Installing IP Office Demo from an ISO File

Last Updated : Jun 25, 2024 |

About this task

This process covers installation of the IP Office software from an IP Office ISO file. Whilst for IP Office Demo installation, Avaya recommend using the OVA file, it can be useful for IP Office installers and maintainers to see the steps in an ISO install.

  • Installation on a virtual machine hosted on a low specification laptop can take more than an hour.

  • The installation process can appear stuck when installing voicemail. The voicemail service takes a significant amount of time to install.

Procedure

  1. Set the IP address to 192.168.42.1 on the NIC that you are going to use in the IP Office Demo network.
  2. Start VMware Workstation Pro.
  3. Click File > New Virtual Machine.
  4. Select Typical and click Next >.
  5. Select Installer disc image file and browse to and select the IP Office ISO file. Click Next >.
  6. Set the Guest operating system to Linux and set the version as Rocky Linux 64-bit. Click Next >.
  7. Set the Virtual machine name: as IP Office Demo and click Next >.
  8. Increase the virtual hard disk space to 40GB and select Split virtual disk into multiple files. Click Next >.
  9. Click Customize Hardware.
    1. Increase the Memory to at least 4GB.
    2. Select the Number of processors as 2.
    3. For Network Adapter, select Bridged: Connected directly to the physical network.
    4. For New CD/DVD (IDE), select Use ISO image file and browse to the IP Office ISO file.
    5. If the computer has more than one NIC, disable the protocol on any interface not used in the IP Office Demo network. In the Properties window for the unused NIC, clear the check box for VMware Bridge Protocol.
    6. Click Close.
  10. Click Finish.
  11. The list of installed virtual machines now includes IP Office Demo.
  12. Select IP Office Demo.
  13. Open the Start drop-down menu and click Start Up Guest.
  14. Select the language you want to use for the IP Office installation and click Continue.
  15. Read the end-user license agreement (EULA) and click Continue.
  16. Read the release notes and click Continue.
  17. Click Network & Host Name.
    1. Set the Hostname to ipodemo.
    2. Select Ethernet (eth0) and click Configure....
    3. Select IPv4 Settings. Change the default networking IP Address from 192.168.42.1 to 192.168.42.230.
    4. Click Save.
    5. Click Done.
  18. Click Root Password.
    1. For the root password enter password, the initial IP Office configuration will prompt you to change the root password later.
    2. Click Done.
  19. Click Installation Destination. Do not change any settings. Click Done.
  20. Click Keyboard. Do not change any settings. Click Done.
  21. Click Begin Installation.

    • The installation process can appear stuck when installing voicemail. The voicemail service takes a significant amount of time to install.

  22. After the software installation is complete, click Reboot System.
  23. Wait for the server to complete rebooting and display the Command: prompt.

Next Steps

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