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Deploying Appliance Virtualization Platform

About this task

warningWarning

For Appliance Virtualization Platform Release 7.1 and later, you can get the admin password for the Appliance Virtualization Platform system from the kickstart file. Keep the file secure. After deployment, you must change the admin password for the Appliance Virtualization Platform host by using the password change option from Solution Deployment Manager.

Before you begin

noteNote

To deploy 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 deployment process stops. You must remove the duplicate IP address, and restart the deployment.

Procedure

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

    Use an external Avaya-approved USB CD-ROM drive for deploying 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 deployed, and all existing data on the server is lost.

    The system deploys Appliance Virtualization Platform and ejects CD-ROM. The deployment process takes about 30 minutes to complete.

    noteNote

    If using a monitor, the screen changes to black before the deployment 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 and TLS 1.2. Alternatively, you can connect to the public network address that was configured during the installation from a computer on the customer network.

    You can access the Appliance Virtualization Platform host with IP address: 192.168.13.6.

  5. Log in to Appliance Virtualization Platform as admin and provide the password that is configured in the Kickstart file.

    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. Add a location.
  9. Add the Appliance Virtualization Platform host as 192.168.13.6.
  10. Install the Appliance Virtualization Platform patch.

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

  11. 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.

  12. From System Manager Solution Deployment Manager, install the required software patches for the virtual machines.
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May 2018
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