Deploying Avaya Aura Media Server

Before you begin

Create a virtual server instance. Use the latest 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.x AMI, or equivalent 64-bit CentOS 6.x AMI. For information about creating an EC2 virtual server instance, see "Creating an Amazon EC2 virtual server instance".
Ensure that the correct instance type is used.
Configure and install YUM to use a Red Hat repository or CentOS repository.
Disable Linux firewall correct open ports per the Avaya Aura^® MS documentation.
Check that unzip is installed, and if not, install it.
Check that sufficient space is available to deploy Avaya Aura^® MS. Many Amazon OS images have a small OS partition and might not automatically resize. If a second storage partition is required, be sure to use that partition location when deploying Avaya Aura^® MS.
Open correct ports on the EC2 security group as per the Avaya Aura^® MS documentation.
Download the Avaya Aura^® MS binary installer for softwareonly installations.

Procedure

Connect using SSH to the virtual server instance.
Transfer the Media Server binary installer to the instance.
Log in with an account with root privileges, and run the following to perform the YUM update on the system:

[root@ec2 ~]# yum update
Run the following to ensure that the binary installer is owned by root and has executable permissions:

[root@ec2 ~]# chown root:root MediaServer_7.8.0.xxx_2017.xx.xx.bin

[root@ec2 ~]# chmod 700 MediaServer_7.8.0.xxx_2017.xx.xx.bin
Install the Avaya Aura^® MS software as root and specify the AWS deployment mode by running:

[root@server5088-vm07 ~]# ./MediaServer_7.8.0.xxx_2017.xx.xx.bin -DDEPLOY_PROFILE=aws

The Avaya Aura^® MS installer checks for any missing required packages and uses YUM to install any missing packages.
If YUM displays a list of packages to download, press y, and then press Enter
Read the installation overview, and press Enter to continue.
Read through all the pages of the license agreement, and press Enter.
To accept the terms of the license agreement, type y and press Enter.
Install Element Manager by clicking Enter period missing
Accept the default Linux group name by clicking Enter.
Accept the default install folder /opt/Avaya/mediaserver or select a folder mounted on a specific volume, and press Enter.

Note: /opt can be mounted on a small OS partition that is not easily resizable. Validate that sufficient space is available and choose the best location.
When the system displays the installation summary, press Enter.
When the system completes the installation, press Enter.

Next Steps

Access the Avaya Aura® MS Element Manager interface on a web browser, https://<ip_address>:8443/emlogin by using the administrator credentials.

Deploying Avaya Aura® Media Server

Before you begin

Procedure

Next Steps

Deploying Avaya Aura^® Media Server