Adding an Appliance Virtualization Platform, ESXi, or Avaya Solutions Platform 130 host

Last Updated : Dec 06, 2024 |

About this task

Use this procedure to add an Appliance Virtualization Platform Release 8.x or earlier, ESXi, or Avaya Solutions Platform 130 Release 5.1 host. You can associate an ESXi host with an existing location.

If you add a standalone ESXi host to the System Manager Solution Deployment Manager or the Solution Deployment Manager client, add the standalone ESXi host using its FQDN.

Note:

You can add a VMware ESXi host in Solution Deployment Manager if the Standard or Enterprise VMware license is applied on the VMware ESXi host.

If the VMware vSphere Hypervisor Free License is applied on the VMware ESXi host or the VMware ESXi host is in the evaluation period, you cannot add that VMware ESXi host in Solution Deployment Manager.

Solution Deployment Manager supports the Avaya Aura® Appliance Virtualization Platform and VMware ESXi hosts. If you try to add another host, System Manager displays the following error message:

Retrieving host certificate info is failed: Unable to communicate with host. Connection timed out: connect. Solution Deployment Manager only supports host management of VMware-based hosts and Avaya Appliance Virtualization Platform (AVP).

Solution Deployment Manager 10.2.1 does not support ASP 130/S8300 R6.0.x (KVM on RHEL 8.10). You can add Avaya Solutions Platform 130 Release 5.0 (Avaya Supplied ESXi) similar to VMware ESXi host.

Note:

  • To add an Appliance Virtualization Platform host, ensure that you accept the AVP EULA before you add the host to the SDM inventory.

  • To add an ESXi host in Solution Deployment Manager, set the vmk0 interface as the IP Address of the ESXi host. Otherwise, Solution Deployment Manager does not support adding the ESXi host in Solution Deployment Manager.

  • To add an Avaya Solutions Platform host, ensure that you use the FQDN. Do not use the IP address to add an Avaya Solutions Platform host.

Before you begin

Add a location.

Procedure

  1. On the System Manager web console, click Services > Solution Deployment Manager > Application Management.
  2. In Application Management Tree, select a location.
  3. On the Platforms tab, in the Platforms for Selected Location <location name> section, click Add.
  4. In the New Platform section, do the following:
    1. Provide details such as the platform name, platform FQDN or IP address, username, and password.

      For Appliance Virtualization Platform and VMware ESXi deployment, you can also provide the root username.

    2. In Platform Type, select AVP/ESXi.
    3. Set the Platform IP address of Appliance Virtualization Platform to 192.168.13.6, if you are connected through the services port.
  5. Click Save.
  6. In the Certificate dialog box, click Accept Certificate.

    System Manager generates the certificate and adds the Appliance Virtualization Platform host. For the ESXi host, you can accept the certificate. If the certificate is invalid, Solution Deployment Manager displays the error. To generate the certificate, see the VMware documentation.

    In the Application Management Tree section, System Manager displays the new host in the specified location and discovers applications.

  7. To view the discovered application details, such as name and version, do the following to establish trust between the application and System Manager:
    1. On the Applications tab, in the Applications for Selected Location <location name> section, select the required application.
    2. Click More Actions > Re-establish connection.

      For more information, see Re-establishing trust for Solution Deployment Manager elements.

    3. Click More Actions > Refresh App.
    Important:

    To change the IP address or FQDN of the Appliance Virtualization Platform host from the local inventory, you require AVP Utilities. To get the AVP Utilities application name during the IP address or FQDN change, refresh AVP Utilities to ensure it is available.

  8. On the Platforms tab, select the required platform and click Refresh Host.

Next Steps

After adding a new host under Application Management Tree, the Refresh Platform operation might fail to add the virtual machine entry under Manage Element > Inventory. This is due to the absence of the Application Name and Application Version for the virtual machines discovered as part of the host addition. After adding the host, do the following:

  1. In Application Management Tree, establish trust for all the virtual machines deployed on the host.

  2. Ensure that System Manager populates the Application Name and Application Version for each virtual machine.