The following table lists key components that Avaya Aura® Device Services requires. Avaya Aura® Device Services can also integrate with other products and solutions, such as Avaya Workplace Client, Avaya Spaces, and Avaya Workspaces for Avaya Oceana®. For more information about interoperability and supported product versions, see https://secureservices.avaya.com/compatibility-matrix/menus/product.xhtml?name=Avaya+Aura+Device+Services.
Components |
Description |
Avaya Aura® core |
Avaya Aura® Device Services requires the following Avaya Aura® key components:
System Manager: For centralized management. System Manager also enables other capabilities, including licensing with Avaya WebLM.
Note:
Avaya Aura® Device Services does not support the System Manager Geographic Redundancy mode.
Session Manager: For registration and telephony functions, such as call escalation. Communication Manager: For organizing and routing voice, data, image, and video transmissions. Presence Services: For Presence and IM functionality.
Note:
Starting from Release 10.1.1, you can deploy Avaya Aura® Device Services in an environment without Avaya Aura®. When deployed in an environment without Avaya Aura®, Avaya Aura® Device Services does not require Avaya Aura® solution components.
|
Avaya Session Border Controller (Avaya SBC) |
Avaya SBC provides a common element to enable secure access to the Avaya infrastructure from untrusted networks, such as the internet. In addition to SIP firewall services, this component provides the Reverse Proxy services required for HTTP signaling, media traversal, and access to other data services. |
Enterprise Directory |
The corporate LDAP server. For example, Microsoft Active Directory. |
Virtualized components |
Description |
ESXi Host |
A virtual machine running the ESXi Hypervisor software. |
ESXi Hypervisor |
A platform that runs multiple operating systems on a host computer simultaneously. |
vSphere Client |
An application that installs and manages virtual machines. vSphere Client connects to a vCenter server or directly to an ESXi host if a vCenter Server is not used. The application is installed on a personal computer or accessible through a web interface. |
vCenter Server |
An administrative interface from VMware for the entire virtual infrastructure or data center, including VMs, ESXi hosts, deployment profiles, distributed virtual networking, and hardware monitoring. |
Avaya Solutions Platform |
A platform that is a customized OEM version of VMware ESXi. With Avaya Solutions Platform, customers can run any combination of supported applications on Avaya-supplied servers. Avaya Solutions Platform provides greater flexibility in scaling customer solutions to individual requirements. |
Solution Deployment Manager |
The centralized software management solution of Avaya that provides deployment, upgrade, migration, and update capabilities for the Avaya Aura® virtual applications. |
Open Virtualization Appliance |
The virtualized operating system and application packaged in a single file that is used to deploy a virtual machine. |
You can deploy Avaya Aura® Device Services if you have any of the following:
