Planning checklist for VMware®

Last Updated : Dec 28, 2024 |
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Ensure that the customer completes the following before deploying the Communication Manager Open Virtualization Application (OVA) on Customer-provided VMware or Avaya-supplied Avaya Solutions Platform 130.
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1
Identify the hypervisor and verify that the capacity meets the OVA requirements.
See Server hardware and resources.
2
Plan the staging and verification activities and assign the resources.
3
Purchase the required licenses.
Register for PLDS and perform the following:
  • Obtain the license file.
  • Activate license entitlements in PLDS.
Go to the Avaya Product Licensing and Delivery System at https://plds.avaya.com/.
4
Download the required Communication Manager OVA.
See Downloading software from PLDS.
5
Download the latest Communication Manager patch. For example: 00.0.441.0-XXXXX.tar.
See Patch Installation or Patch Updates
For information about VMware features supported by Avaya Aura®, see VMware features supported by Avaya Aura