This chapter provides a summary of the steps required to migrate an existing ASP Dell R640 running ASP R4.x, ASP R5.x, AVP (ASP 120) to ASP R6.0.x.
About this task
This process is only applicable for ASP 120/130 Dell R640 servers.
Summary of steps:
When migrating Avaya R640 profile 2 (P2), profile 3 (P3) or profile 4 (P4) systems, obtain 2 additional Avaya sourced 600GB hard disk drives (HDDs)/server. Contact Avaya Sales for acquiring the additional HDDs (700514178 ACP DELL 600GB 10K SAS 2.5 HDD).
When migrating an Avaya R640 profile 5 (P5) or profile 51 (P51), no additional HDDs need to be added to the server, but a reconfiguration of the RAID controller must be performed to ensure optimal array performance.
Perform a backup of the customer’s data that will be needed for deployment of the customer’s data in Avaya’s RHEL 8.10 environment. For ESXi, 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 of the server as the server’s HDDs will be cleared.
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 8.10 installation media.
BIOS/FW update of the underlying ASP R640 hardware platform MUST be on Avaya certified v14 (PSN027109u) or later.
Utilize the steps in Chapter 12: RAID configuration to clear the data on the existing HDDs and reconfigure.
Once RAID configuration has been performed, utilize the steps in Chapter 9: Performing server recovery and/or software remastering.
Install the appropriate KVM application images, configure applications, restore backups.
