There are several different ways to deploy the Avaya Aura® Media Server. For a high-level list of Avaya Aura® Media Server deployment tasks, see Avaya Aura Media Server deployment checklist. For more detailed information about deploying the Avaya Aura® Media Server Open Virtual Appliance (OVA), see Deploying and Updating Avaya Media Server using VMware® in the Virtualized Environment.

Do not configure Avaya Aura® Media Server associated to the Avaya Breeze® platform application in an N+1 Load Sharing cluster. If redundancy or High Availability of Avaya Aura® Media Server is required, use the 1+1 High Availability cluster configuration.

The following sections lead you through the steps to configure Avaya Aura® Media Server for use with Avaya Breeze® platform after the Avaya Aura® Media Server OVA is deployed.

You must clear the Convert Recordings to Base64 check box on Avaya Aura® Media Server. This setting enables files to be stored unencoded on the remote HTTP location. You can find this check box by navigating to Home > System Configuration > Media Processing > Advanced Settings. This setting also helps in file transfer performance.