When creating the Media Server VM, refer to the Avaya Aura® Media Server Overview and Specification document for details on how to calculate the virtual hardware characteristics for the target deployment.
For deployment into a Nutanix AHV environment, the following is supported:
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VM Characteristic
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Avaya Aura® Media Server Requirement
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Name
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No specific requirements.
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Description
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No specific requirements.
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Timezone
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Nutanix requires Linux VMs to use UTC.
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vCPU(s)
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At least 2. The actual number required depends on the sizing calculations for the deployment. See the Avaya Aura® Media Server Overview and Specification document for details.
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Number of cores per vCPU
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Leave this at the default of 1.
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Memory
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At least 4GB as seen by the VM. The actual amount required depends on the sizing calculations for the deployment. See the Avaya Aura® Media Server Overview and Specification document for details.
Note:
The amount of memory seen by the OS of the VM may differ from the amount configured at the hypervisor. The Linux “free” command can be used to check the amount of memory seen by the OS under the “total” column for the “Mem:” line.
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Boot Configuration
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Set to UEFI. For Avaya Aura® MS versions prior to 10.2.0 SP1 ensure that “Secure Boot” is not checked. For 10.2.0 SP1 and later, “Secure Boot” can be enabled by checking the box.
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Disk
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At least 20 GB, with 50GB recommended for most instances.
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NIC(s)
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At least one NIC. An additional NIC can be configured if network separation is required.
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VM Affinity
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Only pin to a single host to prevent automatic VM migration.
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