Application Deployment field descriptions

Last Updated : Oct 21, 2023 |

Select Location and Platform

Name

Description

Select Location

The location name.

Select Platform

The platform name that you must select.

Platform FQDN

The platform FQDN.

Data Store

The data store for the application.

The page populates the capacity details in the Capacity Details section.

Next

Displays the OVA/ISO Details section where you provide the details required for OVA or ISO deployment.

Capacity Details

The system displays the CPU and memory details of the Avaya Solutions Platform 130 or ESXi host. The fields are read-only.

Note:

If the host is in a cluster, the system does not display the capacity details of CPU and memory. Ensure that the host resource requirements are met before you deploy the virtual machine.

Name

Description

Name

The name

Full Capacity

The maximum capacity

Free Capacity

The available capacity

Reserved Capacity

The reserved capacity

Status

The configuration status

Provide admin and root Credentials

The system displays the Provide admin and root Credentials section for OS.

Name

Description

Platform IP

The platform IP.

Platform FQDN

The platform FQDN

Admin User of OS

The admin user name of OS.

Admin Password of OS

The admin password of OS.

Root User of OS

The root user of OS.

Deploy OVA using System Manager Solution Deployment Manager

Name

Description

ME Deployment

The option to perform the Midsize Enterprise deployment.

The option to perform the Midsize Enterprise deployment.

The option is available only while deploying Communication Manager simplex OVA.

Enable enhanced security

The option to enable JITC mode deployment.

Select Software Library

The software library where the .ova file is available.

Select OVAs

The .ova file that you want to deploy.

Note:

System Manager validates any file that you upload during deployment, and accepts only OVA file type. System Manager filters uploaded files based on file extension and mime types or bytes in the file.

Flexi Footprint

The footprint size supported for the selected application.

Important:

  • Ensure that the required memory is available for the footprint sizes that you selected. The upgrade operation might fail due to insufficient memory.

  • Ensure that the application contains the footprint size values that are supported.

Next

Displays the Configuration Parameters tab in the OVA Details screen where you provide the OVA details.

Deploy OVA using the Solution Deployment Manager client

Name

Description

ME Deployment

The option to perform the Midsize Enterprise deployment.

The option to perform the Midsize Enterprise deployment.

The option is available only while deploying Communication Manager simplex OVA.

The system displays the following options for deployment by providing OVA path.

Name

Description

Browse

The option to enter the full/absolute path of the .ova file to install it as a virtual machine on the system that hosts the Solution Deployment Manager client.

OVA File

The absolute path to the .ova file on the system that hosts the Solution Deployment Manager client.

The field is available only when you click Provide OVA Path.

Submit File

Selects the .ova file of System Manager that you want to deploy.

With the S/W Library option you can select a .ova file that is available in the local software library of windows machine where the Solution Deployment Manager client is installed.

The system displays the following options for deployment using local software library.

Name

Description

File Name

The file name of the .ova file that is to be installed on the system that hosts the Solution Deployment Manager client.

The field is available only when you click S/W Library.

With the URL option, you can type the URL of the OVA or ISO file. The system displays the following options.

Name

Description

URL

The URL of the OVA or ISO file.

The field is available only when you click URL.

Submit

Selects the OVA or ISO file to be deployed that is extracted from the URL.

The system displays the following common fields.

Name

Description

Flexi Footprint

The footprint size supported for the selected application.

The field is available for all three types of deployment.

Important:

Ensure that the required memory is available for the footprint sizes that you selected. The upgrade operation might fail due to insufficient memory.

Next

Displays the Configuration Parameters tab in the OVA Details section where you provide the OVA details.

Configuration Parameters

The system populates most of the fields depending on the OVA file.

Name

Description

Application Name

The name of the application.

Product

The name of the Avaya Aura® application that is being deployed.

The field is read-only.

Version

Release number of the Avaya Aura® application that is being deployed.

The field is read-only.

Communication Manager Configuration Parameters

Name

Description

CM IPv4 Address

The IPv4 address of the Communication Manager virtual machine.

CM IPv4 Netmask

The IPv4 network mask of the Communication Manager virtual machine.

CM IPv4 Gateway

The IPv4 default gateway of the Communication Manager virtual machine.

CM IPv6 Address

The IPv6 address of the Communication Manager virtual machine.

The field is optional.

CM IPv6 Network Prefix

The IPv6 network prefix of the Communication Manager virtual machine.

The field is optional.

CM IPv6 Gateway

The IPv6 gateway of the Communication Manager virtual machine.

The field is optional.

Out of Band Management IPv4 Address

The IPv4 address of the Communication Manager virtual machine for out of band management.

The field is optional network interface to isolate management traffic on a separate interface from the inband signaling network.

Out of Band Management IPv4 Netmask

The IPv4 subnet mask of the Communication Manager virtual machine for out of band management.

Out of Band Management IPv6 Address

The IPv6 address of the Communication Manager virtual machine for out of band management.

The field is optional network interface to isolate management traffic on a separate interface from the inband signaling network.

Out of Band Management IPv6 Network Prefix

The IPv4 subnet mask of the Communication Manager virtual machine for out of band management.

CM Hostname

The hostname of the Communication Manager virtual machine.

NTP Server(s)

The IP address or FQDN of the NTP server.

Separate the IP addresses with commas (,).

You can type up to three NTP servers.

The application supports only the NTP server. It does not support the NTP pool.

DNS Server(s)

The DNS IP address of the Communication Manager virtual machine.

Search Domain List

The search list of domain names. For example, mydomain.com. Separate the search list names with commas (,).

WebLM Server IPv4 Address

The IPv4 address of the reachable WebLM server. The field is mandatory.

EASG User Access

Enables or disables Avaya Logins for Avaya Services to perform the required maintenance tasks.

The options are:

  • 1: To enable EASG.

  • 2: To disable EASG.

Avaya recommends that you enable EASG.

You can also enable EASG after deploying or upgrading the application using the command: EASGManage --enableEASG.

CM Privileged Administrator User Login

The login name for the privileged administrator. You can change the value at any point of time. The field is mandatory.

CM Privileged Administrator User Password

The password for the privileged administrator. You can change the value at any point of time. The field is mandatory.

Confirm Password

The password required to be confirmed. The field is mandatory.

Customer Root Account

Note:

The Customer Root Account field is applicable only in case of deploying application OVA on Appliance Virtualization Platform Release 8.x or earlier, Avaya Solutions Platform 130, and VMware by using Solution Deployment Manager. The system does not display the Customer Root Account field, when you deploy an application:

  • OVA on VMware by using vSphere Client (HTML5).

  • ISO on Red Hat Enterprise Linux by using Solution Deployment Manager.

Name

Description

Enable Customer Root Account for this Application

Enables or disables the customer root account for the application.

Displays the ROOT ACCESS ACCEPTANCE STATEMENT screen. To accept the root access, click Accept.

When you accept the root access statement, the system displays the Customer Root Password and Re-enter Customer Root Password fields.

Customer Root Password

The root password for the application

Re-enter Customer Root Password

The root password for the application

Network Parameters

Name

Description

Public

The port number that is mapped to public port group.

You must configure Public network configuration parameters only when you configure Out of Band Management. Otherwise, Public network configuration is optional.

Duplication Link

The connection for server duplication.

The field is available only when you deploy duplex Communication Manager.

Private

The field is available only when you deploy Application Enablement Services.

Create Port Group

The field to create new port group for interface.

Out of Band Management

The port number that is mapped to the out of band management port group.

Button

Description

Deploy

Displays the EULA acceptance screen where you must click Accept to start the deployment process.