The following table outlines the key changes in this document for Release 21.x:
Issue
Date
Summary of changes
5
April 2026
Updated the following:
Powering up the virtual machine.
Configuring WebLM, EASG, and the encryption passphrases.
Verifying system startup and remote access.
Added the following:
Configuring the encryption passphrases.
4
May 2025
Updated the "Initializing the CMS database" topic to remove incorrect information.
Corrected content related to KVM and VMware across the document.
3
November 2024
Added Red Hat KVM information and rewrote Avaya Solutions Platform information throughout the document.
Cleaned up outdated information.
Revised and restructured information throughout the document. For example, the relevant content in the Architecture overview chapter has been merged with the Planning chapter.
2
August 2024
Removed outdated information about configuring the encryption passphrase.
Removed outdated information in "Running the CMS security script".
Revised a command output example in "Calculating data space requirements for CMSADM backups".
Revised old information in Setting up CMS interactively.
1
June 2024
Updated VMware versions.
Revised outdated IBM references.
Revised encryption information and removed outdated procedures.
