Deploying the Session Manager and Branch Session Manager OVA using Solution Deployment Manager

Last Updated : Jun 23, 2026 |

About this task

Use this procedure to deploy Session Manager or Branch Session Manager by using Solution Deployment Manager.

Before you begin

To deploy Session Manager or Branch Session Manager by using Solution Deployment Manager, you must have System Manager.

  • If System Manager Solution Deployment Manager is not available, install the Solution Deployment Manager client. Always use the latest version of Solution Deployment Manager and Solution Deployment Manager client.

  • Add a location.

  • Add the ESXi, vCenter, Avaya Solutions Platform 130, or Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 host.

    You can deploy an edge Branch Session Manager only on an Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 that is deployed on an S8300E card.

    Note:

    Use the FQDN when you replace the existing Appliance Virtualization Platform with Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 Release 5.1 (Avaya Supplied ESXi 7.0) host in the Solution Deployment Manager. Do not add an ASP S8300 Release 5.1 host using the IP address.

Procedure

  1. To access Solution Deployment Manager, do one of the following:

    • On the System Manager web console, click Services > Solution Deployment Manager.

    • On the desktop, click the Solution Deployment Manager icon (Icon used to open the Solution Deployment Manager client dashboard).

  2. In Application Management Tree, select a platform.
  3. On the Applications tab, in the Applications for Selected Host <host name> section, click New.

    System Manager displays the Applications Deployment window.

  4. In the Select Location and Platform section, do the following:
    1. In Select Location, select a location.
    2. In Select Platform, select a platform.

      Solution Deployment Manager displays the host name in the Platform FQDN field.

  5. In Data Store, select a data store, if not displayed upon host selection.

    The Capacity Details section displays the capacity details.

  6. Click Next.
  7. To get the OVA file, select the OVA tab, and click one of the following:

    • URL, in OVA File, type the absolute path to the application OVA file, and click Submit.

    • S/W Library, in File Name, select the application OVA file.

    • Browse, select the required application OVA file from a location on the computer, and click Submit File.

    If the OVA file does not contain a valid Avaya certificate, then the system does not parse the OVA and displays the following message: Invalid file content. Avaya Certificate not found or invalid

  8. In Flexi Footprint, select the footprint size that the application supports.
  9. Optional To install the patch file, click Service or Feature Pack, and enter the appropriate parameters.

    • URL, and type the absolute path of the same local windows computer or the http URL accessible from the same local windows computer of the latest service or feature pack.

    • S/W Library, and select the latest service or feature pack from the drop-down list.

    • Browse, and select the latest service or feature pack from your local computer, and click Submit File.

    You can install the patch file now or after completing the Session Manager OVA deployment.

    Important:

    If the Service or Feature Pack tab is disabled, install the patch file after completing the OVA deployment.

  10. Click Next.

    In Configuration Parameters and Network Parameters sections, Solution Deployment Manager displays the fields that are specific to the application that you deploy.

  11. In the Network Parameters section:

    For the ESXi host or Avaya Solutions Platform 130, select the required port groups.

  12. In the Configuration Parameters section, complete the fields.

    For more information, see Application Deployment field descriptions.

  13. Click Deploy.
  14. Click Accept the license terms.

    In the Platforms for Selected Location <location name> section, Solution Deployment Manager displays the deployment status in the Current Action Status column.

    Solution Deployment Manager displays the virtual machine on the Applications for Selected Location <location name> page.

  15. To view details, click the Status Details link.