Installing Messaging

Before you begin

Update System Platform with the latest patches and service packs verified for use with Messaging. To download the latest patches, see Avaya Aura® Messaging Release Notes on the Avaya Support Web site at https://support.avaya.com/css/Products/P0792. For more information on downloading and installing patches and Service Packs, see Installing patches.
Print the Planning form for installing Messaging and enter all the required data in the planning form.
Configure the SAL Gateway to enable remote access. For more information, see Adding managed devices to the SAL Gateway.
Enable pop-ups on your Web browser. For more information on enabling pop-ups, see the online help of your browser.

Procedure

Log on to the System Platform Web Console. For more information, see Logging in to the System Platform Web Console.
Click Virtual Machine Management > Solution Template.
The system displays the Search Local and Remote Template page. Use this page to select a location from where you want to download the template.

From the Install Template From drop-down list, select the medium to search for the Messaging image files. The following table lists the available options:

If you select	then
Avaya Downloads (PLDS)	provide SSO Login and SSO Password.
HTTP	specify the Template Location. If the template files are located in a different server, you may be required to configure a proxy depending on your network. Click Configure Proxy to specify a proxy server if required.
SP Server	specify the Template Location.
SP CD/DVD	click Search.
SP USB Disk	click Search.

For more information, see Search Local and Remote Template field descriptions.

To display a list of template descriptor files, click Search. Each available template has exactly one template descriptor file.
The system displays the Select Template page.
From the Select Template list, select the template that you want to install from the following:
- Msg_Standard. The Messaging template for the standard server.
- Msg_4x146GB_HDD. The Messaging template for the high capacity storage server.
Click Select.
On the Template Details page, click Install.
The system displays the Template Network Configuration page.
The Template Network Configuration page shows network configuration you have entered while installing System Platform. Verify the network configuration and click Save to continue.
For more information, see Configuring network settings for System Domain (Domain-0).
On the Template Details page, enter the following details for the Messaging virtual machine:
1. MSG IPv4 Address. The IPv4 address of the Messaging virtual machine.
2. MSG IPv6 Address. The IPv6 address of the Messaging virtual machine. Leave this field blank. Messaging does not support IPv6.
3. MSG Hostname. The Host name of the Messaging virtual machine. The host name must be the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the Messaging virtual machine.
For more information, see Network settings field descriptions.
Click Install.
The Template Installation page displays the progress of the template installation process. The template installation process takes approximately 15 minutes for Msg_Standard template.

Next Steps

Verify the Messaging installation. See Verifying the Messaging installationVerifying the upgrade.