Deploying Avaya Breeze® platform OVA with VMware vSphere Web Client

Last Updated : Oct 30, 2024 |
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Before you begin
The steps in this procedure use vSphere Web Client connected to vCenter. It runs in a web browser.
  • Save the Avaya Breeze® platform OVA file onto the workstation running the vSphere web client.
  1. If using vCenter 7.0 U2 or later, do the following.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    1. Download the OVF/OVA signing certificate chain from https://web.entrust.com/root-certificates/entrust_g2_ca.cer?_ga=2.204957712.1460439918.1633458407-705405935.1632328263. For more information, see the VMware article at https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/84240.
    2. Log in to vCenter as administrator.
    3. Click AdministrationCertificatesCertificate Management.
    4. Click Add next to Trusted Root Certificates.
    5. Browse and select the certificates file downloaded in the first sub-step.
    6. Select the Start Root certificate push to vCenter Hosts check box.
  2. Log in to the vCenter using the VMware vSphere Web Client.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    The format is https://<IP Address:9443>/vsphere-client
  3. In the navigation pane, click vCenter.
  4. Click Inventory Trees Hosts and Clusters.
  5. Expand Hosts and Clusters to locate and select the target deployment host.
  6. Right-click the on the host and select Deploy OVF Template.
  7. On the Select Source page, enter the URL or path for installing the OVA, and click Next.
  8. On the Review Details page, confirm the properties of the OVA file you selected and click Next.
  9. If using vCenter 7.0 U2 or later:
    • If you performed step 1: Ignore the invalid certificate warning in the Publisher field.
    • If you performed step 1: Click Ignore next to the warning The certificate is not trusted.
  10. To accept the End User License Agreement, click Accept.
  11. Click Next.
  12. Enter a name for the Avaya Breeze® platform VM and select the required datacenter folder for the VM.
  13. Click Next.
  14. On the Select a resource page, select the location to run the deployed template and click Next.
  15. Select the configuration profile that best fits the deployment and click Next.
  16. Select the virtual disk format you want and click Next.
  17. Select the destination network for each Avaya Breeze® platform interface and click Next.
  18. On the Setup networks page, configure the network settings for your VM and click Next.
  19. On the Customize template page, enter the configuration details for your VM and click Next.
  20. On the Ready to Complete page, verify the options for the VM:
    • If the values are incorrect, click Back to make the changes.
    • If the values are correct, click Finish.
    STEP RESULT:
    Wait for the deployment to complete. The time taken depends on the speed of your network connection.
    After the deployment is complete, the system updates the Inventory list and displays the new virtual machine.
  21. Select the new VM and click the Summary tab.
  22. Click Actions Power On.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Important:
    • If installing multiple servers, allow at least 5 minutes between starting each of the new virtual machines.
  23. Click Summary Launch Console to open a new console.
    STEP RESULT:
    The system displays the progress of the VM system initialization.
  24. After the VM initialization is complete, log in by using the customer account that you set up earlier.
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