Upgrading Avaya Aura applications to Release 7.1.3

About this task

The procedure covers upgrades on the same server and on a different server. Use the procedure to upgrade the supported Avaya Aura^® applications from

6.x running on Avaya Aura^® to Release 7.1.3
7.0.x running on virtualized environment to Release 7.1.3

Before you begin

From the Roles page, ensure that you set permissions that are required to perform all upgrade-related operations.
Configure user settings.
Complete all required operations up to the preupgrade check.
To migrate the Avaya Aura^® application from old server to ESXi host, add the new host in to VM Management.
To migrate the Avaya Aura^® application to a different server, add the Appliance Virtualization Platform host from the VM Management page.

Procedure

On the System Manager web console, click Services > Solution Deployment Manager.
In the left navigation pane, click Upgrade Management.
To view and select the dependent elements:
1. Click the element.
2. On the Displaying Communication Manager Hierarchy page, select an element in the hierarchy.
  
  When you select an element, the system selects the parent of the element and all child elements of the element in the hierarchy. The page displays TN boards and media modules details in a table.
3. Click Done.
Click Upgrade Actions > Upgrade/Update.
On the Upgrade Configuration page, select the Override preupgrade check check box.

When you select the check box, the upgrade process continues even when the recommended checks fail in preupgrade check.
To provide the upgrade configuration details, click Edit.
On the Edit Upgrade Configuration page, and perform the following:
1. In Service/Feature Pack for auto-install after migration, provide the Release 7.1.3 patch file.
2. Complete the details, and click Save.
On the Upgrade Configuration page, ensure that the Configuration Status field displays .

If the field displays , review the information on the Edit Upgrade Configuration page.
Click Save.
To save the configuration, click Save Configuration.

The update configuration is saved as a job in the Upgrade Jobs Status page.
On the Upgrade Configuration page, click Upgrade.
On the Job Schedule page, click one of the following:
- Run Immediately: To perform the job.
- Schedule later: To perform the job at a scheduled time.
Click Schedule.
Click Upgrade.
On the Upgrade Management page, click .

Last Action column displays Upgrade, and Last Action Status column displays .

For upgrades from Release 7.0.x running on a virtualized environment to Release 7.1.3, the field displays . This icon indicates that the upgrade is successful and awaiting commit or rollback.
For upgrades from Release 7.0.x running on a virtualized environment to Release 7.1.3, do the following:
1. On the Upgrade Management page, select the element.
2. Click Upgrade Actions > Commit/Rollback Upgrade.
  
  The system displays the Job Schedule page.
3. Select the action to be performed under the Upgrade Action column.
4. Click Run Immediately to perform the job or click Schedule later to perform the job at a scheduled time.
5. Click Schedule.
To view the upgrade status, perform the following:
1. In the navigation pane, click Upgrade Job Status.
2. In the Job Type field, click Upgrade.
3. Click the upgrade job that you want to view.
Verify that the upgrade of the application is successful.

For upgrades on the same server, the system goes to the pause state.
For upgrades on the same server, perform the following:
1. Install the Appliance Virtualization Platform host.
2. From the VM Management page, add the Appliance Virtualization Platform host.
3. To continue with the upgrade, click Upgrade Actions > Resume.
4. On the Resume Configuration page, select the target Appliance Virtualization Platform host and the datastore.
5. Continue with the upgrade process.

Upgrading Avaya Aura® applications to Release 7.1.3

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Before you begin

Procedure

Upgrading Avaya Aura^® applications to Release 7.1.3