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Installing the Solution Deployment Manager client on your computer

About this task

In Avaya Aura® Virtualized Appliance offer, when the centralized Solution Deployment Manager on System Manager is unavailable, use the Solution Deployment Manager client to deploy the Avaya Aura® applications.

You can use the Solution Deployment Manager client to install software patches and hypervisor patches.

Use the Solution Deployment Manager client to deploy, upgrade, and update System Manager.

From Avaya Aura® Appliance Virtualization Platform Release 7.0, Solution Deployment Manager is mandatory to upgrade or deploy the Avaya Aura® applications.

Procedure

  1. Download the Avaya_SDMClient_win64_7.1.2.0.0528621_26.zip file from the Avaya Support website at http://support.avaya.com or from the Avaya PLDS website, at https://plds.avaya.com/.
  2. On the Avaya Support website, click Support by Products > Downloads, and type the product name as System Manager, and Release as 7.1.x.
  3. Click the Avaya Aura® System Manager Release 7.1.x SDM Client Downloads, 7.1.x link. Save the zip file, and extract to a location on your computer by using the WinZip application.

    You can also copy the zip file to your software library directory, for example, c:/tmp/Aura.

  4. Right click on the executable, and select Run as administrator to run the Avaya_SDMClient_win64_7.1.2.0.0528621_26.exe file.

    The system displays the Avaya Solution Deployment Manager screen.

  5. On the Welcome page, click Next.
  6. On the License Agreement page, read the License Agreement, and if you agree to its terms, click I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next.
  7. On the Install Location page, perform one of the following:
    • To install the Solution Deployment Manager client in the system-defined folder, leave the default settings, and click Next.

    • To specify a different location for installing the Solution Deployment Manager client, click Choose, and browse to an empty folder. Click Next.

      To restore the path of the default directory, click Restore Default Folder.

    The default installation directory of the Solution Deployment Manager client is C:\Program Files\Avaya\AvayaSDMClient.

  8. Click Next.
  9. On the Pre-Installation Summary page, review the information, and click Next.
  10. On the User Input page, perform the following:
    1. To start the Solution Deployment Manager client at the start of the system, select the Automatically start SDM service at startup check box.
    2. To change the default directory, in Select Location of Software Library Directory, click Choose and select a directory.

      The default software library of the Solution Deployment Manager client is C:\Program Files\Avaya\AvayaSDMClient\Default_Artifacts.

      You can save the artifacts in the specified directory.

    3. In Data Port No, select the appropriate data port.

      The default data port is 1527. The data port range is from 1527 through 1627.

    4. In Application Port No, select the appropriate application port.

      The default application port is 443. If this port is already in use by any of your application on your system, then the system does not allow you to continue the installation. You must assign a different port number from the defined range. The application port range is from 443 through 543.

      noteNote

      After installing the Solution Deployment Manager client in the defined range of ports, you cannot change the port after the installation.

    5. Optional: Click Reset All to Default.
  11. Click Next.
  12. On the Summary and Validation page, verify the product information and the system requirements.

    The system performs the feasibility checks, such as disk space and memory. If the requirements are not met, the system displays an error message. To continue with the installation, make the disk space, memory, and the ports available.

  13. Click Install.
  14. To exit the installer, on the Install Complete page, click Done.

    The installer creates a shortcut on the desktop.

  15. To start the client, click the Solution Deployment Manager client icon,.

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