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VM Deployment field descriptions

Select Location and Host

Name Description
Select Location The location name. The field is display-only.
Select Host The hostname of the Appliance Virtualization Platform that you must select. For example, smgrdev.
Host FQDN FQDN of the Appliance Virtualization Platform host. The field is display-only.
VM Name The name of the virtual machine.
ME Deployment The option to perform the Midsize Enterprise deployment.

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

Deploy OVA

Name Description
Provide OVA path The option to specify the location from where you can get the OVA file.
Select OVA File The absolute path to the .ova file of the virtual machine that you must provide. For example, C:\Program Files\SDM\smgr_7.ova

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

Submit Selects the .ova file of the virtual machine that you want to deploy.

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

OVA from SW Library The option to specify the software library where the OVA file is saved.
Software Library The default path provided during the installation of the Solution Deployment Manager client. The default path is C:\Program Files\Avaya\SDMClient\Default_Artifacts.

The field is available only when you click OVA from SW Library

File Name The .ova file that you want to deploy.

The field is available only when you click OVA from SW Library.

Select Flexi Footprint The footprint size supported for the selected host. The options are:
  • System Manager Profile 2 Max User 250K: To support 250000 users. This configuration requires 6 vCPUs and 12 GB memory.

  • System Manager Profile 1 Max User 35K: To support 35000 users. This configuration requires 4 vCPUs and 9 GB memory.

importantImportant

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

Configuration Parameters

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

Name Description
Management IP Address (Out of Band Management IP Address) The IP address of the System Manager virtual machine for out of band management.

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

Management Netmask The Out of Band Management subnetwork mask to assign to the System Manager virtual machine.
Management Gateway The gateway IP address to assign to the System Manager virtual machine. For example, 172.16.1.1.
IP Address of DNS Server The DNS IP addresses to assign to the primary, secondary, and other System Manager virtual machines. Separate the IP addresses with commas (,). For example, 172.16.1.2, 172.16.1.4.
Management Hostname The hostname to assign to the System Manager virtual machine. For example, bouldervm2.
Default Search List The search list of domain names. The field is optional.
NTP Server IP or FQDN The IP address or FQDN of the NTP server. The field is optional. Separate the IP addresses with commas (,).
Time Zone The timezone where the System Manager virtual machine is located. A list is available where you select the name of the continent and the name of the country.

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.

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

Virtual FQDN

Name Description
Virtual Hostname The virtual hostname of the System Manager virtual machine. For example, grsmgr.
Virtual Domain The virtual domain name of the System Manager virtual machine. For example, dev.com.

SNMPv3 Parameters

Name Description
SNMPv3 User Name Prefix The prefix for SNMPv3 user.
SNMPv3 User Authentication Protocol Password The password for SNMPv3 user authentication.
Confirm Password The password that you retype to confirm the SNMPv3 user authentication protocol.
SNMPv3 User Privacy Protocol Password The password for SNMPv3 user privacy.
Confirm Password The password that you must provide to confirm the SNMPv3 user privacy protocol.

Public Network Settings

Name Description
Public IP Address The IP address to enable public access to different interfaces.
Public Netmask The subnetwork mask to assign to System Manager virtual machine.
Public Gateway The gateway IP address to assign to the System Manager virtual machine. For example, 172.16.1.1.
Public Hostname The hostname to assign to the System Manager virtual machine. For example, bouldervm2.
Button Description
Deploy Displays the EULA acceptance screen where you must click Accept to start the deployment process.