Bitrix Virtual Appliance: VMware Edition
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Bitrix Virtual Appliance is a free-of-charge application that allows you to run Bitrix software in pre-configured and fully-secured virtual environment. With it you can share same physical server with other applications, save on product installation and maintenance time and improve system performance.
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VMware Edition
Bitrix Virtual Appliance VMware Edition
Run Bitrix Virtual Appliance: VMware Edition 4.2 on your Windows or Linux PC with VMware Player. This is a free desktop virtualization software application that allows you to easily operate any virtual machine created by VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Server or VMware ESX. You can also use VMware Player to evaluate one of the many virtual appliances available on the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace.
Bitrix Virtual Appliance 4.2 VMware Edition includes:
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If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the Bitrix HelpDesk.
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VMware Edition (Up to 10GB HDD space)
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VMware Edition (Up to 60GB HDD space)
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Technical and Software Requirements
Installation and Fine Tuning
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Developer Notes
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Installation Guide
Preparing to install Bitrix Virtual Appliance VMware Edition
 | Download and install VMware Player, it's free and compatible with both Windows and Linux operating systems. |
| Download and unpack the Bitrix Virtual Appliance on a hard drive. |
| Open the extracted Bitrix Virtual Appliance file using the VMware Player. |
| Go through the installation dialog windows and then restart the virtual server (see description for each step and screenshots below). |
| Open your web browser and enter the IP address received after the installation. |
| Launch the Bitrix software setup wizard, and you’re ready to go! |
Installing and using the Bitrix Virtual Appliance VMware Edition
| 1. | Open the unpacked Bitrix Virtual Appliance file in the VMware Player. The operating system will be loaded followed by the Apache2 web-server, the MySQL5 database, the XMPP server and everything else you need to use Bitrix products optimally. You can authorize yourself as "root" or "bitrix" (the password for both accounts is "bitrix"): |
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| 2. | In the next step, the operating system will be loaded, followed by the Apache2 web-server, the MySQL5 database, the XMPP server and everything else you need to use Bitrix products optimally. The server will get an IP address through DHCP. You’ll see the following dialog window where you can perform customization:
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| 3. | After the loading process is complete, you’ll see a screen with an IP address assigned to you. The server will get an IP address through DHCP. Use this IP address to open the Bitrix Virtual Appliance in a web browser. Now you can run it from your computer or from any other location! |
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Note: If you haven’t been assigned an IP address, the DHCP is not
| 4. | Use this IP address to launch your Bitrix Virtual Appliance in a web browser. The welcome screen will ask you whether you want to create a new web site or to restore a project from a backup file: |
| 5. | If you choose to create a new web site, the next dialog window will ask you which of the Bitrix software products you want to install (Bitrix24 or Bitrix Site Manager): |
| 6. | In the next step, the setup files will be uploaded from the Internet directly into your Bitrix Virtual Appliance. After uploading, the setup files will be automatically extracted and run. |
| 7. | Depending on what you have chosen, the setup wizard will guide you through the installation process of either Bitrix24 or Bitrix Site Manager. |
| 8. | After the backup file has been restored (or a new web site has been installed), you will definitely notice greatly enhanced performance from using the Bitrix Virtual Appliance. Enjoy! |
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Fine Tuning Tips
Fine Tuning Tips for the Bitrix Virtual Appliance
| If you want to use the Bitrix Virtual Appliance from your notebook and run it in other locations outside your office (e.g. while visiting your client), choose the Network Adapter > NAT on the Device tab in the VMware control panel. Then simply reset the Bitrix Virtual Appliance. It’s a very convenient service to use on a single computer: |
| System administrator operations in the Bitrix Virtual Appliance environment can be performed if logged in as "root", password is "bitrix". The Control Menu is UNIX-like and quite easy to understand: |
| To create a static IP address instead of DHCP, choose Configure Network on the Vmplayer startup screen and change the settings you need (incl. proxy server settings). If you have skipped this step, you can always return to the VMware startup screen by pressing Ctrl+C and then typing "exit" to logout. |
| If you are logged in as "root", you can start MC file manager to enjoy even faster performance of file operations. To start MC file manager, quit the shell by pressing Ctrl+C, type "mc" and then press Enter. To view the performance data use the "top" command. |
| If you’ve chosen to install the Bitrix24, it will be immediately ready for use. The Bitrix24 will even allow you to send emails through its built-in SMTP server. You may wish to setup an SMTP gateway through which emails can be routed within your company. Also, the XMPP/Jabber server is setup and ready to use for instant messaging. If you use an IM application (ICQ, Miranda, etc.) and wish to link it to the IP address assigned by the server, choose port 5222, where your server is already running. |
