Install Yeastar P-Series Software Edition on Hyper-V
Hyper-V allows you to run multiple operating systems as virtual machines on Windows. This topic describes how to create a virtual machine on Hyper-V and install Yeastar P-Series Software Edition on the created virtual machine.
Prerequisites
- Check if the version of Hyper-V is 10.0.17134.1 or later.
- Download an image file of Yeastar P-Series Software Edition.Note: Yeastar P-Series Software Edition is supported on Ubuntu System and Debian System.
For Automatic Installation, you can install Yeastar PBX on Ubuntu System only; For Manual Installation, you can install Yeastar PBX on either Ubuntu System or Debian System.
Table 1. Item Automatic Installation Manual Installation Image File Name and Format Yeastar-P_SOFTWARE-auto-{version} -ubuntu.iso
Example: Yeastar-P_SOFTWARE-auto-83.15.0.22-ubuntu.iso
- Ubuntu: Yeastar-P_SOFTWARE-manual-{version}
-ubuntu.iso
Example: Yeastar-P_SOFTWARE-manual-83.15.0.22-ubuntu.iso
- Debian: Yeastar-P_SOFTWARE-manual-{version}
-debian.iso
Example: Yeastar-P_SOFTWARE-manual-83.15.0.22-debian.iso
Hard Disk Size Minimum 40 GB Minimum 40 GB Partition Method Automatic Manual Partition Rule The system automatically partitions a hard disk as follows:
/
: 10 GB/swap
: 10 GB/home
: Remaining Free Space after space for/
partition and/swap
partition is excluded from the total size.
You need to manually create the following required partitions, and then you can create others according to your needs. /
/swap
/home
- Ubuntu: Yeastar-P_SOFTWARE-manual-{version}
Procedure
Video Tutorial
Step 1. Enable Hyper-V on your PC
- On the desktop, right click and click Apps and Features.
- On the right of Settings page, click Programs and Features.
- On the left navigation bar, click Turn Windows Features on or off.
- In the pop-up window, select Hyper-V and click OK.
- Restart your computer after the installation is completed.
Step 2. Create a virtual switch
- Create a virtual switch on a computer with single NIC
- Create two virtual switches on a computer with dual NIC
- Create a virtual switch on a computer with single NIC
-
- On your desktop, go to .
- On Hyper-V Manager, click to create a virtual switch.
- Create a virtual switch.
- Click New virtual network switch.
- In the What type of virtual switch do you want to create? section, select External.
- Click Create Virtual Switch.
- Set up the virtual switch.
- In the Name field, enter a name to help you identify the virtual switch.
- In the Connection
type section, select
External network, and
select the physical network card to be paired with
the virtual switch.Note: The network card must be the one that is physically connected to the network.
- Click Apply and Yes to create the virtual switch.
- Click OK to close the Virtual Switch Manager window.
- Create two virtual switches on a computer with dual NIC
-
- On your desktop, go to .
- On Hyper-V Manager, click to create a virtual switch.
- Create a virtual switch.
- Click New virtual network switch.
- In the What type of virtual switch do you want to create? section, select External.
- Click Create Virtual Switch.
- Set up the virtual switch.
- In the Name field, enter a name to help you identify the virtual switch.
- In the Connection
type section, select
External network, and
select the physical network card to be paired with
the virtual switch.Note: The network card must be the one that is physically connected to the network.
- Click Apply and Yes to create the virtual switch.
- Repeat Step 3 to Step 4 to create another virtual switch, and select the other physical network card.
Step 3. Create a virtual machine
- On Hyper-V Manager, go to .
- Review the Before You Begin content and click Next.
- Specify a name to help you identify the virtual machine, choose a location to store configuration files of the virtual machine, and click Next.
- Select a generation for the machine and click Next.
- Set the Startup Memory, select the checkbox of Use Dynamic Memory for this virtual machine, and click Next.
- In the drop-down list of Connection, select the
virtual switch created for the virtual machine, and click
Next.Note: If you computer has dual NIC, you just select either one of the virtual switches that you have created, as you will need to add another network adapter for the other virtual switch later.
- Specify a name for the virtual hard disk, select a location, specify a size, and click Next.
- Select Install an operating system from a bootable CD/DVD-ROM, select
an .iso file, and then click Finish.
The virtual machine is created and displayed on the virtual machine list.
- Right click the virtual machine, then click Settings to check and ensure that there is only one hard disk on the virtual machine, or an installation error may occur.
- If your computer has dual NIC, you need to add another network adapter for
the other virtual switch.
- Click Add Hardware, select Network
Adapter, then click
Add.
The network adapter is added successfully.
- In the Virtual switch drop-down list, select the other virtual switch, then click Apply and OK.
- Click Add Hardware, select Network
Adapter, then click
Add.
Step 4. Install Yeastar P-Series Software Edition on the virtual machine
Follow the instructions below based on different installation methods to install P-Series Software Edition.
- Automatically install Yeastar P-Series Software Edition on the virtual machine
-
- Right click the virtual machine, click Start to start the virtual machine.
- Right click the virtual machine, click Connect to connect to the virtual machine.
- Wait till the installation process is
not running, then press
Enter
.If
IPPBX login
is displayed and no errors likewait for basicsrv run ok
occur, it indicates that P-Series Software Edition is installed.
- Manually install Yeastar P-Series Software Edition on the machine
-
- Right click the virtual machine, click Start to start the virtual machine.
- Right click the virtual machine, click Connect to connect to the virtual machine.
- Select Continue without updating or wait for seconds to check if there is a new version of installer.
- Select Custom storage layout and select Done.
- In the AVAILABLE
DEVICES section, create the required partitions
and custom partitions according to your needs.Note: The following partitions are required.
Partition Name Description Format Recommended Partition Space /swap
This is where you extend the system memory by dedicating part of the hard drive to it. swap Minimum 10 GB /
The slash /
alone stands for the root of the file system tree.ex4 Minimum 10 GB /home
This holds all the home directories for the users. ex4 Remaining Free Space after other partitions created or second drive. - Select the local disk, then select Add GPT
Partition to add a
/swap
partition. - Select the local disk, then select Add GPT
Partition to add a
/
partition. - Select the local disk, then select Add GPT
Partition to add a
/home
partition.
Partitions are created successfully and displayed on the FILE SYSTEM SUMMARY list, as shown below.
- Select the local disk, then select Add GPT
Partition to add a
- Select Done.
- In the pop-up dialog box, select Continue to start installing P-Series Software Edition.
- Wait till the installation process is not running,
then press
Enter
.If a
IPPBX login
prompt is displayed and no errors likewait for basicsrv run ok
occur, it indicates that P-Series Software Edition is installed.
(Optional) Step 5. Change the default IP address of Yeastar P-Series Software Edition
192.168.5.150
. If you prefer another IP address or your PC
is on a different network segment such as 192.168.28.X
, you can
change the PBX's default IP address.We assume that your PC is on the network segment
192.168.28.X
and your desired PBX IP address is
192.168.28.45
. Refer to the following instructions to change
the PBX's IP address.
- Access the PBX via SSH.
- At the
IPPBX login
prompt, typesupport
and pressEnter
. - At the
Password
prompt, typeQhcyaxsGcywymg2022
and pressEnter
.Note: Generally, you will NOT get any visual feedback from the screen when you type the password.You are presented with a prompt, displaying the Ubuntu information and system information. In the meanwhile, you are given the option to ping an IP address, view or update current network configuration, and log out the
support
account. You can type a specific number to run the command of the corresponding number.
- At the
- Type
1
and pressEnter
to update the network configuration. - Change the IP address of Yeastar P-Series Software Edition as
follows.
- At the
Please enter IP address
prompt, type the desired IP address and pressEnter
.In this example, type
192.168.28.45
. - At the
Please enter netmask
prompt, type the subnet mask and pressEnter
.In this example, type
255.255.255.0
. - At the
Please enter gateway
prompt, type the gateway address and pressEnter
.In this example, type
192.168.28.1
.It takes about two minutes to change the PBX's IP address from
192.168.5.150
to your desired IP address.
- At the
Result
Yeastar P-Series Software Edition is installed successfully.
Open a web browser, enter the PBX's IP address in the address bar, and press
Enter
.
What to do next
support
and the console password configured on PBX web
portal ( ).