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Deployment checklist

Use the following checklist for the initial deployment of Appliance Virtualization Platform, Utility Services and System Manager by using the Solution Deployment Manager client.

# Action Link/Notes
1 Download the Avaya_SDMClient_win64_7.0.1.0.0620319_44.zip file from the Avaya Support website at http://support.avaya.com. Perform the task if System Manager is unavailable.  
2 Install the Avaya_SDMClient_win64_7.0.1.0.0620319_44.exe file. Installing the Solution Deployment Manager client on your computer  
3 From the Avaya Support website at http://support.avaya.com, download OVA files for Utility Services and System Manager, and Release 7.0.1 feature pack files for Utility Services, System Manager, and Appliance Virtualization Platform. -  
4 Ensure that the following is accessible:
  • Hostnames

  • Out of Band Management considerations

  • Network configuration data such as naming conventions, IP address, netmask and gateway

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5 For Avaya Aura® Virtualized Appliance deployments, install the supported server. Supported servers  
6 Install Appliance Virtualization Platform on the server for applications such as Communication Manager and Branch Session Manager that use S8300D or S8300E.

Appliance Virtualization Platform is preinstalled on Common Release 2 and 3 servers.

Installing Appliance Virtualization Platform  
7 Using the Solution Deployment Manager client, add a location. Adding a location  
8 Using the Solution Deployment Manager client, add the Appliance Virtualization Platform host, 192.168.13.6, to the location. Adding an ESXi host  
9 Deploy Utility Services OVA, and select the appropriate footprint size and the service mode. While deploying OVA, provide the IP address of System Manager that you want to deploy.

Deploying the Utility Services OVA file

 
10 Install the Utility Services 7.0.1 feature pack. Installing software patches  
11 Using the Solution Deployment Manager client, deploy System Manager virtual machine. Deploying the System Manager OVA file by using the Solution Deployment Manager client  
12 Install the System Manager Release 7.0.1 bin file. Installing service packs and software patches on System Manager by using the Solution Deployment Manager client  
13 To activate the serviceability agent registration, reset the Utility Services virtual machine. -  
14 Verify the installation of the System Manager virtual machine. Verifying the installation of System Manager  

Use the following checklist to deploy all other Avaya Aura® applications by using the Solution Deployment Manager client or from System Manager Solution Deployment Manager.

# Action Link/Notes
1 From the Avaya Support website at http://support.avaya.com, download OVA files and feature pack files for Avaya Aura® applications that you want to deploy. -  
2 Ensure that the following is accessible:
  • Hostnames

  • Out of Band Management considerations

  • Network configuration data such as naming conventions, IP address, netmask and gateway

-  
3 For Avaya Aura® Virtualized Appliance deployments, install the supported server. Supported servers  
4 Install Appliance Virtualization Platform on the server for applications such as Communication Manager and Branch Session Manager that use S8300D or S8300E.

Appliance Virtualization Platform is preinstalled on Common Release 2 and 3 servers.

Installing Appliance Virtualization Platform  
5 Add a location. Adding a location  
6 Add an Appliance Virtualization Platform host as 192.168.13.6. Adding an ESXi host  
7 Deploy Utility Services virtual machine, and install the Release 7.0.1 feature pack. Deploying the Utility Services OVA file

Installing software patches

 
8 Deploy Avaya Aura® applications one at a time, and then install the Release 7.0.1 feature pack for each application. Deploying an OVA file for an Avaya Aura application

Installing software patches

 
9 Verify the installation of all applications. Post installation checklist