AdminGuide:GettingStarted:VM:VMWare
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1. Download the KalliopePBX virtual image file. KalliopePBX VM is available in VMWare ESXi 5.x environment or later. The two images differ for the maximum number of virtual CPUs that are visible from the kernel (up to 8 for the second, and over 8 up to a theoretical maximum of 128 for the first) and for the size of the system disk, which for the first is 120GB while for the second is limited to 40GB (values that can be increased with a simple procedure executable from the VMWare console).
| Image | Download link |
|---|---|
| KalliopePBX v4 (supports over 8vCPU) |
https://areaclienti.vianova.it/drive/download/BeWHIH36hbF12cM1/ (KalliopePBXv4_esxi5_128vcpu_120GB.ova) |
| KalliopePBX v4 (supports a maximum of 8vCPU) |
https://areaclienti.vianova.it/drive/download/bmOBoFRXDaSlcH2K/ (KalliopePBXv4_esxi5_bl-1.0.5-7156.ova) |
2. Import the downloaded image file into the virtual environment. Upon booting for the first time, the VM will start in recovery mode, i.e. with only the bootloader and no phone firmware.
3. Access the predefined address 192.168.0.100:10080 from the GUI. In case UNSAFE_PORT error appears follow this procedure (Click here).
NOTE: A console access is available (with manager/manager credentials, accessible only in recovery mode) that allows you to make the change of the IP address of the eth0 interface, in case you cannot access the default viq web browser address.
4. Go to the Tools menu (click on the 
icon) in the top right to change your network configuration so that the PBX can access the internet and reach the license server.
5. Activate the KalliopePBX VM license with the activation key you were provided.
6. Once the license has been activated, click on "Register product" to access the Recovery console.
7. Follow this procedure to update the bootloader to the latest version.
8. Once the update is finished, click "Restart bootloader" to restart the machine.
The machine will always restart in recovery mode.
9. Click "Find updates" again to download the list of available firmware updates and select the version you want.
10. Click on "Install on the primary partition (p5)". KalliopePBX will warn you that this will reset the partition erasing all data and ask for confirmation.
Since this is the first installation, confirm the request.
N.B.: Installing firmware from the recovery console will restore the machine to factory conditions. This can be useful when you need to completely reset a machine.
11. Once the firmware installation is finished, verify the firmware version number from the recovery console.
12. Open the tools menu and click on the "Shutdown menu -> Restart" item, select "Primary firmware" from the restart menu, and click "Restart".
13. After restart, you will be redirected to the main login (on port 80).
The default login credentials are
Username: admin
Password: admin
You are advised to change the password immediately after restarting.