New in Communication Manager Release 10.2.1

Last Updated : Jun 10, 2026 |

With Release 10.2.1, Avaya Aura® Communication Manager supports the following new features and enhancements:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10 support

With Release 10.2.1, Communication Manager supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release 8.10.

Support for Software-Only Deployment on Nutanix Environment

With Release 10.2, Communication Manager Software-Only application can be deployed on Nutanix 6.5 later.

Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) on RHEL 8.10 hypervisor support

With Release 10.2, Communication Manager can be deployed on Avaya-supplied KVM on RHEL Release 8.10 hypervisor (Avaya Solutions Platform 130 R6.0).

Optional upgrade sequence

An alternate upgrade sequence that allows you to upgrade your core Communication Manager before you upgrade your Survivable Remote Servers, formerly known as Local Survivable Processors (LSP). While you use the latest features from the core Communication Manager, you can continue to upgrade your Survivable Remote Servers (LSP) to the same or a higher software version than your core Communication Manager. This sequence of upgrading has a limitation of configurations not synchronizing between the upgraded core Communication Manager and yet-to-be-upgraded Survivable Remote servers (LSP).

Ensure to read the complete details of the Optional Upgrade Sequence feature before you implement this upgrade sequence. For more information, see Upgrading Avaya Aura® Communication Manager