Deployment methods

Last Updated : Jun 10, 2026 |

You can use the following options to deploy Avaya Aura® Device Services:

  • As a software-only application that you can install on your own RHEL 8.4 or RHEL 8.10 physical servers or virtual machines.

    For software-only deployments, Avaya Aura® Device Services supports the following virtual environments:

    • VMware

    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

    • Microsoft Hyper-V

    • Microsoft Azure

    • Google Cloud Platform

  • As an Avaya-provided, application-specific RHEL 8.4 or RHEL 8.10 OVA that you can install in the VMware virtual environment. This option also includes installing Avaya Aura® Device Services on Avaya Solutions Platform 130 Release 5.

All deployment options support deploying Avaya Aura® Device Services in environments with Avaya Aura® environment or without Avaya Aura®. The initial virtual machine setup procedures are the same for environments with and without Avaya Aura®.

Important:

  • Avaya Aura® Device Services is an entitlement, so it does not require any licenses.

  • For installing Avaya Aura® Device Services as an Avaya-provided OVA, see Chapter Initial setup for OVA deployments.

  • For installing Avaya Aura® Device Services as a software-only application in VMware virtualization environment, see Chapter Initial setup for software-only VMware deployments.

  • For installing Avaya Aura® Device Services as a software-only application in AWS environment, see Chapter Initial setup for software-only deployments on Amazon Web Services.

  • For installing Avaya Aura® Device Services as a software-only application in Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization environment, see Chapter Initial setup for software-only Hyper-V deployments.

  • For installing Avaya Aura® Device Services as a software-only application in Microsoft Azure virtualization environment, see Chapter Initial setup for software-only Microsoft Azure deployments.

  • For installing Avaya Aura® Device Services as a software-only application in Google Cloud Platform virtualization environment, see Chapter Initial setup for software-only Google Cloud Platform deployments.