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Highlights Simplify yourinstallation with a preintegrated virtualizedsolution: VMwarebased solution helpsreduce infrastructurecosts and time todeploy Faster time to service:Ready-made, pretested package reducesdesign, implementationand testingAvaya Collaboration Pod2400 SeriesAccelerating Avaya Customer Engagement andTeam Engagement Time to Service for Enterprises Best of breedcomponents:Comprised of leadingtechnologies fromAvaya, HP, EMC andVMware Reduced form factor:Price-optimized formid-size and largerenterprises Lower TCO: Over 50%TCO savings versusappliance and do-ityourself” infrastructuredeployment models Improved Reliability:Leveraging AvayaFabric Connect, fullyredundant hardwareand virtualizationtechnologies Decreased Mean Timeto Repair: Avaya singlepoint of service/support eliminatescomplex vendorrelations Consolidatedmanagement:Integratedorchestration systemmanages and provisionsall Collaboration PodcomponentsAccelerate time to service, increase application availability andsimplify operations with the Avaya Collaboration Pod 2400 Series.Designed for rapid, lower risk deployment of AvayaEngagement Solutions, the Collaboration Pod 2400Series combines applications, servers, storage,networking and management components in aneasy-to-deploy, ready-to-operate package.The Collaboration Pod 2400 leverages industryleading virtualization technology from VMware,server technology from HP, storage technology fromEMC, and applications and networking from Avaya ina single integrated solution that comes complete withcommon orchestration and support.With a reduced form factor, theCollaboration Pod 2400 provides a priceoptimized alternative to Avaya’s full-sizeCollaboration Pod 4200 Series – enablingenterprises to deploy a more streamlined,smaller footprint solution that still deliversall the benefits of a pre-tested, ready-todeploy package. This turnkey approachcan provide 50% or more in savings overtraditional and “do-it-yourself”deployment models1, while eliminatingtime consuming planning cycles andsimplifying your operational environment.Achieve faster time toserviceDeploying a new virtualized applicationcan take months or even longer. TheCollaboration Pod 2400 is a preintegrated and pre-tested solution thatcomes customized to your environment. Itcan eliminate the planning, deployment,cabling, testing and optimization phasesof deploying a new application within anenterprise. Rather than months, theCollaboration Pod 2400 enables real-timeapplications to be deployed in just days.avaya.com 1

Reduce CostsAvaya Collaboration Pods can delivermore than a 50% savings over a fiveyear period versus Do-it-Yourself(DIY) and Appliance-basedapproaches due to reductions inengineering design & procurement,annual maintenance and ongoingmonitoring costs.1 A key driver ofthese lower costs is the ability tobring all Pod components under asingle management interface.Collaboration Pod 2400 Range ofConfigurationThe Collaboration Pod 2400can host a set of virtualizedTeam Engagement andCustomer Engagementsolutions that enableEnterprises to deploythe advanced communicationsand customer experiencemanagement services theyneed. The following Avayaapplications can be hosted onthe Collaboration Pod 2400:Layered dashboards make healthmonitoring, diagnostics, performance,and reporting tasks easier. Thissimplified, streamlined managementAvaya Contact CenterVirtualized (VE) Applications:Call Management System,Experience Portal and EliteMulti-channel, WorkforceOptimization with ContactRecorder and Avaya ControlManager.2 avaya.comcomes in a range of system sizes. Aminimum system consists of as few as2 compute servers – and along withrequired networking and storage –occupies only 6 rack units. If morecapabilities are needed, additionalcompute servers and storage canlater be installed while the system isin-service. A maximum systemconsists of 5 compute servers, andwith optional components, occupiesup to 24 rack units. This enablesenterprises to deploy a scalable, yetsmall footprint solution optimized fortheir needs.interface not only increases efficiencyand collaboration between enterpriseIT teams, but also leads to significantoperational savings over the longterm.Available in DeliveryFrame or AvayaEnclosureOnce the Collaboration Pod 2400 hasbeen ordered and configured byCustomized for yourspecific needsThe Collaboration Pod 2400 can beAvaya Aura Virtualized (VE)Applications: CommunicationsManager, Session Manager,System Manager, UtilityServices, Web LM, AuraMessaging, Presence Services,Application EnablementServices, EngagementDevelopment Platform.The Collaboration Pod 2400 Seriescustomized for a variety of enterpriseneeds and is pre-configured to matchyour solution requirements. Simplyselect the applications you would liketo deploy and our sophisticateddesign tools ensure that yourCollaboration Pod 2400 is configuredwith the appropriate amount ofcompute, storage and networkingresources. Optional components canbe added, including media gateways,session border controllers, and AvayaScopia Video Collaboration. The finalsolution is assembled and shipped toyour site ready to be placed intoservice within hours.Avaya, it is shipped in a deliveryframe that protects the componentsduring transport. When it arrives onsite, Collaboration Pod 2400components can easily be transferredto a permanent rack. Alternatively,the Collaboration Pod 2400 can beshipped in an Avaya- branded full-sizeenclosure that includes powerdistribution and supplementalcooling.

Platform architectural reliability –Avaya’s Fabric Connect technology,including survivable core andas well as through Avaya Aura built-software duplication and active-in redundancy features.active redundancy. Using VMwaretools – such as vMotion, DistributedResource Scheduler and HighAvailability – overall Avaya solutionsresiliency is enhanced, whileCollaboration PodComponentsComputeadministrative support is reduced.Routine maintenance can be doneduring regular business hours withoutscheduled maintenance windows.The Collaboration Pod 2400 useshigh-powered, VMware ESXicompatible servers from HP. Theservers come pre-loaded withAdditionally, the Collaboration PodCollaboration Pod 2400 also available inAvaya full-size EnclosureScaling theCollaboration Pod 2400The Collaboration Pod 2400 Series2400 system has been designed toprovide complete system redundancy.Even in the event of an individualcomponent failure, the CollaborationPod 2400 will maintain non-stopoperation.can be scaled to meet specificapplication requirements. AddingThe Collaboration Pod 2400 alsosubscribers, users or services can besupports multi-site geographicalaccomplished through a simpleredundancy in conjunction with otherexpansion of resources. TheCollaboration Pod 2400 or 4200Collaboration Pod 2400 can evenSeries systems (see Figure 1). Thissupport multiple instances ofcapability is enabled both throughVMware vSphere (ESXi) software andare fully integrated into theCollaboration Pod management andmonitoring environment. Byleveraging VMware High-Availabilityclusters on the servers, impacts toservices can be avoided should aserver experience a failure. Serverscan be added or replaced withoutscheduled downtime or disruption tothe solution. The number of deployedservers is based on capacity andservice requirements of theindividual customer.virtualized applications for additionalscaling. Alternatively, you can deploymultiple Collaboration Pod 2400systems, or even a largerCollaboration Pod 4200 system, aspart of a survivable disaster recoverysolution.Enhance BusinessContinuity with a HighAvailability SolutionFrom a software perspective,Avaya Team Engagement andCustomer Engagement applicationsenable nonstop availability ofcommunications services bycombining inherent Avaya AuraFigure 1. Multi-site Geographical Redundancy Options with Collaboration Pod avaya.com 3

With a form factorranging from 6 to 24rack units in height, theCollaboration Pod 2400Series provides a priceoptimized alternativeto Avaya’s full-sizeCollaboration Pod4200 system. Itenables enterprises todeploy a streamlined,small footprint solutionthat still delivers allthe benefits of apre-tested,ready-to-deployturnkey system.StorageIn order to store, protect and managedata and for backup and recovery,virtualized applications requirecentralized storage. The AvayaCollaboration Pod 2400 leverages theEMC VNXe 3200 product line. Ability to extend the clusteringability across the Wide AreaNetwork so that customers candisperse applications acrossmultiple locations for geographicalredundancy. Ability to easily support unrestrictedProviding full redundancy withvirtual machine mobility (acrossdynamic failover/failback plussubnets and across geographicallyin-service hardware and softwaredispersed data centers) throughupgrades, this powerful storagesimple end point provisioning.solution contributes to theCollaboration Pod’s overall reliability. Improves performance of real-timeapplications with the shortest latentpath dynamically created betweenThe EMC storage array can bemanaged through EMC’s Unispheremanagement software, whichprovides dashboards and reports forthe EMC storage array. The EMCmanagement software can be furtherintegrated into VMware vCentermanagement via APIs to synchronizestorage set-up with the virtualizedapplications.source and destination. Greater network agility with theability to deploy services quickly byprovisioning each end point. Thenetwork core does not need to bereconfigured to deploy new servicesor change existing services. Simplifies networking by being theonly network virtualizationtechnology on the market thatNetworkingThe Collaboration Pod leverages theAvaya Virtual Services Platform 4850supports L2/3 virtualized serviceswith integrated routing andmulticast – with a single protocol.both for Layer 2 aggregation withinthe Pod itself, as well as for externalconnectivity to the customer’snetwork. The Collaboration PodVirtual Services Platform 4850switches support Avaya’s FabricConnect, one of the industry’s mostfully featured network virtualizationtechnologies.OrchestrationThe Avaya Pod Orchestration Suite(POS) is the orchestration layer forthe Collaboration Pod 2400. Thispowerful suite of tools provides singlesign on, consistent look and feel,specialized fault and performancedashboards, remote physical views ofthe Pod, and more.Fabric Connect is a criticalCollaboration Pod 2400 Componentscomponent of Avaya’s SDN Fxframework and is based on anenhanced implementation of theIEEE / IETF standard, Shortest PathBridging. This technology can offer4 avaya.comsignificant benefits:Specific functionality provided by thePod Orchestration Suite includes: