New in Communication Manager Release 10.3

Last Updated : Jul 04, 2026 |
Prolog information
With Release 10.3, Avaya Aura® Communication Manager supports the following new features and enhancements:

Support for VMware ESXi 9.0

With Release 10.3, Communication Manager supports VMware® vSphere ESXi 9.0 and VMware® vCenter Server 9.0 in a VMware virtualized environment.

Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6

With Release 10.3, Communication Manager supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 with Open ssl-3.x.

Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) on RHEL 9.6 hypervisor support

With Release 10.3, Communication Manager can be deployed on Avaya-supplied KVM on RHEL 9.6 hypervisor (Avaya Solutions Platform 130 Appliance R7.0 and Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 R7.0).

Enhancement to RSA Key Length 4096 bits

With Release 10.3, Communication Manager supports RSA key length of 4096 bits certificates.

FIPS and JITC 140.3

With Release 10.3, Communication Manager supports FIPS and JITC 140.3.

Support for Trellix AV (formerly known as McAfee) in Virtualized Deployments

Avaya Aura® Release 10.3 supports the deployment of Trellix AV software in a virtualized (OVA-based) environment. This new feature effectively detects, prevents, and eliminates malware threats, resulting in enhancing the security of your Avaya Aura® environment. The IT industry widely recognizes Trellix AV as a trusted cybersecurity solution. With the integration capabilities in Avaya Aura® Release 10.3, you can seamlessly integrate Avaya Aura® applications as managed devices as part of your existing Trellix deployment. For more information on support of Trellix for AV on Avaya Aura®, see Application Note for Support of Trellix AV on Avaya Aura® on the Avaya Support website at https://support.avaya.com.