Migrating from a hardware platform to a VMware platform

Last Updated : May 15, 2023 |
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  1. Log in to the EMS web interface with administrator credentials.
  2. In the Device menu, click EMS for creating a snapshot for the EMS device or SBC for a device-specific snapshot configuration.
  3. Navigate to Backup/Restore.
  4. Click the Snapshots tab.
  5. Select the designated shapshot server.
  6. Click Create Snapshot.
    STEP RESULT:
    The EMS device displays the Create Snapshot window.
  7. Enter a name for the snapshot.
  8. Click Create.
  9. Select the snapshot file that you created, and click Download.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Save the snapshot file for Avaya SBC deployed on the physical server. You can then use this snapshot to restore the same configurations to VMware.
  10. Turn off the power to the server on which EMS is deployed.
  11. Deploy the EMS or the SBC OVA file on VMware with the same build number and management IP as on the physical server.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    After the EMS or SBC deployed on VMware is up, you can restore the snapshot you saved from the physical server.