Can SBC be installed on virtualbox or VmWare workstation

[voice11]

Hello everyone.
I have 3CX Debian (V15.5) on VmWare workstation 14 Pro (14.1.0), running on WIN7 pro SP1. Now I am planning to migrate in to the cloud (probably google unless someone suggest otherwise). I have question to what do I need to setup a SBC? I am inclined toward Linux (or may be windows too if I have to) but my dilemma is weather I need a dedicated machine to download that onto ....or can I use an existing server and install SBC on a virtualbox or Vmware workstation on there and use it that way. Can someone clarify this for me please? I tried installing both (Linux & Window based SBC) on virtalbox but it comes back as unsupported file. Virtual box can not read it.

 

[Saqqara]

Did you setup a new virtual machine - windows or debian ?

You install SBC within the virtual machine

 

[Philip Darnell]

How many extensions will you have on the remote site?

We generally use Raspberry Pi's for SBC if there are less than 15 phones.

 

[voice11]

Did you setup a new virtual machine - windows or debian ?

You install SBC within the virtual machine

Yes I tested on virtaulbox. Tried both separatelylinux as well as windows and downloaded SBC (both linux based as well as windows) but couldn't install as it said unsupported file

 

[voice11]

How many extensions will you have on the remote site?

We generally use Raspberry Pi's for SBC if there are less than 15 phones.

I will have between 10 to 15 actually. Since it close to threshold I thought to go with WIN or linux but I am open to raspberry as well... Thank you.

 

[Saqqara]

SBC install files are not virtual images that can be loaded directly into HyperV or Virtual Box as you are trying to do in the screenshot

You need to setup a windows machine in your virtual box, when done log into this machine and download the 3CX installation file within the windows machine - https://www.3cx.com/docs/3cx-tunnel-session-border-controller/

 

[voice11]

SBC install files are not virtual images that can be loaded directly into HyperV or Virtual Box as you are trying to do in the screenshot

You need to setup a windows machine in your virtual box, when done log into this machine and download the 3CX installation file within the windows machine - https://www.3cx.com/docs/3cx-tunnel-session-border-controller/

Ah...ok. Thank you @Saqqara. You mean in Win based VM, I need to install WIN OS..right? Then obviously once its a window machine, then download SBC directly into there, right?
And can samething be done with Linux based VM? With Linux based (if possible) you save hassle & money of installing windows OS. That is why I was trying debian VM. Thank you again.

 

[cobaltit]

https://www.3cx.com/docs/3cx-tunnel-session-border-controller/
https://www.3cx.com/docs/3cx-tunnel-session-border-controller/