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258 Planning and Installation Guide ShoreTel 14.2
Installing ShoreTel Voice Switches Installing the Retainer
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Installing the Retainer
1. Using a number 1 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two black Phillips head screws on either side of
the RJ-21X port.
2. Place the retainer in the recessed area around the RJ-21X port.
3. Reinstall the two screws.
4. Plug in the RJ-21X cable.
5. Pull the velcro strap tightly around the connector on the RJ-21X cable, and fasten it.
Virtual Switches and Service Appliances
This section describes the following virtual devices:
 ShoreTel Virtual Phone Switch (vPhone Switch)
 ShoreTel Virtual Trunk Switch (vTrunk Switch)
 ShoreTel Virtual Service Appliance (SA-vCollab)
These virtual devices get delivered as separate OVA files and are part of the system installation on the
Headquarters Server and the DVS.
You deploy a virtual device by using a VMware vSphere client on a vSphere ESXi server.
Default Configurations
The installation process creates default configurations for Shortel virtual switches and service
appliances.
 Memory: 2 GB
 CPU/Cores: 1 socket, 4 cores
 Hard disk: 100 GB, thin provisioned
 Video card: 1 display, 4 MB video memory, no 3D support
 SCSI controller: BusLogicParallel
 Network adapter: vmxnet3 (VM network)
Note
For recommended virtual service appliance capacities, see Chapter 6, Configuring the Service
Appliance, in the Conferencing and Instant Messaging Planning and Installation Guide.