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Avaya Aura® System Manager Release 7.0.1 supports the following new features and enhancements:
Supports Dell™ PowerEdge™ R630 and HP ProLiant DL360 G9 common servers in Avaya appliance offer.
Supports deployment of Avaya Aura® applications on ESXi 6.0 in the customer Virtualized Environment offer
Enhancements to Solution Deployment Manager dashboard
Enhancements to VM Management:
Enable and disable SSH on Appliance Virtualization Platform
Wizard-based VM deployment page
Real time data update of license status of hosts, certificate validity, and the state of virtual machines
Configure a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server for a host.
Reset and shutdown the Appliance Virtualization Platform host
View the job history of operations that are performed on VM Management
Use of non-local vCenter administration log in with Solution Deployment Manager.
System Manager Solution Deployment Manager and Solution Deployment Manager client user can log in to vCenter to authenticate to an external Active Directory Authentication server. The new authentication option enables customer who do not allow vCenter local logon credentials to vCenter to use the services and functionality that Solution Deployment Manager provide. The feature also enables the Avaya management tools to be compliant with customer security requirements.
Upgrade Management enhancements:
Save and edit upgrade configuration
Upgrade Avaya Aura® applications directly to Release 7.0.1 by using Solution Deployment Manager.
Clean up the current pending or pause state of applications during upgrade.
Patch installation workflow enhancements:
Enhancements to the workflow when uploading hot fixes, patches, service pack, and feature packs for Aura 7 application into the defined software library. When a customer does not use or permit direct connection to Avaya PLDS, you require additional manual steps to upload the software in the software library. The new workflow eases the file upload and eliminates the use of CLI to move files.
With the new custom patch deployment process, advanced administrative users can install software, such as software patch, service pack, or a feature pack, to an Avaya Aura® application. The new custom patch deployment option does not use the System Manager automation and analysis functions, so that advanced administrators can fully control the deployment of hot fixes, patches, service pack, and feature packs.
You can install custom patches for the following Avaya Aura® applications:
Communication Manager
Session Manager
Branch Session Manager
Utility Services
Communication Manager Messaging
WebLM
Flexibility to select application and data port numbers during the Solution Deployment Manager client installation.
System Manager upgrade management:
Upgrade System Manager directly to Release 7.0.1 by using the System Manager upgrade manager on the Solution Deployment Manager client.
Geographic Redundancy enhancements:
The same server construct requirement at the primary and secondary System Manager system is removed. You can use System Manager in a Geographic Redundancy configuration in a shared or standalone mode. For example, Common Server Release 2.0 Large at the primary site with a mix of Avaya Aura® applications and Common Server Release 2.0 Medium at the secondary site with a different mix of Avaya Aura® applications.
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The Resource Profile and the System Manager software release must be the same at both locations. |
With this flexibility, you can maximize the deployment of Avaya Aura® 7.x applications on Avaya-provided appliances, eliminate the requirement to have System Manager running standalone when deployed in a Geographic Redundancy setup, and use several combinations of server constructs.
End User Self Provisioning enhancements:
Change password for SIP Communication profile, CM Station profile, and Messaging profile
Support local or external LDAP for authentication
Support the following LDAP applications for authentication:
Active Directory 2003, 2008, and 2012
OpenLDAP 2.4.21
IBM Domino 7.0
Novell eDirectory 8.8
SunOne Directory and Java System Directory 6.3
Support for the following web browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer Release 11.x
Mozilla Firefox Release 40, 41, and 42
SIP users and devices enhancements:
Scale increased to support 500 instances of Branch Session Manager
Support for the following:
CallrId and K2500 Analog Phone types from the System Manager Endpoint management and User Management interfaces
CallrId and K2500 default phone templates that can be used during Communication Manager endpoint administration. The feature is used to support customers with Avaya Integrated Management applications.
Customers in hospitality, universities, and medical applications who still use CallrId and K2500 Phone types can now use System Manager to support these set types.
Add and remove Agent Skill from the SIP phone
Hunt group busy position button for 96x1 SIP phones in a non-Contact Center Environment
System Manager and Communication Manager administrator connection optimization: Enhancement to establish and maintain connections between System Manager and Communication Manager during the Communication Manager administration by pooling Communication Manager connections. You can configure connection pools and view the connection usage.
With System Manager and Communication Manager connection pooling, an administrator can establish dedicated or pinned connections between System Manager and Communication Manager with the associated management for creating, deleting, and viewing the status of connection pools.
You can define:
40 pinned connections across all Communication Manager systems for System Manager Release 7.0.1 Profile 1 and Profile 2
60 pinned connections across all Communication Manager systems for the high capacity System Manager Release 7.0.1 Profile 3
With connection pooling you can ensure that an administrative session from System Manager to a specific Communication Manager is always available. Communication Manager has a limit of 22 ports. With connection pooling, you can maximize the Communication Manager port usage when using System Manager.
Support for Avaya Aura® Device Services as an adopter. With Avaya Aura® Device Services, clients and endpoints can store centrally and retrieve data such as configuration and deployment data. You can manage the data from any device.
Avaya Aura® Device Services supports the following services for devices:
Contact Services includes Directory Service, User Service, Picture Service
Notification Service
Dynamic Configuration Service
Web Deployment Service
Avaya Aura® Device Services: Support for off-pbx-telephone feature-name-extensions in Communication Manager Sync.