# Hyper-V {% embed url="" %} ### **Creating a virtual machine** 1. Select **Action / New / Virtual Machine** 2. On the Specify Name and Location tab, enter the name of the virtual machine, for example *mikopbx-vm*

3. Proceed to the Specify Generation tab, and select **Generation 1**

4. On the Assign Memory tab, allocate the required amount of RAM based on the expected load on the PBX. For a test machine, you can specify 2 GB

5. Proceed to the Configure Networking tab, and select a pre-configured network connection

6. On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk tab, adjust the system disk size to **1 GB**

7. On the Installation Options tab, check the **Install an operating system from a bootable CD/DVD-ROM** option 8. Select **Image file (.iso)** and provide the link to the MikoPBX distribution file with the **.iso** extension

9. After entering all values, click the **Finish** button

### **Data storage disk** {% hint style="danger" %} For deploying the PBX, use **two** disks: * a **1 GB** disk for the main system * a **50+ GB** disk for storing call recordings {% endhint %} 1. Go to the settings of the created virtual machine 2. Select the IDE controller to which the system disk is connected 3. On the opened tab, select Hard Drive and click the **Add** button 4. Click the **New** button 5. On the Choose disk format tab, select **VHD**

6. On the Choose disk type tab, select **Fixed size**

7. On the Specify name and location tab, specify the name (e.g., *storage.vhd*) and the location of the disk

8. On the Configure Disk tab, set the disk size for data storage to at least 50 GB

9. Use the default values for other fields 10. Complete the setup by clicking the **Finish** button

### **Installing MikoPBX** 1. To start the virtual machine, click **Connect... -> Start**

2. Go to the Connect tab of the created virtual machine *mikopbx-vm* 3. If the boot is successful, a console menu will appear. Enter **8** from the keyboard to start the installation

4. Select the system disk and enter the disk name from the keyboard, for example ***sda***. Confirm the selection by entering ***y*** from the keyboard

5. Connect the disk for storing call recordings, and enter the disk name for connection from the keyboard, for example ***sdb***

{% hint style="danger" %} When the message "Press any key within 30 seconds to boot from LiveCD..." appears, do not press any buttons. In this case, the system will boot from the hard drive. {% endhint %} ### **Starting MikoPBX** 1. To access the MikoPBX web interface, enter your virtual machine's IP address in your browser's address bar. You can find the IP address in the console.

2. Enter the IP address in your browser’s address bar. Log in using the default credentials. {% hint style="success" %} Use the following default credentials for the first login to the MikoPBX web interface: * Username: admin * Password: admin {% endhint %}