMemUsage>48002608</rt_MediationMemUsage>
  <rt_MediationSvcState>0</rt_MediationSvcState>
  <rt_MediationVersion>5.0.8308.0</rt_MediationVersion>
  <rt_NumEthPorts>2</rt_NumEthPorts>
  <rt_PendingRestartNeeded>2</rt_PendingRestartNeeded>
  <rt_QoEReportFailure>0</rt_QoEReportFailure>
  <rt_QoEReportSuccess>0</rt_QoEReportSuccess>
  <rt_RDPEnabled>1</rt_RDPEnabled>
  <rt_RegistrarCpuTime>0</rt_RegistrarCpuTime>
  <rt_RegistrarMemUsage>23866632</rt_RegistrarMemUsage>
  <rt_RegistrarSvcState>0</rt_RegistrarSvcState>

  <rt_RegistrarVersion>5.0.8308.0</rt_RegistrarVersion>
  <rt_ReplicationErrors></rt_ReplicationErrors>
  <rt_ReplicationFQDN>SBA2000C.SONUSLAB.ADS</rt_ReplicationFQDN>
  <rt_ReplicationLastStatusReport>1418394867</rt_ReplicationLastStatusReport>
  <rt_ReplicationLastUpdateCreation>1418394863</rt_ReplicationLastUpdateCreation>
  <rt_ReplicationProductVersion>5.0.8308.0</rt_ReplicationProductVersion>
  <rt_ReplicationUpToDate>1</rt_ReplicationUpToDate>
  <rt_SQLCpuTime>0</rt_SQLCpuTime>
  <rt_SQLMemUsage>233693796</rt_SQLMemUsage>
  <rt_SQLSvcState>0</rt_SQLSvcState>
  <rt_SQLVersion>2011.110.2100.60</rt_SQLVersion>
  <rt_StatusText>none</rt_StatusText>
  <rt_UXComVersion>3.2.0.315</rt_UXComVersion>
  <rt_UXSBACpuTime>15</rt_UXSBACpuTime>
  <rt_UXSBAMemUsage>108333744</rt_UXSBAMemUsage>
  <rt_UpTime>537</rt_UpTime>
  <rt_UpdateState>1</rt_UpdateState>
  <rt_WinCpuUsage>23</rt_WinCpuUsage>

<rt_WinMemFree>2047868928</rt_WinMemFree>
  <rt_WindowsVersion>6.1.0.7601</rt_WindowsVersion>
  <rt_ASM_BIOSManufacturer>American Megatrends Inc.</rt_ASM_BIOSManufacturer>
  <rt_ASM_BIOSVersion>10.03.02</rt_ASM_BIOSVersion>
  <rt_ASM_ComputerModel>Calpella Platform</rt_ASM_ComputerModel>
  <rt_ASM_HDDSize>160GB</rt_ASM_HDDSize>
  <rt_ASM_ImageType>Lync Server 2013 SBA</rt_ASM_ImageType>
  <rt_ASM_PhysicalMemory>3950MB RAM</rt_ASM_PhysicalMemory>
  <rt_ASM_ProcessorCPUs>4</rt_ASM_ProcessorCPUs>
  <rt_ASM_ProcessorClockSpeed>~2.5GHz</rt_ASM_ProcessorClockSpeed>
  <rt_ASM_ProcessorName>Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU         610  @ 2.53GHz</rt_ASM_ProcessorName>
  <CardType>11</CardType>
  <LineCardLicenseType>0</LineCardLicenseType>
  <LineCardNumLicensedPorts>0</LineCardNumLicensedPorts>
  <Location>11</Location>
  <MfgWeek>36</MfgWeek>
  <MfgYear>10</MfgYear>
  <PartNumber>423-40007</PartNumber>
  <SerialNumber>C4000710360046</SerialNumber>
  <Vendor>Sonus</Vendor>
  <VersionNumber>101</VersionNumber>
 </sbaconfig>
</root>

Query the Installation

Query

$url = "https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaconfig?action=installwindowsupdates"
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method POST -Body "" -WebSession $ps

Response

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
 <status>
  <http_code>200</http_code>
 </status>
</root>

Action end on status

$url = "https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaactionstatus"
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method GET -WebSession $MyPs
 
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
 <status>
  <http_code>200</http_code>
 </status>
 <sbaactionstatus href="https://134.56.226.215/rest/sbaactionstatus">
  <rt_Success>1</rt_Success>
  <rt_ActionType>35</rt_ActionType>
  <rt_PercentComplete>100</rt_PercentComplete>
  <rt_Duration>7050</rt_Duration>
  <rt_StatusText>Install Updates complete</rt_StatusText>
  <rt_AllActionsBitmap>127</rt_AllActionsBitmap>
  <rt_ActionStartTime>0</rt_ActionStartTime>
 </sbaactionstatus>
</root>

All in one

### 1. Login
$NodeUrl = "192.168.123.53"
$NodeLogin = "restuser"
$NodePassword = "restpass"

### 3. Update SbcComms
$SbcCommsFilePath = "C:\Users\plessisa\Desktop\Demo REST\Setup\setup.msi"

### 4. Install the Latest Lync SBA Cumulative Update (CU)
$LyncCU = "C:\Users\plessisa\Desktop\Demo REST\Setup\ASM_Lync_2013_CU8.pkg"

### 5. Install the Latest Sonus Windows Update pack
$WindowsUpdate = "C:\Users\plessisa\Desktop\Demo REST\Setup\ASM_Rollup_2014-10.pkg"

###################################
#### Define some function Helper
###################################
### Return the result of the request
Function BasicHandler {
    Param($MyResult)
     
    [xml]$XmlResult = $MyResult.Substring(5)
    if($XmlResult.root.status.http_code.contains("200")) {
        return 1
    } else {
        return "Error Code:<"+$XmlResult.root.status.app_status.app_status_entry.code+"> Param:<"+$XmlResult.root.status.app_status.app_status_entry.params+">"
    }
}

### Return the result of the request
Function BasicHandlerCurl {
    Param($MyResult)
    $FiltredMyResult = ""
    foreach ($line in $MyResult) {
        if ($line.StartsWith("<")) {
            $FiltredMyResult += $line
        } elseif ($line.StartsWith(" ")) {
            $FiltredMyResult += $line
        }
    }
    [xml]$XmlResult = $FiltredMyResult
    if($XmlResult.root.status.http_code.contains("200")) {
        return 1
    } else {
        return "Error Code:<"+$XmlResult.root.status.app_status.app_status_entry.code+"> Param:<"+$XmlResult.root.status.app_status.app_status_entry.params+">"
    }
}

 ### Return the result of the last action
function LookCompletionStatus {
    Param($MyNodeUrl, $MyPs)
    $url = "https://$MyNodeUrl/rest/sbaactionstatus"
    $timer = 0
    while($timer -lt 3600) {

$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method GET -WebSession $MyPs
        if ((BasicHandler $Result) -ne 1) { return 0}
        [xml]$FinalResult= $Result.Substring(5)
        if ($FinalResult.root.sbaactionstatus.rt_Success -eq 1) {
            if ($FinalResult.root.sbaactionstatus.rt_PercentComplete -eq 100) { return 1 }
        } else {
            return $FinalResult.root.sbaactionstatus.rt_StatusText
        }
        sleep 10
        $timer += 10
        write-host "- "$FinalResult.root.sbaactionstatus.rt_PercentComplete"% "$FinalResult.root.sbaactionstatus.rt_StatusText
    }
    return "Timout out"
}
###################################
#### Main Code
###################################
  
$ActualStep = 0

### 1. Log in with Powershell
$ActualStep = "1. Log in with Powershell"

### Allow self Sign Cert
add-type @"
    using System.Net;
    using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;


 public class IDontCarePolicy : ICertificatePolicy {
        public IDontCarePolicy() {}
        public bool CheckValidationResult(
            ServicePoint sPoint, X509Certificate cert,
            WebRequest wRequest, int certProb) {
            return true;
        }
    }
"@
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::CertificatePolicy = new-object IDontCarePolicy
                                              
### Login
$BodyValue = "Username=restuser&Password=restpass"
  
$url = "https://$NodeUrl/rest/login"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method Post -Body $BodyValue -SessionVariable ps

### 2. Log in with Curl
$ActualStep = "2. Log in with Curl"

$login = ./curl.exe -k --data "Username=$NodeLogin&Password=$NodePassword" -i -v https://$NodeUrl/rest/login
$PHPSESSID = 0
foreach ($line in $login) {
    if ($line.contains("PHPSESSID=")) {
        $correctline = $line.split(";")
        $splitedline = $correctline.split("=")
        $PHPSESSID = $splitedline[1]
    }
}

### 3. Update SbcComms
$ActualStep = "3. Update SbcComms"

$Result = ./curl.exe --cookie PHPSESSID=$PHPSESSID -k -i https://$NodeUrl/rest/sbaconfig?action=sbaupgrade -F sbaInstallFilename=@$SbcCommsFilePath
if ((BasicHandlerCurl $Result) -ne 1) {
    write-host $ActualStep" Failed: "(BasicHandler $Result)
    return 0
}
if ((LookCompletionStatus $NodeUrl $ps) -ne 1) {
    write-host $ActualStep" Failed: "(BasicHandlerCurl $Result)
    return 0
}


### 4. Install the Latest Lync SBA Cumulative Update (CU)
$ActualStep = "4. Install the Latest Lync SBA Cumulative Update (CU)"

$Result = ./curl.exe --cookie PHPSESSID=$PHPSESSID -k -i https://$NodeUrl/rest/sbaconfig?action=sbaupgrade -F sbaInstallFilename=@$LyncCU 
if ((BasicHandlerCurl $Result) -ne 1) {
    write-host $ActualStep" Failed: "(BasicHandler $Result)
    return 0
}

# We need to log again since we may timeout
### Login
$BodyValue = "Username=restuser&Password=restpass"  
$url = "https://$NodeUrl/rest/login"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method Post -Body $BodyValue -SessionVariable ps

# Check for the completion of the CU install
if ((LookCompletionStatus $NodeUrl $ps) -ne 1) {
    write-host $ActualStep" Failed: "(BasicHandlerCurl $Result)
    return 0
}
# We need to log again since we may timeout

### Log in with Curl
$login = ./curl.exe -k --data "Username=$NodeLogin&Password=$NodePassword" -i -v https://$NodeUrl/rest/login
$PHPSESSID = 0
foreach ($line in $login) {
    if ($line.contains("PHPSESSID=")) {
        $correctline = $line.split(";")
        $splitedline = $correctline.split("=")
        $PHPSESSID = $splitedline[1]
    }
}

### 5. Install the Latest Sonus Windows Update pack
$ActualStep = "5. Install the Latest Sonus Windows Update pack"

$Result = ./curl.exe --cookie PHPSESSID=$PHPSESSID -k -i https://$NodeUrl/rest/sbaconfig?action=sbaupgrade -F sbaInstallFilename=@$WindowsUpdate 
if ((BasicHandlerCurl $Result) -ne 1) {
    write-host $ActualStep" Failed: "(BasicHandler $Result)
    return 0
}
if ((LookCompletionStatus $NodeUrl $ps) -ne 1) {
    write-host $ActualStep" Failed: "(BasicHandlerCurl $Result)
    return 0
}

while (1) {
    $url = "https://$NodeUrl/rest/sbaconfig"
    $ResultGeneral = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method GET  -WebSession $ps

    if ((BasicHandler $ResultGeneral) -ne 1) {
        write-host $ActualStep" Failed: "(BasicHandler $ResultGeneral)
        return 0
    }

 [xml]$XmlResultGeneral = $ResultGeneral.Substring(5)
    switch ($XmlResultGeneral.root.sbaconfig.rt_UpdateState) {
        0 {write-host "Status is Unknown"; return 0; break;}
        1 {write-host "Status is UpToDate";
            $url = "https://$NodeUrl/rest/sbaconfig"
            $Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method GET  -WebSession $ps
            if ((BasicHandler $Result) -ne 1) {
                write-host $ActualStep" Failed: "(BasicHandler $Result)
                return 0
            }
            [xml]$XmlResult = $Result.Substring(5)
            if($XmlResult.root.sbaconfig.rt_PendingRestartNeeded.contains("1")) {
                # Restart the ASM to apply the Update
                $url = "https://$NodeUrl/rest/sbaconfig?action=asmreboot"
                $Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method POST -Body "" -WebSession $ps
                if ((BasicHandler $Result) -ne 1) {
                    write-host $ActualStep" Failed: "(BasicHandler $Result)
                    return 0
                }
                if ((LookCompletionStatus $NodeUrl $ps) -ne 1) {
                    write-host $ActualStep" Failed: "(BasicHandlerCurl $Result)
                    return 0
                }
                break;
            } 
            return 0;
            break;}
        5 {write-host "Status is Error"; return 0; break;}
        2 {

              ### 6. Apply the update include into the Latest Sonus Windows Update pack
              $url = "https://$NodeUrl/rest/sbaconfig?action=installwindowsupdates"
              $Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url -Method POST -Body "" -WebSession $ps
              if ((BasicHandler $Result) -ne 1) {
                  write-host $ActualStep" Failed: "(BasicHandler $Result)
                  return 0
              }
              if ((LookCompletionStatus $NodeUrl $ps) -ne 1) {
                  write-host $ActualStep" Failed: "(BasicHandlerCurl $Result)
                  return 0
              }
              break;
          }
        3 {write-host "Wait for a install to end"; Start-Sleep -m 3; break;}
        4 {write-host "Wait for a final status"; Start-Sleep -m 3; break;}
        default {write-host "Found an unpredictable state for the Update. Shutdown..."; return 0}
    }
}

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Step by Step

Using cURL

Log in with Powershell

Log in with cURL

Update SbcComms

Query

Response

Action end on status

Install the Latest Lync SBA Cumulative Update (CU)

Query

Response

Action end on status

Install the Latest Sonus Windows Update pack

Command to upload the Windows updates

Query

Response

Action end on status

Command to apply the Windows updates

Query the Readiness

Query

Response

Query the Installation

Query

Response

Action end on status

All in one