VM Deployment field descriptions

Select Location and Host

Name	Description
Select Location	The location name. The field is display-only.
Select Host	The hostname of the Appliance Virtualization Platform that you must select.
Host FQDN	The FQDN of the Appliance Virtualization Platform host. The field is display-only.
Data Store	The data store for the virtual machine. The page populates the capacity details in the Capacity Details section.
VM Name	The name of the virtual machine.
ME Deployment	The option to perform the Midsize Enterprise deployment. The option is available only while deploying Communication Manager simplex OVA.

OVA Details

Name

Description

URL

The option to specify the URL from where you can get the OVA file.

Browse

The option to specify the location from where you can get the OVA file.

Select OVA

The absolute path to the .ova file of the virtual machine that you must provide. For example, C:\Program Files\SDM\smgr_7.x.ova

The field is available only when you click Browse.

	Note
	System Manager validates any file that you upload during deployment, and accepts only the OVA file type. System Manager filters uploaded files based on file extension and mime types or bytes in the file.

When you select OVA from software library, you can select the .ova file of the virtual machine that you want to deploy.

Submit File

The field is available only when you click Browse.

Selects the .ova file of the virtual machine that you want to deploy.

OVA from software library

The option to specify the software library where the OVA file is saved.

Select Software Library

The default path provided during the installation of the Solution Deployment Manager client. The default path is C:\Program Files\Avaya\SDMClient\Default_Artifacts.

The field is available only when you click OVA from software library

Flexi Footprint

The footprint size supported for the selected host. The options are:

SMGR Profile 3 Max User 250K: To support 250000 users. This configuration requires 8 vCPUs and 18 GB memory.
SMGR Profile 2 Max User 250K: To support 250000 users. This configuration requires 6 vCPUs and 12 GB memory.
SMGR Profile 1 Max User 35K: To support 35000 users. This configuration requires 4 vCPUs and 9 GB memory.

	Important
	Ensure that the required memory is available for the footprint sizes that you selected. The upgrade operation might fail due to insufficient memory.

For more information about the resource requirements to support different profiles for System Manager in Avaya-Appliance offer and customer Virtualized Environment, see Avaya Aura^® System Manager Overview and Specification.

Configuration Parameters

The system populates most of the fields depending on the OVA file.

Management Network Settings

Name

Description

Management IPv4 Address (or Out of Band Management IPv4 Address)

The IPv4 address of the System Manager virtual machine for out of band management.

The field is optional network interface to isolate management traffic on a separate interface from the inbound signaling network.

Management Netmask

The Out of Band Management subnetwork mask to assign to the System Manager virtual machine.

Management Gateway

The gateway IPv4 address to assign to the System Manager virtual machine.

IP Address of DNS Server

The DNS IP addresses to assign to the primary, secondary, and other System Manager virtual machines. Separate the IP addresses with commas (,).

Management FQDN

The FQDN to assign to the System Manager virtual machine.

	Note
	System Manager hostname is case-sensitive. The restriction applies only during the upgrade of System Manager.

IPv6 Address

The IPv6 address of the System Manager virtual machine for out of band management. The field is optional.

IPv6 Network prefix

The IPv6 subnetwork mask to assign to the System Manager virtual machine. The field is optional.

IPv6 Gateway

The gateway IPv6 address to assign to the System Manager virtual machine. The field is optional.

Default Search List

The search list of domain names. The field is optional.

NTP Server IP/FQDN

The IP address or FQDN of the NTP server. The field is optional. Separate the IP addresses with commas (,).

Time Zone

The timezone where the System Manager virtual machine is located. A list is available where you select the name of the continent and the name of the country.

Public Network Settings

	Note
	You must configure Public network configuration parameters only when you configure Out of Band Management. Otherwise, Public network configuration is optional.

Name	Description
Public IP Address	The IPv4 address to enable public access to different interfaces. The field is optional.
Public Netmask	The IPv4 subnetwork mask to assign to System Manager virtual machine. The field is optional.
Public Gateway	The gateway IPv4 address to assign to the System Manager virtual machine. The field is optional.
Public FQDN	The FQDN to assign to the System Manager virtual machine. The field is optional.
Public IPv6 Address	The IPv6 address to enable public access to different interfaces. The field is optional.
Public IPv6 Network Prefix	The IPv6 subnetwork mask to assign to System Manager virtual machine. The field is optional.
Public IPv6 Gateway	The gateway IPv6 address to assign to the System Manager virtual machine. The field is optional.

Virtual FQDN

Name

Description

Virtual Hostname

The virtual hostname of the System Manager virtual machine.

Note

The VFQDN value must be unique and different from the FQDN value of System Manager and the elements.
VFQDN is a mandatory field.
Do not add VFQDN entries in the DNS configuration.
Do not add VFQDN in the /etc/hosts file on System Manager. Adding VFQDN in the /etc/hosts file might cause failures.
In Geographic Redundancy, the primary and secondary System Manager must use the same VFQDN.
After System Manager installation, if you require to change the System Manager VFQDN value, perform the following:
1. Log in to the System Manager virtual machine with administrator privilege credentials.
2. Run the following command, changeVFQDN.

Virtual Domain

The virtual domain name of the System Manager virtual machine.

SNMPv3 Parameters

Name	Description
SNMPv3 User Name Prefix	The prefix for SNMPv3 user.
SNMPv3 User Authentication Protocol Password	The password for SNMPv3 user authentication.
Confirm Password	The password that you retype to confirm the SNMPv3 user authentication protocol.
SNMPv3 User Privacy Protocol Password	The password for SNMPv3 user privacy.
Confirm Password	The password that you must provide to confirm the SNMPv3 user privacy protocol.

SMGR CLI USER

Name

Description

SMGR command line user name

The user name of the System Manager CLI user.

	Note
	Do not provide the common user names, such as, admin, csaadmin, postgres, root, bin, daemon, adm, sync, dbus, vcsa, ntp, saslauth, sshd, tcpdump, xfs, rpc, rpcuser, nfsnobody, craft, inads, init, rasaccess, sroot, postgres, smgr, and nortel.

SMGR command line user password

The password for the System Manager CLI user.

Confirm Password

The password that you retype to confirm the System Manager CLI user authentication.

Backup Definition

Name

Description

Schedule Backup?

Yes: To schedule the backup jobs during the System Manager installation.
No: To schedule the backup jobs later.

Note

If you select No, the system does not display the remaining fields.

Backup Server IP

The IP address of the remote backup server.

	Note
	The IP address of the backup server must be different from the System Manager IP address.

Backup Server Login Id

The login ID of the backup server to log in through the command line interface.

Backup Server Login Password

The SSH login password to log in to the backup server from System Manager through the command line interface.

Confirm Password

The password that you reenter to log in to the backup server through the command line interface.

Backup Directory Location

The location on the remote backup server.

File Transfer Protocol

The protocol that you can use to create the backup. The values are SCP and SFTP.

Repeat Type

The type of the backup. The possible values are:

Hourly
Daily
Weekly
Monthly

Backup Frequency

The frequency of the backup taken for the selected backup type.

The system generates an alarm if you do not schedule a System Manager backup every seven days.

Backup Start Year

The year in which the backup must start. The value must be greater than or equal to the current year.

Backup Start Month

The month in which the backup must start. The value must be greater than or equal to the current month.

Backup Start Day

The day on which the backup must start. The value must be greater than or equal to the current day.

Backup Start Hour

The hour in which the backup must start.

The value must be six hours later than the current hour.

Backup Start Minutes

The minute when the backup must start. The value must be a valid minute.

Backup Start Seconds

The second when the backup must start. The value must be a valid second.

Enhanced Access Security Gateway (EASG) - EASG User Access

Name

Description

Enter 1 to Enable EASG (Recommended) or 2 to Disable EASG

Enables or disables Avaya Logins for Avaya Services to perform the required maintenance tasks.

The options are:

1: To enable EASG.
2: To disable EASG.

Avaya recommends to enable EASG.

You can also enable EASG after deploying or upgrading the application by using the command: EASGManage --enableEASG.

Network Parameters

Name	Description
Public	The port number that is mapped to public port group. You must configure Public network configuration parameters only when you configure Out of Band Management. Otherwise, Public network configuration is optional.
Out of Band Management	The port number that you must assign to the Out of Band Management port group. The field is mandatory.

Button	Description
Deploy	Displays the EULA acceptance screen. To accept EULA and start the deployment process, click Accept.