Adding an additional hard disk

Last Updated : Dec 03, 2024 |

About this task

To run Media Manager, you must add an additional hard disk to the IP Office server running Voicemail Pro. Avaya recommend that you add the additional disk before the IP Office server initial configuration.

  • The minimum supported size is 30 GB. The recommended size is 300 GB or larger.

  • Media Manager requires 120 KB per minute for recordings.

  • Media Manager also reserves 1 GB of space for the call details database and other operations.

  • If you need to add the additional disk after initial configuration, refer to the Administering Avaya IP Office™ Platform Media Manager manual for details of initializing the new disk.

Procedure

  1. In the list of virtual machines, select the required virtual machine.
  2. Right-click and select Connect.
  3. If the virtual machine is already running, stop it by clicking the stop. This stops the services provided by the virtual machine.
  4. In the virtual machine connection window, select File > Settings.
  5. Select SCSI Controller.
  6. Select Hard Drive and click Add.
  7. Select Virtual hard disk and click New.
  8. Click Next.
  9. In the Choose Disk Format menu, select VHDX. Click Next.
  10. In the Choose Disk Type menu, select how you want the disk file to behave. Click Next.

    • To achieve the stated capacity and performance, you must provision all IP Office virtual disks as Thick Provision Eager Zeroed or the equivalent for the particular hosting platform.

  11. In the Specify Name and Location menu, enter the name and location for the new virtual hard disk file. Click Next.
  12. Set the size for the new disk. Click Next.
  13. In the Summary menu check the settings. If okay, click Finish.
  14. Click Apply and then click OK.

Next Steps

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