Deploying WMS 6.0 on Hardware, Virtual, Cloud PBXs

This Guide explains how to deploy WMS 6 on Hardware, Virtual and Cloud PBXs.

Created: January 2023

Updated: July 2023

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Upgrade to WMS 6 is supported on: Per User PBXs updated to the latest WMS 5 version with monthly, yearly or 5 year subscriptions.

Upgrade to WMS 6 is NOT SUPPORTED on: Per Service PBXs and Lifetime Per User PBXs, licenses for these PBXs must be regenerated.

How to update an unsupported system to WMS 6: 

  • If your system is a Lifetime or a Per Service PBX, you can convert it to Cloud, follow the procedure present in the guide PBX Licensing and Activation (chapter Move PBX to Cloud).

Install or upgrade VM PBX

Upgrade a VM PBX from WMS 5 to WMS 6

  1. Reboot the PBX
  2. Update it to the latest WMS 5 version using repository rel50
  3. Update it to the first WMS 6 version using repository rel60

Update of VM PBXs with Lifetime licenses is not supported. Follow the guide PBX Licensing and Activation Admin Guide to move your PBX to Cloud if you wish to use WMS 6.

Install a new WMS 6 VM PBX 

Requirements

Any kind of VM hypervisor capable of importing OVF/OVA templates for deploying, is supported.

Recommended requirement for VM systems:

  • 2vCPU, 4GB -> PBX managing up to 1000 users
  • 4vCPU, 8GB -> PBX managing up to 5000 users
  • 8vCPU, 16GB -> PBX managing up to 10000 users

Requirements may differ depending on the system usage (i.e. additional integrations, burst load, etc).

Deployment

OVFTool command example
ovftool WMS_6.03_x64_20230725.ova WMS_6.03_x64_20230725.ovf 


  • In case if you're running VMWare version lower than 6.5, please run this command in order to reduce VMWare HW Compatibility Level:
OVFTool hw compatibility change (example for ESXi 6.0)
ovftool --maxVirtualHardwareVersion=11 wms_6.03_x64_20230725.ova wms_6.03_x64_20230725_v11.ova


Once the VM is installed, follow PBX Licensing and Activation Admin Guide (chapter PBX Activation) to activate your PBX and add user licenses.

Note: If you install the system using Hyper-V, download VHD archive from here: WMS_6.03_x64_20230725.vhd.zip

Upgrade HW PBX 

Requirements

  • Upgrade to WMS 6 is supported on Per User PBXs with recurring subscriptions (monthly/ yearly/ five years) running WMS 5

Upgrade a HW PBX from WMS 5 to WMS 6

  1. Reboot the PBX
  2. Update it to the latest WMS 5 version using repository rel50
  3. Update it to the first WMS 6 version using repository rel60

Update of HW PBXs with Lifetime licenses is not supported. Follow the guide PBX Licensing and Activation Admin Guide to move your PBX to Cloud if you wish to use WMS 6.

Activate or upgrade Cloud PBX

Add a new Cloud PBX

  • Go to WMP -> go to Customers tab
  • Select a customer and go to Pbxes tab
  • Click + to add a new PBX
  • Select WPBX-CLOUD (WMS6) in Model field

  • Fill in all other fields
  • Click Add

Note: Wait for approximately 3 minutes before proceeding. Your PBX will be activated. 

Upgrade your Cloud PBX 

Requirement:

  • Cloud PBX running WMS version 5

To upgrade your newly created or existing Cloud PBX to WMS 6 version, proceed with the following steps:

  1. Reboot the PBX
  2. Update it to the latest WMS 5 version using repository rel50
  3. Update it to the first WMS 6 version using repository rel60