Plan when to perform the Avaya Solutions Platform upgrade.

A full maintenance window is required to complete this upgrade of the ASP130.

Back up the cluster database.

If the cluster database is enabled, take a backup. See Backing up a cluster database.

Set the Breeze cluster or nodes affected to deny new services and gracefully power off each node.

See Preparing Breeze nodes for ESXi maintenance.

Upgrade the ASP130.

For the ASP130 servers, Avaya provides ESXi upgrade files and instructions which you must use. Refer to the Avaya Solutions Platform files and documentation available from https://support.avaya.com.

Power on the Breeze nodes and confirm their condition.

Power on each node using the vSphere Web Client.

• Wait until all maintenance tests pass and services are running. See Running maintenance tests.

Reboot the Breeze cluster

Some solutions require a cluster reboot after all Breeze nodes are back online. Consult the solution documentation for more information.

• This can apply even if you have only restarted one Breeze node.

Set the nodes back to accept new service.

See Accepting new service after ESXi maintenance.

(Optional) If the Breeze virtual machine is not up and running.

Perform a fresh deployment of Avaya Breeze® platform, using the same version as installed before the Avaya Solutions Platform 130 Appliance upgrade.

After Breeze initializes and completes replication:

1. Restore any required System Manager signed or third-party certificates.

2. Restore the cluster database backup taken at step 2. See Restoring the cluster database.

3. A reboot of the Breeze cluster is recommended after certification installation and cluster database restoration is complete. See Rebooting the Breeze clusters after ESXi maintenance.