Installation guide

Porta SIP

Introduction

PortaBilling can potentially run on most modern UNIX operating

systems, assuming these are equipped with such basic items as an ANSI C

compiler. However, it might be difficult for an inexperienced system

administrator to install and configure the operating system in such a way

as to meet all the requirements and provide the best performance.

Installing all the prerequisite software (libraries, Perl modules, SIP proxy

server, B2BUA, RTP proxy etc.) might also be a time-consuming task,

with a high risk of making some hard-to-trace error.

The PortaSIP JumpStart installation CD provides a quick and seamless

way to perform a complete server installation from scratch, in less than 15

minutes. It contains installation media for FreeBSD 6.3, with all the

necessary packages and PortaSIP itself. The standardized installation

procedure also simplifies further system maintenance.

The installation wizard makes use of a text-mode GUI. Use the arrow

keys to change your selection, Tab to move between fields, and Enter to

confirm a choice.

Hardware and Software Requirements

NOTE: If you wish to perform testing to determine whether PortaSwitch can be

installed on a specific server, please use the “Hardware Compatibility” CD provided by

PortaOne.

You can download the CD image from:

http://portaone.com/resources/hw_test/HardwareCompatibilityCD.iso

Burn it to a CD using any CD-writing program, then boot up from this

CD. The PortaSwitch test utility will detect if all of the required

components (e.g. network interface) are available and supported by

FreeBSD.

Recommended Configuration:

PortaSIP:

• CPU:

basic configuration: Pentium4 2.8GHz

advanced configuration: Pentium4 3GHz

• SCSI integrated or add-on hardware RAID controller compatible

with FreeBSD 6.3

• RAM: 1GB

• Disks:

basic configuration: at least 50GB of the available disk space (RAID: