Creating a new cluster

Last Updated : Apr 20, 2023 |

Before you begin

Load the required services or bundles for your cluster on the Service Management page.

About this task

Use the Cluster Editor page to:

  • Select a cluster profile.

  • Configure the cluster attributes.

  • Add Avaya Breeze® platform servers to a cluster.

  • Install snap-ins on a cluster.

  • Subscribe to Reliable Eventing groups that are already created.

You must set up user name and password for Avaya Aura® Media Server if basic authentication is used in Avaya Aura® Media Server administration.

Warning:

Avaya Breeze® platform supports VMware HA, but different applications running on Avaya Breeze® platform may not. Refer to the application deployment guide before deploying Avaya Breeze® platform into an HA-enabled data center. For applications that do not support VMware HA, Avaya Breeze® platform itself can provide an HA solution if each node in a cluster is deployed on a different VMware host.

Procedure

  1. In System Manager, click Elements > Avaya Breeze® > Cluster Administration.
  2. On the Cluster Administration page, click New.
  3. On the Cluster Editor page, select the cluster profile of your choice.
    Note:

    You must select a cluster profile to view the appropriate cluster attributes.

    For example, select the general purpose cluster profile or a product specific cluster profile.

    Refer to the snap-in reference documentation for the cluster profile appropriate for the use case being deployed.

  4. Enter the cluster attributes for your cluster. You can edit the default cluster attributes the system displays.

    The name and the IP address of a cluster must be unique.

    You cannot edit all the cluster attributes. Some attributes are read-only.

    Note:

    Do not assign a Cluster IP for a single-node cluster.

  5. If you will be installing snap-ins that use the cluster database, select the Enable Cluster Database check box.
    Note:

    If you attempt to install a snap-in using the cluster database on a cluster that has the Enable Cluster Database feature disabled, the installation will be blocked.

  6. In the Minimum TLS Version for SIP Call Traffic field, specify the TLS version which will be used for SIP calls intercepting Avaya Breeze® platform.
  7. In the Minimum TLS Version for Non-SIP Call Traffic field, specify the TLS version which will be applied for HTTP requests to Avaya Breeze® platform.
  8. (Optional) Click the Servers tab to assign Avaya Breeze® platform servers to the cluster.
    Important:

    Do not assign servers with different releases to the same cluster. All servers in the cluster should be running the same Avaya Breeze® platform version.

    For more information on upgrading clusters, see Upgrading Avaya Breeze® platform.

  9. Optional Click the Services tab to assign snap-ins to this cluster.

    When you assign snap-ins to a cluster, the highest version of the required snap-ins are automatically assigned to the cluster for installation. For the product specific cluster profiles, you must load the required snap-ins from the Service Management page before you install the snap-in.

    1. In the Select TLS Version for Selected Snap-in field, select the TLS version of the snap-in:

      • Default

        If you select Default, the Avaya Breeze® platform uses the Minimum TLS Version field value set in the System Manager global configuration.

      • TLS v1.0

      • TLS v1.2

      • TLS v1.3

        Avaya recommends using TLS v1.3.

  10. Optional Click the Reliable Eventing Groups tab to add the Reliable Eventing Groups that you have already created.
    1. In the Available Reliable Eventing Groups table, click the + icon adjacent to a group.

    Selecting a Reliable Eventing Group would enable the snap-ins installed in the cluster to get connection details to the eventing group and use that to send/receive inter-cluster events.

  11. Click Commit to create the cluster.

    The Service Install Status in the Cluster Administration page displays a green tick symbol after all the assigned snap-ins are successfully installed on all the servers in the cluster.

    To view the Avaya Breeze® platform servers in the cluster, click Show in the Details column of the cluster. The system displays the members of the cluster, and the status of each instance in the cluster.

    Click a specific Avaya Breeze® platform server to go to the Avaya Breeze® Instance Editor page. You can view and edit the properties of the Avaya Breeze® platform server from this page.

    Note:

    When you administer a new Avaya Breeze® platform server, you must add the server to a cluster. If you do not add the Avaya Breeze® platform server to a cluster, you cannot install snap-ins on that server.

Related information
Cluster administration