The ASP R6.0.x program introduces a new hypervisor and updated server hardware. In June 2024, Broadcom made the strategic decision to discontinue its Embedded OEM program. As Avaya is an Embedded OEM partner of VMware, this decision impacted the ASP 130 and ASP S8300 solutions leading to the necessity of identifying a new hypervisor. The ASP R6.0.x program introduces KVM on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 (KVM on RHEL 8.10). In addition to the new hypervisor, ASP R6.0.x also introduces an updated server hardware platform with the Dell R660xs. All ASP R6.0.x solutions (ASP 130 and ASP S8300) only ship with the new KVM on RHEL 8.10 hypervisor.

To ensure a smooth transition, Avaya has developed a migration path from earlier versions of ASP 130 or ASP S8300 running on VMware. For more information, see PSN020640u – Avaya Solutions Platform R6.0.x Introduction.

• For existing Installed ASP 130 Release and ASP S8300 Release 5.1 VMware Systems: Broadcom continues to provide critical security patches for currently installed VMware ESXI 7.0 systems on Avaya’s ASP 5.1.x platform.

• Existing ASP 130 (Dell R640) have a migration path to ASP R6.0.x KVM on RHEL 8.10 while maintaining investments in the existing Dell R640 hardware platform.

• Existing ASP S8300 5.1.x have a migration path to ASP R6.0.x KVM on RHEL 8.10.

The ASP 130 R6.0.x server is an Avaya customized Dell R660xs server staged and loaded with KVM on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 and shipped to an Avaya customer for installation of applications in a virtual environment. The ASP S8300 R6.0.x is a blade server loaded with KVM on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 and shipped to an Avaya customer for installation of applications in a virtual environment. The R640s are nearing End of Sale and do not ship from Avaya’s integrator with KVM on RHEL 8.10. The R640 always requires a migration from ESXi to ASP R6.0.x software KVM on RHEL 8.10.

For detailed information about each specific release, see the latest Avaya Solutions Platform 130 Release Notes.

Summary

• Introduction of Dell R660xs to the ASP 130 product line.

• The ASP 130 R6.0.x R660xs ships with a physical TPM (Trusted Platform Module) that is enabled at the BIOS level. Customer configuration choices with regards to TPM functionality are targeted for a future release.

• Dell R660xs does not support CD/DVD ROM.

• KVM on RHEL 8.10 hypervisor.

• For detailed information about each specific release, see the latest Avaya Solutions Platform 130 Release Notes available on https://support.avaya.com.