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Installing Appliance Virtualization Platform

About this task

warningWarning

You can obtain the root password for the Appliance Virtualization Platform system from the USB configuration file. The file must be kept secure. After installation, you must change the root password for the Appliance Virtualization Platform host to a different value with the password change option from Solution Deployment Manager.

Install Appliance Virtualization Platform on one of the following servers:

Before you begin

noteNote

To install Appliance Virtualization Platform server while connected to the customer network, ensure that the IP address used for Appliance Virtualization Platform is not in use by another system. If the configured IP address is already in use on the network during installation, the installation process stops. You must remove the duplicate IP address, and restart the installation.

Procedure

  1. Insert the USB drive and the Appliance Virtualization Platform CD-ROM into the server.

    Use an external Avaya-approved USB and CD-ROM drives for installing Appliance Virtualization Platform on S8300D or S8300E. The only supported USB CD-ROM drive is Digistor DIG73322, comcode 700406267.

  2. Log on to the System Platform web console, and click Server Management > Server Reboot/Shutdown > Reboot to restart the server.
    warningWarning

    When the server restarts, Appliance Virtualization Platform is installed, and all existing data on the server is lost.

    The system installs Appliance Virtualization Platform and ejects CD-ROM. The installation process might takes about 30 minutes to complete.

    noteNote

    If using a monitor, the screen changes to black before the installation is complete. A message in red text might briefly display, which is an expected behavior. Do not take any action.

  3. Remove the USB drive and CD-ROM.
    noteNote

    When installing Appliance Virtualization Platform on an HP server, you must remove the USB drive when the server ejects CD-ROM. Otherwise, the server might become nonoperational on reboot. If the server becomes nonoperational, remove the USB drive, and restart the server.

  4. Using an SSH client, connect to the server through the eth1 services port by using the following network parameters for your system:
    • IP address: 192.168.13.5

    • Netmask: 255.255.255.248

    • Gateway: 192.168.13.1

    The SSH client must use UTF-8. Alternatively, you can connect to the public network address that was configured during the installation from a computer on the customer network.

  5. Log in to Appliance Virtualization Platform as root and provide the password that is configured in the spreadsheet.

    The system displays the End user license agreement (EULA) screen.

  6. Read the EULA, and type Y to accept the terms.

    You can press any key to read EULA, and use the space bar to scroll down.

    warningWarning

    Accept EULA before you deploy virtual machines. If deployments are attempted before you accept EULA, deployments fail.

  7. On the System Manager web console, click Services > Solution Deployment Manager, and then click VM Management.
  8. Install the Appliance Virtualization Platform patch.

    For more information, see Installing the Appliance Virtualization Platform patch from Solution Deployment Manager.

  9. Deploy the Utility Services virtual machine, and then all other virtual machines with the data that you noted in "System Platform and Template values".

    For instructions to deploy Utility Services and other virtual machines, see Deploying Avaya Aura® applications from System Manager.

  10. From System Manager Solution Deployment Manager, install the required software patches for the virtual machines.