This procedure is required for both preloaded or prelicensed Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 and fresh install on Avaya Solutions Platform S8300.
Use this procedure to add an Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 Release 5.1.x host. You can associate an Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 Release 5.1.x and later host with an existing location.
Before you begin
If Appliance Virtualization Platform that was migrated to Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 Release 5.1.x is available in Solution Deployment Manager on the Platforms tab, remove that Appliance Virtualization Platform and add the Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 Release 5.1.x host.
Regenerate the self-signed certificate using the FQDN.
See "Regenerating Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 self-signed certificate with FQDN using the command line interface”.
If you are connected to the Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 host through the services port using the SDM client, perform the following:
Edit the C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts file in your laptop to add the IP Address and FQDN of the host.
Add the host in the format 192.11.13.6 <changed FQDNname>
For example: 192.11.13.6 esxihost6.hostdomain.com
Add Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 host to an existing location or associate it with a new location.
Install a valid license file on the Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 host.
Procedure
To add an Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 host using System Manager SDM or SDM client, choose one of the following:
For System Manager SDM, on the System Manager web console, click Services > Solution Deployment Manager > Application Management.
For SDM client, on the SDM Client web console, click Application Management.
In Application Management Tree, select an existing location or add a new location.
On the Platforms tab, in the Platforms for Selected Location <location name> section, click Add.
In the New Platform section, do the following:
Provide details of Platform name, Platform FQDN, username, and password.
For Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 deployment, you can also provide the root username.
In Platform Type, select ASP 130/S8300.
Click Save.
The Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 certificate is updated based on the platform FQDN.
After adding an Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 host using System Manager SDM or SDM client, perform the following:
Deploy the required virtual machines.
In the Certificate dialog box, click Accept Certificate.
System Manager generates the certificate and adds the Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 host.
In the Application Management Tree, System Manager displays the new host in the specified location and discovers applications.
To view the discovered application details, such as name and version, establish trust between the application and System Manager doing the following:
On the Applications tab, in the Applications for Selected Location <location name> section, select the required application.
Click More Actions > Re-establish connection.
Click More Actions > Refresh App.
On the Platforms tab, select the required platform and click Refresh.
Next Steps
After adding a new host under Application Management Tree, the Refresh Platform operation might fail to add the virtual machine entry under Manage Element > Inventory. This is due to the absence of Application Name and Application Version for the virtual machines discovered as part of the host addition. After adding the host, do the following:
In Application Management Tree, establish trust for all the virtual machines deployed on the host.
Ensure that System Manager populates the Application Name and Application Version for each virtual machine.
