Deploying Avaya Breeze® platform OVA with VMware vSphere Client connected to ESXi host

Last Updated : Feb 21, 2025 |
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Before you begin
The steps in this procedure use the VMware vSphere Client connected to the ESXi host.
  • Save the Avaya Breeze® platform OVA file onto the workstation running the vSphere Client.
  • Use the Customer Configuration Information to get the required network settings for deployment. You can obtain the settings from an existing system if you are redeploying the OVA.
  • Verify that the Enrollment Password is administered and not expired.
  1. Log in to the VMware host using the VMware vSphere client.
  2. Click File Deploy OVF Template
  3. Click Browse and find the Avaya Breeze® platform OVA.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Verify that the details displayed match the version of the Avaya Breeze® platform that you are expecting to deploy.
    • If the details do not match, you may have chosen the wrong OVA. Click Back and find the correct OVA.
    • If the details do match, click Next.
  6. If you accept the End User License Agreement, click Accept and then click Next.
  7. Enter a name for the Avaya Breeze® platform Virtual Machine (VM) on the Name and Location page and click Next.
  8. On the Deployment Configuration page, select the configuration profile that best fits the deployment and click Next.
  9. On the Disk Format page, select the disk provisioning format you want and click Next.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    While Avaya Breeze® platform works with either thick or thin provisioned disk, Avaya recommends using a Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed disk.
  10. On the Network Mapping page, select the destination network for each Avaya Breeze® platform interface, then click Next.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    We recommend that you use different physical networks for each of the Avaya Breeze® platform interfaces.
    • Public (eth1) - Asset/security module
    • Out of band management (eth0) - management NIC
  11. On the Ready to Complete page, verify the options listed.
    • If the values are incorrect, click Back to modify the values.
    • If the values are correct, click Finish.
    STEP RESULT:
  12. A status window pops up after clicking Finish. Wait for the deployment to complete. The time this takes depends on the speed of your network connection. After completing, close the window.
  13. Locate your new VM in the inventory list in the vSphere Client window.
  14. Right-click to go to Power Power On.
  15. To open a console window to your VM, right-click the VM and click Open Console.
  16. During the boot, you will see the End User License Agreement. Scroll down through this document using the spacebar. At the bottom, enter yes if you agree to the terms.
  17. When prompted to configure the virtual machine enter y.
  18. Enter the management interface network parameters, date and time information, customer user information, and System Manager information.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Important:
    During OVA deployments do not enter the IPv6 address, IPv6 network prefix, or IPv6 gateway for eth0 unless the latest Avaya Breeze® platform patches already have been applied. For more information about configuring IPv6, see Enabling IPv6 on the management interface of an Avaya Breeze platform server in Deploying Avaya Breeze® platform.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    See the Customer Configuration Information you collected for the values to enter in these fields.
    Tip:
    To alter the configuration settings later, see Maintaining and Troubleshooting Avaya Breeze® platform.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Refer to the following screenshots.
  19. Run the CEnetSetup command to change the value of any OVA property specified during deployment.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Important:
    During OVA deployments do not enter the IPv6 address, IPv6 network prefix, or IPv6 gateway for eth0 unless the latest Avaya Breeze® platform patches already have been applied. For more information about configuring IPv6, see Enabling IPv6 on the management interface of an Avaya Breeze platform server in Deploying Avaya Breeze® platform.
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Deploying the Avaya Breeze platform OVA