Configuration checklist

Last Updated : Apr 21, 2023 |

Complete the tasks in this checklist to deploy Avaya Breeze® platform with an independent Avaya Aura® System Manager.

No.

Task

Reference/Notes

1.

Verify that the Avaya Breeze® platform System Manager is deployed and administered with patches applied.

For the Avaya Breeze® platform System Manager, deploy or upgrade to System Manager Release 8.0.1.2, 8.1.3 or 10.1. See Avaya Aura System Manager compatibility.

Deploy additional System Manager instances to independently manage different Avaya Breeze® platform clusters if desired.

2.

Deploy the Avaya Breeze® platform OVA, providing the Avaya Breeze® platform System Manager IP address when needed.

Follow the OVA deployment procedures in Deploying Avaya Breeze® platform.

Important:

For Avaya Breeze® platform System Manager deployment administration, see the procedures in this document. Do not follow the procedures in Deploying Avaya Breeze® platform.

3.

Deploy the Avaya Aura® Media Server OVA.

Follow the Avaya Aura® Media Server OVA deployment procedures in Deploying Avaya Breeze® platform.

On each Avaya Breeze® platform System Manager complete the following tasks.

4.

Install the Avaya Aura® Media Server license file.

See Licensing the Avaya Aura Media Server and Installing the Avaya Aura Media Server license file

5.

Install the Avaya Breeze® platform license file.

See Installing the Avaya Breeze platform license file

6.

Create a virtual Session Manager SIP entity.

See Creating a virtual Session Manager SIP entity

7.

Create Avaya Breeze® platform SIP entities and entity links for each Avaya Breeze® platform node.

See Administering an Avaya Breeze platform SIP Entity

8.

Administer an Avaya Breeze® platform instance for each node.

See Administering an Avaya Breeze platform instance

9.

Create a new cluster, add Avaya Breeze® platform instances, and install snap-ins.

See Creating a new cluster

10.

Verify TLS version support.

See Verifying the TLS version

11.

Put the cluster in service.

See Accepting new service

12.

Verify the management link for each Avaya Breeze® platform instance.

See Verifying the management link

On the Avaya Aura® System Manager complete the following tasks. These steps are required only if you intend to route SIP calls to the separately managed Avaya Breeze® platform cluster.

13.

Create a virtual Avaya Breeze® SIP entity and entity links for each Avaya Breeze® platform node to connect with Session Manager.

See Administering an Avaya Breeze platform SIP entity

14.

Enable implicit user applications for SIP users.

See Enabling implicit users applications for SIP users

Complete the following steps on the Avaya Aura® Media Server. These steps are required only if you intend to support media operations on SIP calls with the separately managed Avaya Breeze® platform cluster. If SIP calls or media operations are not supported, the Avaya Breeze® platform cluster does not require an associated Avaya Aura® Media Server.

15.

Add the Avaya Breeze® platform System Manager IP address.

See Adding the System Manager IP address

16.

Administer Avaya Aura® Media Server for REST.

See Administering Avaya Aura Media Server for REST

Avaya Aura® Media Server must be enrolled on System Manager. For more information, see System Manager enrollment information in Implementing and Administering Avaya Aura® Media Server.

17.

Assign Avaya Aura® Media Server for use with Avaya Breeze® platform.

See Assigning Avaya Aura Media Server for use with Avaya Breeze platform

Complete this task on the new System Manager.

18.

Administer SIPS and SRTP.

See SIPS and SRTP on Avaya Aura Media Server

19.

Enable and configure digit relay settings.

See Enabling and configuring digit relay settings

Complete the following steps for certificate management among the components. These steps are required only if you intend to route SIP calls to the separately managed Avaya Breeze® platform cluster.

20.

Install the Avaya Aura® System Manager Root CA certificate on each Avaya Breeze® platform node. If you are using a third-party CA, install that CA certificate instead of the System Manager CA.

See Installing the Avaya Aura System Manager certificate on Avaya Breeze platform

21.

Install the Avaya Breeze® platform System Manager Root CA certificate on Session Manager. If you are using a third-party CA, install that CA certificate instead of the System Manager CA.

See Installing the Avaya Breeze platform System Manager certificate on Session Manager

22.

Install the Avaya Aura® System Manager Root CA certificate on Avaya Aura® Media Server. If you are using a third-party CA, install that CA certificate instead of the System Manager CA.

See Installing the System Manager certificate on Avaya Aura Media Server

23.

Verify the Entity Link Connection for each Avaya Breeze® platform instance.

See Verifying the Avaya Breeze platform entity link connection

24.

Verify replication status for each Avaya Breeze® platform instance.

See Verifying replication status

Complete the following steps to create a sample routing configuration. These steps are required only if you intend to route SIP calls to the separately managed Avaya Breeze® platform cluster.

25.

On the Avaya Aura® System Manager, create a new application and application sequence.

See Creating an application and application sequence

26.

On the Avaya Aura® System Manager, create a new Implicit User Pattern.

See Creating an implicit user rule

27.

On the Avaya Breeze® platform System Manager, create a new Service Profile and add desired snap-ins to the profile.

See Creating a service profile

28.

On the Avaya Breeze® platform System Manager, create a new Implicit User Profile and assign the Service Profile to it.

See Assigning a service profile to implicit users

29.

In a system with multiple Avaya Breeze® platform nodes, administer SIP High Availability (HA) on the Avaya Aura® System Manager.

For more information, see HA administration content in Deploying Avaya Breeze® platform.