This chapter provides a summary of the steps required for a hardware forklift migration of an existing ASP Dell R640 running ASP R4.x, ASP R5.x, AVP (ASP 120), ASP R6.0.x (KVM on RHEL 8.10) to ASP R7.x (KVM on RHEL 9.6) on a Dell R660xs
About this task
This process is only applicable for ASP 120/130 Dell R640 servers doing a forklift upgrade to an ASP R7.x on a Dell R660xs.
Summary of steps:
Copy host (R640) IP address and naming conventions.
Perform an Application(s) backup of the customer’s data that will be needed for deployment of the customer’s data in Avaya’s ASP R7.x (KVM on RHEL 9.6) environment. Capture all Host IP and naming information (host name, domain, NTP, DNS, etc.). Reference individual application documentation for details on backup procedures as well as required configuration details that must be captured. Ensure application-level backups are stored off the server as the server’s HDDs will be cleared.
Install the New Dell R660xs server in the rack.
Acquire a monitor and USB keyboard and mouse. Two USB ports are located in the front of the server and two are in the rear. Reserve the rear, bottom USB port for RHEL 9.6 installation media.
BIOS/FW update of the underlying ASP R660xs hardware platform MUST be on Avaya certified v4 (PSN027119u) or later.
Utilize the steps in Chapter 9: Performing server recovery and/or software remastering.
Install the appropriate KVM application images, configure applications, restore backups.
