Installation guide

Installing a Virtual Device Installing ShoreTel Voice Switches
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Installing a Virtual Device
To install a virtual device, follow these steps:
1. Create a virtual machine (VM) for the switch and allocate the required resources, depending on
the capacity of the virtual phone or virtual trunk switch you want to create:
 250, 500, or 1000 IP phones
 100, 250, or 500 SIP trunks
2. Run vSphere Client and connect to an EXSi server, version 5.0 or higher.
3. Select File > Deploy OVF/OVA.
4. Enter the URL to the OVA file for the type of device you want to install.
 To install a ShoreTel Virtual Phone and Virtual Trunk Switch, enter the following URL:
http:<HQ or DVS IP address>/ftproot/tsv/BareMetalInstall.ova
 To install a ShoreTel Virtual Service Appliance, enter the following URL:
http:<HQ or DVS IP address>/ftproot/tsu/VMWareShoreTelVSA.ova
5. Click Next.
6. Enter a name for the virtual swtich and click Next.
7. On the Storage screen, highlight the datastore1 hard drive and click Next.
8. On the Disk Format screen, accept the default option, Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed, and click
Next.
9. On the Ready to Complete screen, check the Power On after deployment checkbox.
10. Finish the installation by following the on-screen instructions.
The installation process creates a virtual machine with the default hardware configuration. For
more information about default virtual device configurations, see Default Configurations on page
258.
Note
The ShoreTel system analyzes the allocated resources and determines the capacity of the switch.
To change the capacity of the switch, you must change the allocated VM resources.
Note
You can also download the OVA file directly from ShoreTel Director. Click Download switch
image from the Edit ShoreGear vPhone Switch or Edit ShoreGear vTrunk Switch page.