Installing a VALT Virtual Appliance

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Installing a VALT Virtual Appliance

Getting Started

  • Download the 22.04 ISO here
  • Deploy the ISO in your Virtual Environment
  • Launch the Console

Installation

  1. Select your Language.

  2. Verify your Keyboard configuration.

  3. Choose Ubuntu Server for the base installation.

  4. Select Continue without updating.

  5. Select a network interface to configure.

  6. 🕮The default is DHCP. Take note of the IP, as this will be used when accessing the server later.

  7. Select either Automatic (DHCP) or Manual.
  8. If Manual

    Enter in the following information and click Save.


    Subnet:
    The subnet VALT will be on including the subnet mask in CIDR notation.
    Address:
    IP address of the VALT server.
    Gateway:
    Default gateway of the subnet the VALT server is on.
    Name Servers:
    DNS servers.
    Search Domains:
    Enter in your institution’s search domain.

  9. Click Done.

  10. If your network has a proxy server, enter in the address, otherwise, click Done.
  11. Address should be in this form: http://[[username][:password]@]host[:port]/

  12. Verify that the Ubuntu mirror location passes the network connectivity tests and click Done.

  13. Uncheck Set up this disk as an LVM group.

  14. Ensure Use an entire disk is selected and select Done.

  15. Verify the Storage Configuration and select Done.

  16. Select Continue.

  17. Create the User Profile.
  18. Your Name:
    IVS Admin
    Your server’s name:
    ivs-valt
    Pick a username:
    ivsadmin
    Choose a password:
    Set a safe and secure password
    Confirm your password:
    Enter in the same password

  19. Check Skip for now.

  20. Check off Install OpenSSH server.

  21. Select No for Import SSH identity and select Done.

  22. When prompted to add in Featured Server Snaps, just select Done.
  23. The OS will be installed.

  24. When the Install complete is done, select Cancel update and reboot.