Use the procedure to deploy an OVA file for an Avaya Aura® application on the virtual machine.
To deploy an Avaya Aura® application, you can use Solution Deployment Manager from System Manager or the Solution Deployment Manager client if System Manager is unavailable.
Before you begin
Add a location.
Add a required host to the location.
Note:
Before starting the new virtual machine deployment, you must perform the Refresh Host operation on the selected host.
Ensure that the certificate is valid on the host or vCenter managed hosts.
Download the required OVA file to System Manager.
Procedure
On the System Manager web console, click Services > Solution Deployment Manager > Application Management.
In Application Management Tree, select a platform.
On the Applications tab, in the Applications for Selected Location <location name> section, click New.
Solution Deployment Manager displays the Applications Deployment window.
In the Select Location and Platform section, do the following:
In Select Location, select a location.
In Select Platform, select a platform.
Solution Deployment Manager displays the host name in the Platform FQDN field.
In Data Store, select a data store, if not displayed upon host selection.
The Capacity Details section displays the capacity details.
Click Next.
To get the OVA file, select the OVA tab, and click one of the following:
URL, in OVA File, type the absolute path to the application OVA file, and click Submit.
S/W Library, in File Name, select the application OVA file.
Browse, select the required application OVA file from a location on the computer, and click Submit File.
If the OVA file does not contain a valid Avaya certificate, then the system does not parse the OVA and displays the following message: Invalid file content. Avaya Certificate not found or invalid
In Flexi Footprint, select the footprint size that the application supports.
Optional To install the patch file for the Avaya Aura® application, click Service or Feature Pack, and enter the appropriate parameters.
URL, and type the absolute path of the same local windows computer or the http URL accessible from the same local windows computer of the latest service or feature pack.
S/W Library, and select the latest service or feature pack from the drop-down list.
Browse, and select the latest service or feature pack from your local computer, and click Submit File.
You can install the patch file for the Avaya Aura® application now or after completing the Avaya Aura® application OVA deployment.
Click Next.
In Configuration Parameters and Network Parameters sections, Solution Deployment Manager displays the fields that are specific to the application that you deploy.
In the Network Parameters section, ensure that the following fields are preconfigured:
Public
Services: Only for AVP Utilities.
Duplicate Link: Only for duplex Communication Manager.
Private: Only for Application Enablement Services.
Out of Band Management.
For more information, see Application Deployment field descriptions.
In the Configuration Parameters section, complete the fields.
For each application that you deploy, fill the appropriate fields. For more information, see Application Deployment field descriptions.
Click Deploy.
Click Accept the license terms.
In the Platforms for Selected Location <location name> section, Solution Deployment Manager displays the deployment status in the Current Action Status column.
Solution Deployment Manager displays the virtual machine on the Applications for Selected Location <location name> page.
