Resizing an Avaya Virtual Appliance for use as a Video Compositor

Last Updated : Nov 27, 2019 |
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Use this task to increase the capacity of a deployed Avaya Aura® MS VM for use as a Video Compositor Media Processor (VCMP).
Before you begin
  • Ensure that the host has at least 28 available physical CPUs.
  • Ensure that the host has at least 28672 MB of available memory.
  1. Log in to the VMware® host by using the vSphere Client Windows application, the vSphere Web Client for vCenter, or the VMware Host Client and locate the VM that you want to update.
  2. To shut down the VM, right-click on your VM and select PowerShut Down Guest OS.
  3. To update the VM configuration, right-click on the VM and select Edit Settings…
  4. To configure the CPU properties, open the CPU details section and perform the following steps:
    1. Set CPU to 28.
    2. Set Cores per Socket to 14.
    3. Set Reservation to 61320 MHz.
  5. To configure the memory properties, open the Memory details section and perform the follow steps:
    1. Set Memory to 28.
    2. Set Reservation to 61320 MHz.
  6. To apply the changes, click OK.
  7. To start the appliance, right-click on the VM and select PowerPower on.