Upgrading Avaya Breeze® platform using Solution Deployment Manager

Last Updated : Feb 20, 2025 |
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Use this procedure to upgrade Avaya Breeze® platform using Solution Deployment Manager.
Before you begin
Install the Solution Deployment Manager client.
  1. Do one of the following to access Solution Deployment Manager:
    • On the System Manager web console, click Services Solution Deployment Manager.
    • Navigate to Avaya Avaya SDM Client from the Windows Start menu.
    • Click the Solution Deployment Manager client icon () on your desktop.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  2. In the navigation pane, click Upgrade Management.
  3. Click the Avaya Breeze® platform application to upgrade.
  4. Click Upgrade ActionsUpgrade/Update.
  5. On the Upgrade Configuration page, to view the devices associated with the application that you want to upgrade, do the following:
    1. Click Details and review the dependent devices.
    2. Click Done.
  6. To continue with upgrade when the recommended checks fail during the pre-upgrade check, select the Override pre-upgrade check checkbox.
  7. To provide the upgrade configuration details, click Edit.
  8. To upgrade:
    1. Select the appropriate ESXi host.
    2. In the Upgrade Source field, select SMGR_DEFAULT_LOCAL.
    3. In the Upgrade To field, select the OVA file.
    4. In Existing Administrative User, type the customer login name.
    5. In Existing Administrative Password, type the customer login password.
    6. Click Pre-populate Data.
      ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
      The system populates the data for the following fields:
      • IP Address
      • Short Hostname
      • Network Domain
      • Netmask
      • Default Gateway
      • DNS server(s)
      • Timezone
      • NTP server(s)
      • Login Name
      • Enter Customer Account Password
      • Primary System Manager IP
      • Enrollment Password
      • Accept the License Agreement
    7. In the Flexi Footprint field, select the footprint based on the user requirement.
    8. Do one of the following in the EASG User Access field:
      ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
      • Type 1 to enable EASG.
        Avaya recommends that you enable EASG.
      • Type 2 to disable EASG.
    9. In the Public field, select the network that will support the Avaya Breeze® platform security module network.
    10. In the Out of Band Management field, select the network that supports the Avaya Breeze® platform management network.
    11. In the Datastore field, select the datastore that supports the Avaya Breeze® platform server.
    12. Click Save.
  9. On the Upgrade Configuration page, ensure that the Configuration Status field displays .
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    If the field displays , review the information on the Edit Upgrade Configuration page.
  10. On the Upgrade Configuration page, click Upgrade.
  11. On the Job Schedule page, click one of the following:
    • Run Immediately: To perform the job.
    • Schedule later: To perform the job at a scheduled time.
  12. Click Schedule.
  13. Click Upgrade.
  14. To view the upgrade status, do the following:
    1. In the navigation pane, click Upgrade Job Status.
    2. In the Job Type field, click Upgrade.
    3. Click the upgrade job that you want to view.
  15. Verify that the upgrade of the application is successful.