Upgrading SBC Application using EMA

This section describes upgrading the

Procedure

The following procedure describes the 

1. Download the SBC application package from the Salesforce customer portal to your local folder on a PC or remote server. To know more on how to download files, refer to Downloading Software from the Ribbon Support Portal.
2. Validate the SBC md5 checksum using the checksum calculator. See Validating MD5Sum with 'Checksums Calculator' for guidance.

3. Launch EMA.

4. Navigate to Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info to verify the software and HA peer status for both active and standby servers.

   System and Software Info Screen for Active Server

   

   System and Software Info Screen for Standby Server

   

5. Navigate to Administration > System Administration > File Upload to upload the SBC application package to active and standby SBC servers.
   
   

   1. Click File Upload tab.

      File Upload Screen

      

   2. Click Add Files to Queue.

   3. Browse the SBC application package files in the File Upload screen and click Open.  

      A new "qcow2" image file is added to the list of upgrade files for upgrade to 6.0.0 R0 and later releases.

      For example: "sbc-V06.02.00R000-connexip-os_05.00.00-R000.qcow2".

      Selecting SBC application package

      

        

   4. The files are listed in Upload Queue section. Click Upload All Files. The file upload starts.
      

      Uploading SBC package

      

       
       

      Files on SBC

       

       

   5. Repeat steps "a" through "e" for Standby SBC server.
      

6. Stop the application on Active server using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management > Stop SBC Application.

   Stopping SBC Application in Active Server

   

7. The stop application is a service affecting operation. Click OK to continue the stop operation.

   Confirming Stop SBC Application

   

8. The application is stopped on the active server.

   Application Stopped on Active Server

   

9. Launch the EMA Platform Mode on the Standby server.

   Note

   Once the Active server (WFDSBC01a) is stopped, the Standby server (WFDSBC01b) automatically becomes active. 

10. Stop the application on the Standby server using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management > Stop SBC Application.

    Stopping SBC Application on Standby Server

    

11. The stop application is a service affecting operation. Click OK to continue the stop operation.

    Confirming Stop Application

    

12. The application is stopped on the Standby server.

    Application Stopped on Standby Server

    

13. From the EMA of initial active server (WFDSBC01a), Navigate to Administration > System Administration > Software Install/Upgrade tab.

14. Select the SBC Package Name to upgrade, and click Standalone Software Upgrade.

    Note

    Since, you are performing an non-LSWU upgrade, and both the Active and Standby SBCs are down, it is considered as Standalone Upgrade even for a HA pair. 

    Selecting SBC Package

     

     

    The signature file of the SBC package verifies the integrity of the package contents before proceeding with the SBC installation.

    Verifiying Package Integrity

     

15. Click Start Upgrade.

    Selecting Offline Upgrade

     

     

    The upgrade process starts on the Active server (WFDSBC01a) and displays the upgrade status on Upgrade Log section.

    Copying Package to Staging and Extract package contents

    

    Performing pre-install checks

    

    Performing Sonus DB install

    
    Note

    You may lose connectivity to browser session as the server goes for reboot. 

    Note

    This process takes approximately 45 minutes to complete on a single server. 

    Once the upgrade is successful, clear the browser cache prior to accessing the SBC EMA.

16. Log on to the EMA using the default credentials.

    Logging On to EMA Platform

    

    Logging On to EMA Platform

    

17. Verify the SBC installation status on the Administration > System Administration > Software Install/Upgrade screen.

    Continuing the SBC Upgrade

    

    
    Wait until the SBC upgrade is complete.

    Completing SBC Upgrade

    

18. Verify the SBC application status on the Administration > System Administration > Platform Management screen.

    Verifying Active SBC Status

    
    Note

    Once all the SBC process starts running, continue upgrading the Standby SBC server. 

     If upgrading your SBC from a release prior to 5.1.x, stop the application on the active server using Administration > System Administration > Platform Management > Stop SBC Application before proceeding to the next step

19. Follow the step 13 through step 18 to perform upgrade on the Standby server (WFDSBC01b).
    
    

20. Verify the SBC application status on the Administration > System Administration > Platform Management screen.

    Verifying Standby SBC Status

    

21. Verify the Firmware, ConnexIP OS and SBC application in Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info.

    System and Software Information for Active Server

    

    System and Software Information for Standby Server

    

22. Verify the system sync status is in Sync Completed state in All > System > Sync Status.

    System Sync Status

     

    End of Procedure