Oracle provides the Oracle Enterprise Communications Broker (ECB) as an appliance and as an application for operation on virtual machines. When running as an appliance, Oracle packages the ECB software with the Oracle Server X9-2 and X8-2 for Communications. When running as a virtual application, you can deploy the ECB software on any third-party Common Off The Shelf (COTS) hardware that meets the specified guidelines.

Instructions for installation and maintenance of the Oracle Server X9-2 and X8-2 for Communications are common to the Session Border Controller, Session Router, and other appliance applications.

The Oracle Server X9-2 and X8-2 for Communications documentation identifies all of the hardware interfaces. For cabling the applicable ECB interfaces, as named in the hardware documentation, use:

• s0p0—Service access
• wancom0—Management access
• wancom1/wancom2 —High Availability (HA) access
• SER MGT(COM1)—Serial management access

Run the application as a virtual machine over a VM system, such as Oracle VM Server, and use VM management software, such as Oracle VM Manager, to create and maintain your virtual machines.

For Virtual Machine installation instructions, see the "Platforms" chapter of the Oracle Enterprise Session Border Controller ACLI Configuration Guide. If you use COTS hardware, see the applicable documentation provided by your hardware vendor.