Upgrading Avaya Aura® Session Manager

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Last Updated : Mar 21, 2026 |

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Issue	Date	Summary of changes
10	March 2026	Added the section: Changes to platform support
9	February 2026	Updated the following sections: Supported servers Supported servers for Avaya Aura applications Software requirements Supported ASP R6.0.x (KVM on RHEL 8.10) version Cloning a Virtual Machine on ASP R6.0.x (KVM on RHEL 8.10) Calculating space for the clone Validating a Virtual Machine Backup (clone)
8	October 2025	Updated the following sections: Upgrade sequence for Avaya components Optional Upgrade Sequence for Avaya components
7	August 2025	Updated the following sections: Upgrade sequence for Avaya components Optional Upgrade Sequence for Avaya components
6	April 2025	Updated the section for R10.2.1.1: Supported ESXi version
5	January 2025	Updated the following sections: Obtaining existing VMware details Obtaining Session Manager configuration details Obtaining Branch Session Manager configuration details
4	December 2024	Added the following sections for R10.2.1: Optional Upgrade Sequence Verify the software version of the Survivable Remote Servers Optional Upgrade Sequence for Avaya components Upgrading RHEL 8.4 to RHEL 8.10 on OVA-based virtual machines Supported footprints of Session Manager on ASP R6.0.x (KVM on RHEL 8.10) Supported footprints of Branch Session Manager on ASP R6.0.x (KVM on RHEL 8.10) Migrating Session Manager or Branch Session Manager from VMware to ASP R6.0.x (KVM on RHEL 8.10) Obtaining existing VMware details Performing prerequisite tasks to migrate Session Manager from VMware to ASP R6.0.x (KVM on RHEL 8.10) Performing prerequisite tasks to migrate Branch Session Manager from VMware to ASP R6.0.x (KVM on RHEL 8.10) Obtaining Session Manager configuration details Obtaining Branch Session Manager configuration details Restoring backup of Session Manager or Branch Session Manager from VMware to ASP R6.0.x (KVM on RHEL 8.10) Virtual Machine Backups (clone) as an alternative to snapshots Cloning a Virtual Machine on ASP R6.0.x (KVM on RHEL 8.10) Validating a Virtual Machine Backup (clone) Rolling back using the Virtual Machine Backup (clone) Updated the following sections for R10.2.1: Prerequisites Adding a software-only platform Avaya Aura Security Service Packs overview Supported servers for Avaya Aura applications Supported servers
3	March 2024	Added the section: Avaya Aura Security Service Packs overview
2	February 2024	Updated the section: Upgrade sequence for Avaya components
1	December 2023	10.2 Document Release.

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