OS (Ubuntu 18.04) Installation Guide

Preparation for Installation:

Note: Before proceeding, for CLIx server machine setup, the following steps should be followed:

  1. Note down the existing IP address of the CLIx server machine: (to list IP address use $ `ifconfig | less`)
  2. If the system already has a CLIx Platform installed, Backup existing data from the CLIx server machine. Please refer to “Steps to Download Complete Platform Data” section
  3. Format/Clean existing internal HDD of the server machine (the following command assumes that internal HDD is detected at /dev/sda).
    Command: “sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=512MB count=2”​​
    Shutdown the machine properly, if the machine remains in prompt display mode, hard shutdown ​the machine using ​the power button ​on CPU, by long-pressing it till the machine gets shut down.

Steps for Installing Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 are as follows:

In case of CLIx server setup, please follow these steps:

 

This step will be followed only if the CLIx server is being set up. In case of client setup, please skip this step.

 

Click on "​ Continue​ " in the warning popup

You will see the “​ free space​ ” got created for the selected device as shown in the image here.




Use as =​ ​ swap area

 

 

 


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