# Avaya SDM Client

# Avaya SDM Client - ESXI integration

## Prerequisites

- Server with vSphere ESXi installed
- ESXi License with *vSphere API* enabled (the free one doesn’t work)
- Avaya SDM client on Windows
- Local DNS Services

Afer SDM installation go to Applications

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/4W2FHA6wLP7Wx3ZJ-image.png)

Go to applications and add new location, choose a name and save

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/dkKQyJBeUlKhYDAs-image.png)

go to platforms and add a new platform

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/MjkwtU0dUvZO6fmx-image.png)

You need to specify a FQDN if you choose IP the certs will fail, make sure the hostname match your esxi server and your fqdn responds then save.

[![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/k5Cl7NeSahRHRleD-image.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/k5Cl7NeSahRHRleD-image.png)

if you need to rehost your ESXI server or reegenerate your

```bash
[root@esxi:~] esxcli system hostname set --host=esxi
[root@esxi:~] esxcli system hostname set --fqdn=esxi.htf.com.mx
[root@esxi:~] /sbin/generate-certificates 
[root@esxi:~] /etc/init.d/hostd restart && /etc/init.d/vpxa restart
watchdog-hostd[528910]: Terminating watchdog process with PID 528633
hostd stopped.
hostd started.
watchdog-vpxa[528967]: Terminating watchdog process with PID 528666
vpxa stopped.
vpxa started.

```

after you sync SDM client with esxi you can go to applications to deploy system manager

# Avaya SDM Client - System Manager ova deployment

Go to home/esxi/applications

add new application

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/0sqNrqCJS94Q9Iw9-image.png)

Select your platform (esxi on our case) and your data store

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/ug6mHBTuGMyld02j-image.png)

Select browse, search your local PC for the system manager ova and click ok, wait until it reach 100% then click submit file

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/sElTZxIbTXFkSMGk-image.png)

Fill out details for System manager, remember to setup root password, scroll down and last option is where you enable root.

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/4RvlXNBhX1OoY1My-image.png)

Setup network parameters and click deploy

![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/hOmuo44Zz2DtIjAC-image.png)