Using the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller Image
The Oracle Communications Session Border Controller arrives with the most recent, manufacturing-approved run-time image installed on the flash memory. If you want to use this image, you can install the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller as specified in the Acme Packet Hardware Installation Guide , establish a connection to the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller, and begin to configure it. On boot up, the system displays information about certain configurations not being present. You can dismiss these displays and begin configuring the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller.
If you want to use an image other than the one installed on the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller when it arrives, you can use the information in this section to obtain and install the image.
Obtaining a New Image
You can download a software image onto the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller platform from the following sources.
- Obtain an image from the SFTP site and directory where you or your Oracle customer support representative placed the image. For example, this may be a special server that you use expressly for images and backups.
- Obtain an image from your Oracle customer support representative, who will transfer it to your system.
Regardless of the source, use SFTP to copy the image from the source to the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller.
Copy an Image to the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller using SFTP
The /boot directory on the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller has 32mb available, and operating system files of approximately 9mb each. Oracle recommends storing no more than two images at a time in this location. One of these should be the latest version. The /boot directory is used for the on-board system flash memory. If you do not put the image in this directory, the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller will not find it.
To copy an image on your Oracle Communications Session Border Controller using SFTP:
System Image Filename
The system image filename is a name you set for the image. This is also the filename the boot parameters uses when booting your system. This filename must match the filename specified in the boot parameters. When you use it in the boot parameters, it should always start with /boot to signify that the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller is booting from the /boot directory.
If the filename set in the boot parameters does not point to the image you want sent to the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller via SFTP, then you could not only fail to load the appropriate image, but you could also load an image from a different directory or one that is obsolete for your purposes. This results in a boot loop condition that you can fix by stopping the countdown, entering the appropriate filename, and rebooting the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller.