All-in-one OVF Installation

This pages describes how to install an all-in-one image on your own virtualization platform using OVF (Open Virtualization Format).

Supported Platforms

This process should work on any virtualization platform that supports OVFs using x86-64 CPUs, but has only been tested on

The image uses DHCP to gets its IP configuration, so the virtualization platform must either serve DHCP natively or be connected to a network with a DHCP server.

If you install/run the OVF on another platform, please let us know how you get on on the mailing list so we can update this page.

Installation Process

To install the OVF, you must first download it from http://vm-images.cw-ngv.com/cw-aio.ova and save it to disk.

Then, you must import it into your virtualization platform. The process for this varies.

  • On VMware Player, choose File->Open a Virtual Machine from the menu and select the cw-aio.ova file you downloaded. On the Import Virtual Machine dialog that appears, the defaults are normally fine, so you can just click Import.
  • On VirtualBox, choose File->Import Appliance... from the menu. In the Appliance Import Wizard, click Choose..., select the cw-aio.ova file you downloaded and click Next. On the next tab, you can view the settings and then click Import.
  • On VMware ESXi, using the VMware vSphere Client, choose File->Deploy OVF Template... from the menu. Select the cw-aio.ova file you downloaded and click through assigning it a suitable name, location and attached network (which must support DHCP) before finally clicking Finish to create the virtual machine.

Running and Using the Image

Once you’ve installed the virtual machine, you should start it in the usual way for your virtualization platform.

If you attach to the console, you should see an Ubuntu loading screen and then be dropped at a cw-aio login prompt. The username is ubuntu and the password is cw-aio. Note that the console is hard-coded to use a US keyboard, so if you have a different keyboard you might find that keys are remapped - in particular the - key.

The OVF provides 3 network services.

  • SSH - username is ubuntu and password is cw-aio
  • HTTP to ellis for subscriber management - sign-up code is secret. You will probably want to change this to a more secure value - see “Modifying Clearwater settings” for how to do this.
  • SIP to bono for call signaling - credentials are provisioned through ellis.

How these network services are exposed can vary depending on the capabilities of the platform.

  • VMware Player sets up a private network between your PC and the virtual machine and normally assigns the virtual machine IP address 192.168.28.128. To access ellis, you’ll need to point your browser at http://192.168.28.128. To register over SIP, you’ll need to configure an outbound proxy of 192.168.28.128 port 5060.
  • VirtualBox uses NAT on the local IP address, exposing SSH on port 8022, HTTP on port 8080 and SIP on port 8060. To access ellis, you’ll need to point your browser at http://localhost:8080. To register over SIP, you’ll need to configure an outbound proxy of localhost port 8060.
  • VMware ESXi runs the host as normal on the network, so you can connect to it directly. To find out its IP address, log in over the console and type hostname -I. To access ellis, just point your browser at this IP address. To register over SIP, you’ll need to configure an outbound proxy for this IP address.

Once you’ve successfully connected to ellis, try making your first call - just remember to configure the SIP outbound proxy as discussed above.