Image Files and Boot Files

This software version distribution provides multiple products, based on your setup product configuration.

Note:

Starting with this release, the naming convention for the Enterprise Session Border Controller image file and boot file changes from "nnECZ<release>.bz" to "nnSCZ<release>.bz." (SCZ replaces ECZ.) The naming convention for the boot file changes from "nnECZ<release>.boot" to "nnSCZ<release>.boot>." In S-CZ8.2.0, the image and boot file names are the same for both Service Provider and Enterprise.

For Acme Packet Platforms

Use the following files for new installations and upgrades on Acme Packet platforms.

  • Image file: nnSCZ820.bz
  • Bootloader file: nnSCZ820.boot

For Virtual Machines

This S-Cz8.2.0 release includes distributions suited for deployment over hypervisors. Download packages contain virtual machine templates for a range of virtual architectures. Use the following distributions to the Session Border Controller as a virtual machine:
  • nnSCZ820-img-vm_ovm.ova—Open Virtualization Archive (.ova) distribution of the SBC VNF for Oracle (XEN) virtual machines.
  • nnSCZ820-img-vm_kvm.tgz—Compressed image file including SBC VNF for KVM virtual machines.
  • nnSCZ820-img-vm_vmware.ova—Open Virtualization Archive (.ova) distribution of the SBC VNF for ESXi virtual machines.
  • nnSCZ820-img-vm_vhd.tgz—Compressed image file including SBC for Hyper-V virtual machine.
  • nnSCZ820_HOT.tar.gz—The Heat Orchestration Templates used with OpenStack.

The Oracle (XEN) Virtual Machine, KVM, and ESXi packages include:

  • Product software—Bootable image of the product allowing startup and operation as a virtual machine. This disk image is in either the vmdk or qcow2 format.
  • usbc.ovf—XML descriptor information containing metadata for the overall package, including identification, and default virtual machine resource requirements. The .ovf file format is specific to the supported hypervisor.
  • legal.txt—Licensing information, including the Oracle End-User license agreement (EULA) terms covering the use of this software, and third-party license notifications.

Setup Product

  1. Type setup product at the ACLI. If this is the first time running the command on this hardware, the product will show as Uninitialized.
  2. Type 1 <Enter> to modify the uninitialized product.
  3. Type the number followed by <Enter> for the product type you wish to initialize.
  4. Type s <Enter> to commit your choice as the product type of this platform.
  5. Reboot your Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller.
ORACLE# setup product

--------------------------------------------------------------
WARNING:
Alteration of product alone or in conjunction with entitlement
changes will not be complete until system reboot

Last Modified
--------------------------------------------------------------
 1 : Product       : Uninitialized

Enter 1 to modify, d' to display, 's' to save, 'q' to exit. [s]: 1

  Product
    1 - Session Border Controller
    2 - Session Router - Session Stateful
    3 - Session Router - Transaction Stateful
    4 - Subscriber-Aware Load Balancer
    5 - Enterprise Session Border Controller
    6 - Peering Session Border Controller
  Enter choice     : 1

Enter 1 to modify, d' to display, 's' to save, 'q' to exit. [s]: s
save SUCCESS

Note:

When configuring an HA pair, you must provision the same product type and features on each system.

setup product

The setup product command is used to assign a product type to this instance of software and hardware combination. By executing this command, you will be faced with a list of valid products, based on platform, that you may provision this system as. Choose the appropriate product and hit the <Enter> key to accept.

Syntax

setup product

Mode

Superuser

ORACLE# setup product

--------------------------------------------------------------
WARNING:
Alteration of product alone or in conjunction with entitlement
changes will not be complete until system reboot

Last Modified
--------------------------------------------------------------
 1 : Product       : Uninitialized

Enter 1 to modify, d' to display, 's' to save, 'q' to exit. [s]: 1

  Product
    1 - Session Border Controller
    2 - Session Router - Session Stateful
    3 - Session Router - Transaction Stateful
    4 - Subscriber-Aware Load Balancer
    5 - Enterprise Session Border Controller
    6 - Peering Session Border Controller
  Enter choice     : 1

Enter 1 to modify, d' to display, 's' to save, 'q' to exit. [s]: s
save SUCCESS