1.

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

If running System Manager Release 8.0.1.2, you must install the Avaya Breeze® platform Element Manager using the upgradeSolution utility from the latest System Manager hot fix. See Deploying Avaya Breeze® platform.

2.

Upgrade the Avaya Aura® Media Server.

For information about upgrading Avaya Aura® Media Server, see Implementing and Administering Avaya Aura® Media Server, and Upgrading Avaya Breeze® platform. Due to certificate management, your Avaya Aura® Media Server must be registered in DNS. If you do not use DNS, contact Avaya support for assistance.

3.

Upgrade Avaya Breeze® platform providing the Avaya Breeze® platform System Manager IP address if needed.

Follow upgrade procedures in Upgrading Avaya Breeze® platform.

4.

On the Avaya Breeze® platform System Manager verify the TLS version support.

Verifying the TLS version

5.

Install a new Avaya Aura® Media Server license file.

Licensing the Avaya Aura Media Server, Installing the Avaya Aura Media Server license file

6.

Install the Avaya Breeze® platform license file, if needed.

Installing the Avaya Breeze platform license file

Upgrading Avaya Breeze® platform to Release 3.9 does not require a new Avaya Breeze® platform license file. However, if you are upgrading System Manager to higher versions, you must install a new Avaya Breeze® platform license, unless you use SDM client for the System Manager upgrade.

Complete the following steps on the Avaya Aura® Media Server.

7.

Verify that Avaya Aura® Media Server is administered for REST.

Administering Avaya Aura Media Server for REST

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

8.

Verify Avaya Aura® Media Server is assigned for use with Avaya Breeze® platform.

Assigning Avaya Aura Media Server for use with Avaya Breeze platform

9.

Verify SIP and SRTP administration.

SIPS and SRTP on Avaya Aura Media Server

10.

Verify digit relay settings.

Enabling and configuring digit relay settings

Verify or complete the following steps for certificate management among the components.

11.

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.

Installing the Avaya Aura System Manager certificate on Avaya Breeze platform

12.

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.

Installing the Avaya Breeze platform System Manager certificate on Session Manager

13.

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.

Installing the System Manager certificate on Avaya Aura Media Server