This document provides information about installing the FreeSBC software on bare metal servers. It outlines the installation steps which include registering to download the ISO image, creating a bootable USB drive, configuring the BIOS to boot from the USB, installing the software and formatting disks, retrieving the IP address, and accessing the web portal for initial configuration. Requirements for server hardware based on the number of sessions are also listed. The presentation aims to demonstrate the bare metal installation process and provides additional resources for support.

1. FreeSBC – How To Series
Bare Metal Installation
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April 2018

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Today’s Presenters:
Alan D Percy
Senior Director of Product Marketing
alan.percy@telcobridges.com
Luc Morissette
Director of Technical Support
luc.morissette@telcobridges.com

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Agenda:
• Why Bare Metal?
• What’s Required?
• Installation and Activation Process
• Getting Help
• What’s Next
• Your Questions

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Why Bare Metal?
Dedicated appliances offer:
1) Greater predictability and control
2) Higher densities
3) Avoids “Noisy Neighbors”
4) Low-cost on-site appliances
Built by IMS Associates, Inc. of San
Leandro, California, the IMSAI 8080 is
one of the first consumer computers
available.

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What’s Required?
• Two or Three network connections
• Monitor & Keyboard
• USB memory stick or DVD
• Server, based on recommended specs:
Sessions CPU RAM
Disk
Space
Data Ethernet ports***
Up to 5,000 2 4 Gb 40 Gb 1 Gbps
5,000-20,000 4 8 Gb 60 Gb 4 X 1 Gbps or 1 X 10
Gbps
20,000-50,000 4** 16 Gb 80 Gb 1 X 10 Gbps
Above 50,000 6** 24+ Gb 100 Gb Multiple 10 Gbps

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Let’s Visit Luc’s Lab

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Bare Metal Installation Steps
Register and Download ISO image

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Registration and Download

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Bare Metal Installation Steps
Register and Download ISO image
Create a bootable USB Memory Stick

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Create a Bootable USB with Rufus
Set file system to
FAT32
Set new volume label
to “CENTOS 7 X8”
Choose USB device
Download from:
https://rufus.akeo.ie/

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Bare Metal Installation Steps
Register and Download ISO image
Create a bootable USB Memory Stick
Configure the BIOS to boot from USB

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Configure BIOS

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Bare Metal Installation Steps
Register and Download ISO image
Create a bootable USB Memory Stick
Configure the BIOS to boot from USB
Boot to FreeSBC Installer using the USB Stick

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Boot Server from USB

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Bare Metal Installation Steps
Register and Download ISO image
Create a bootable USB Memory Stick
Configure the BIOS to boot from USB
Boot to FreeSBC Installer using the USB Stick
Initiate installation and disk format

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Initiate Installation
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Bare Metal Installation Steps
Register and Download ISO image
Create a bootable USB Memory Stick
Configure the BIOS to boot from USB
Boot to FreeSBC Installer using the USB Stick
Initiate installation and disk format
Login as root and get/set IP address

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Retrieve IP address

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Bare Metal Installation Steps
Register and Download ISO image
Create a bootable USB Memory Stick
Configure the BIOS to boot from USB
Boot to FreeSBC Installer using the USB Stick
Initiate installation and disk format
Login as root and get/set IP address
Access web portal for initial configuration
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Configuration Wizard

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End-to-End Demonstration Video
http://www2.telcobridges.com/FreeSBCVideoLibrary

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Additional Resources
docs.telcobridges.com/tbwiki/FreeSBC
forums.freesbc.com
www.FreeSBC.com

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FreeSBC Webinar Series
Series Content
I. Introduction to FreeSBC
II. VMware Installation
III. Bare Metal Installation
IV. Initial IP / SIP Configuration
V. Call Routing Techniques
VI. Analytics and Advanced
Troubleshooting
VII. Activation on AWS

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For Paid Subscribers
Americas Technical Support
Centre (Montreal, Canada)
Tel: +1-450-655-8993 x131
E-mail/Skype:
support@telcobridges.com
EMEA Technical Support
Centre (Turkey)
Tele: +1-866-438-4703
E-mail/Skype:
support@telcobridges.com
APAC Technical Support
Centre (Hong Kong)
Tele: +852 3749 9819
E-mail/Skype:
support@telcobridges.com

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What We Accomplished Today

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Industry Events
Learn more about FreeSBC at these industry events:
June 25-29
Wotton House, UK
Oct 8-11 Orlando, FL
May 6-9 Chicago, IL

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TRY it…
…we think you will LIKE it!
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sales@telcobridges.com
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