Configuring the virtual machine as a medium configuration

Last Updated : Nov 15, 2024 |

About this task

Note:

Interfaces on different vSphere versions might differ.

Caution:

Do not change the resource settings, because any changes in the allocated resources can impact the performance, capacity, and stability of the CMS virtual machine. To run at full capacity, you must meet these resource size requirements. Removing or downsizing the reserved space can put this requirement at risk. Any deviation in the requirements is at customer’s own risk.

Important:

Avaya recommends that customers increase this storage space by 400 GB to provide 1,200 GB total disk space. Deviating from this recommendation is at the customer’s own risk.

Before you begin

Turn off the virtual machine.

Procedure

  1. On your web browser, type the vSphere vCenter URL and press Enter.
  2. In the User name field, enter your user name.
  3. In the Password field, enter your password.
  4. Click Login.
  5. On the vSphere Web Client home page, select one of the following icons:

    • Hosts and Clusters

    • VMs and Templates

  6. In the navigation pane, click CMS Virtual Machine.
  7. Click Actions > Edit Settings.
  8. In the Edit Settings dialog box, do the following:
    1. In the navigation pane, select CPU and then click 8.
    2. In the content pane, select Cores per Socket and then click 8.
    3. In the navigation pane, select Reservation and then click 4800 MHz.
    4. In the content pane, select Memory and then click 32 GB.

      For a customer-provided OVA deployment, the minimum value allowed is 16 GB.

    5. Select Reservation and then click 32,768 MB.

      For a customer-provided OVA deployment, the minimum value allowed is 16,384 MB.

    6. Click OK.
  9. In the vSphere Web Client left pane, select the CMS virtual machine.
  10. On the vSphere Client browser, click Actions and select Edit Settings.

    The system displays the Edit Settings window.

  11. In the Edit Settings window, click ADD NEW DEVICE.

    The system displays a drop-down list.

  12. From the drop-down list, select Hard Disk.
  13. Select New Hard disk and click to expand.
  14. Enter 400 in the Size field.
  15. Click Disk Provisioning and select Thick Provision.
    Important:

    Customers that deploy an OVA on their own VMware systems can initially choose to start with the minimum memory allocation, minimum memory reservation allocation, and minimum disk space. However, to maintain support from Avaya, Avaya might require you to later increase the memory allocations (to no more than the recommended maximum value) if Avaya finds that problems related to memory usage occur and cause failures on the CMS.

  16. Select OK.