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Use the following steps to launch the SBC VM on VMware vCenter using the Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) package:

Note

This procedure applies to SBC 8.2 or later releases.

Note

The minimum root disk size for the SBC is set to 100 GB to ensure enough disk space is available on the SBC launch to store the SBC logs and CDRs.

Creating the Template for the Virtual Machine

  1. Download the SBC release software bundle, which contains the OVA Package.
  2. The software bundle contains the tarball createConfigDrive-1.0.0.tar.gz. Follow the steps in the wiki page Installation and Image Replacement Upgrade on KVM Using a QCOW2 File to create the config drive ISO file using this package.
  3. Copy the ISO file (.iso) (created using the createConfigDrive utility) to the datastore of the VMware vCenter.

  4. Create the virtual machine template from the OVA package using the option Deploy OVF Template on the vCenter.

    Create Virtual Machine Template

  5. Select the SBC OVA package using the URL or Local File.

    Select SBC OVA Package

  6. Enter the virtual machine template name, for example, SBCTemplate, host info, and other details and then click Finish.

  7. After you create the virtual machine, right-click on the virtual machine and then select Template > Convert to Template.

    Convert to Template

Creating a New Virtual Machine from the Template

Use the following steps to create a new virtual machine from the template using the New Virtual Machine option:

  1. After you create the template, right-click on the data center name and select New Virtual Machine to create a new virtual machine from the template. 

    Create New Virtual Machine

  2. In Select a creation type, select the Deploy From Template option. A Data Center folder with a list of template options displays.

  3. Select the template created previously from the data center options.

    Select the Template

  4. Specify the virtual machine name and then click Next. 

    Provide Virtual Machine Name

  5. In Select a computer resource, select the host and then click Next. 

    Select Host (Computer Resource)

  6. Select datastore for the host in Select storage and then click Next.

  7. In Select deploy options, select Customize this virtual machine’s hardware and then click Next.

    Select Deploy Options

  8. Select CPU, Memory, Disk space, network adaptors for mgt0, ha, pkt0 and pkt1.

  9. Click Add New Device to add the device for CD/DVD Drive. 

    Add Device

  10. For the CD/DVD Drive, select Datastore ISO File from the drop-down menu.
  11. Navigate the datastore and select the ISO file (.iso) for the config drive already created and kept in the datastore for this VM.

  12. If you are launching the SBC in "1to1" mode, add an additional hard disk for the DRBD device using the Add New Device option. 

    Note

    The minimum disk size for the additional disk is 35 GB.

  13. Click Finish to create the VM.

  14. After the VM is created, power on the VM. The VM boots up and the system configures itself using the config drive, and the SBC application starts.

    VM Created

  15. Use the default credentials (linuxadmin/sonus) to log in the Console.