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From Avaya Aura® Release 7.0, Utility Services replaces the console domain (C-dom). Utility Services runs the Services Port connection that was previously run through Dom-0 on System Platform. Therefore, Utility Services with the Services Port is a key component of the Avaya Aura® Virtualized Appliance offer in Release 7.0, You must deploy Utility Services on each Appliance Virtualization Platform.
With Services Port, you can connect a laptop directly to Ethernet 1 on an Avaya-supported server, and connect the laptop to any of management interface of applications that run on an Appliance Virtualization Platform host. On the S8300D and S8300E servers, Services Port is on the front plate. The Services Port virtual machine also supports ASG logins and install of a customer ASG file on to the system. By default, a generic ASG file is available on the system.
The Services Port virtual machine incorporates the Serviceability Agent for alarming and log collection from System Manager.
From Avaya Aura® Release 7.0, Utility Services does not include IP Phone firmware. The administrator must download the latest version of the firmware from PLDS and install on Utility Services.
In the Avaya Aura® Virtualized Appliance offer on Appliance Virtualization Platform, you require Utility Services for services static routing. Therefore, you must deploy Utility Services if Utility Services is part of the solution.
In the following two use cases, you might require to deploy Utility Services.
Migration of Communication Manager or Session Manager on the Linux® server: Utility Services is mandatory for migration of systems running on the Linux® server. In this case, before you migrate, you must deploy Utility Services from VM Management.
Migration of Communication Manager or Session Manager on System Platform: In this case, the template already contains Utility Services. In this case, the process migrates Utility Services, and you do not require to deploy Utility Services separately.