FreeSBC:Baremetal:Installation A

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Requirements

Minimal server requirements:

64-bit server
Optical disk drive (or USB key)
One or more SBC (LAN/WAN) ethernet interfaces. Must be in the List of supported NICs
One management Ethernet
Two ethernet interfaces, if a 1+1 configuration is required
Console access through serial port or keyboard/monitor ports
Must support BIOS (and not UEFI)
BIOS setup for maximum performance (no dynamic CPU throttling)

Sessions	CPU cores	RAM	Disk Space (SSD)	LAN/WAN SBC Ethernet ports***
Up to 5,000	2	4 Gb	40 Gb	1 Gbps
5,000-20,000	4	8 Gb	60 Gb	4 X 1 Gbps or 1 X 10 Gbps
20,000-50,000	4**	16 Gb	80 Gb	1 X 10 Gbps
Above 50,000	6**	24+ Gb	100 Gb	Multiple 10 Gbps

** The CPU number is based on Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2643. Double the CPUs number if your server is from an earlier generation.

*** See list of supported Network Interface Cards (NICs) here: List of supported NICs

More details on HW/CPU/NIC requirements can be found here: Requirements Matrix
Check here for a list of certified hardware platforms: SBC Certified Hardware

In most cases, a standard configuration will provide sufficient performance. To get maximum performance from a system, please contact support@telcobridges.com .

Getting the ISO

Please go to our ProSBC Download site to get a copy of the latest SBC ISO.

Installing the ISO

The installation process will reformat the server's disks and install all the necessary software.

Installing using the ISO burned onto a bootable USB flash drive

Use a software application to burn the ISO onto a USB flash drive. On Windows, Rufus is known to work with the SBC ISO. But generally any similar application should work. Make sure to set the volume label to "CENTOS 7 X8" and to format the drive in the FAT32 file system format.

Physical installation steps

Identify which Ethernet networks you need and connect them to your server. Refer to Networking for more information. For ProSBC Transcoding and associated network setup, please also refer to ProSBC:Transcoding and Network Setup.
Burn the ISO onto a DVD or a USB flash drive
Get access to the console of the server. Usually, this is achieved by connecting a keyboard and screen to the server.
Insert the DVD in the optical drive of your server and boot from the DVD drive.
- Alternatively, plug in your USB flash drive and boot from that drive.
The "Virtual Appliance Installer" menu should be displayed:
Press the 'R' key followed by the 'ENTER' key to start the installation
Wait for the installation process to complete. When the installation is complete, the server will automatically reboot.
- Important: Make sure to remove the DVD from the drive while the server is rebooting. If you get back to "Virtual Appliance Installer", just eject the CD or remove the USB flash drive and reboot again.
It may take a couple of minutes for the system to be brought up after the first reboot. Until the Web Portal is accessible, you must not reboot the newly created machine to allow the installation to complete properly.

Assigning IP address

By default, all detected network interfaces will have DHCP enabled. This means, the server might already have an IP address assigned, if the network has a DHCP server running. In this case, you can display and use it to access the web portal configuration panel.

Retrieve an IP address assigned by DHCP

 # ifconfig

If you want to assign a static IP address, or there is no DHCP on your network, you will need to configure it manually.

Use the tbchangeip shell command and answer the questions to change your Ethernet interface address:

 # tbchangeip

Accessing the SBC web portal

Open a web browser to the IP of your server, on port 12358. Example if your server address is 192.168.178.30, the URL would be:
http://192.168.178.30:12358
The SBC Configuration Wizard is displayed

From here, you can go to Web Portal Initial Configuration Guide to continue the installation, and/or optimize your server to get the maximum out of your server.

Web Portal Initial Configuration

Click on the following link to pursue installation from the web portal: Web Portal Initial Configuration

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+{{DISPLAYTITLE:SBC:Baremetal:Installation}}
 == Requirements ==
 Minimal server requirements:
-* Dual core Intel CPU 1.8GHz
+* 64-bit server
-* Optical disk driver
+* Optical disk drive (or USB key)
-* 80G hard drive
+* One or more SBC (LAN/WAN) ethernet interfaces. Must be in the [[Supported_NICs|List of supported NICs]]
-* 4G RAM
+* One management Ethernet
-* DPDK supported NICs (http://dpdk.org/doc/nics)
+* Two ethernet interfaces, if a 1+1 configuration is required
 * Console access through serial port or keyboard/monitor ports
+* Must support BIOS (and not UEFI)
+* BIOS setup for maximum performance (no dynamic CPU throttling)
+{| cellpadding="5" border="1" class="wikitable"
+|-
+! width="150" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(239, 239, 239); -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" | Sessions
+! width="100" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(239, 239, 239); -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" | CPU cores
+! width="100" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(239, 239, 239); -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" | RAM
+! width="100" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(239, 239, 239); -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" | Disk Space (SSD)
+! width="200" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(239, 239, 239); -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" | LAN/WAN SBC Ethernet ports***
+|-
+| valign="top" |
+Up to 5,000
+| valign="top" |
+| valign="top" |
+Gb
+| valign="top" |
+Gb
+| valign="top" |
+Gbps
+|-
+| valign="top" |
+,000-20,000
+| valign="top" |
+| valign="top" |
+Gb
+| valign="top" |
+Gb
+| valign="top" |
+X 1 Gbps or
+X 10 Gbps
+|-
+| valign="top" |
+,000-50,000
+| valign="top" |
+**
+| valign="top" |
+Gb
+| valign="top" |
+Gb
+| valign="top" |
+X 10 Gbps
+|-
+| valign="top" |
+Above 50,000
+| valign="top" |
+**
+| valign="top" |
++ Gb
+| valign="top" |
+Gb
+| valign="top" |
+Multiple 10 Gbps
+|}
+<nowiki>**</nowiki> The CPU number is based on Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2643. Double the CPUs number if your server is from an earlier generation.
+<nowiki>***</nowiki> See list of supported Network Interface Cards (NICs) here: [[Supported_NICs|List of supported NICs]]
+More details on HW/CPU/NIC requirements can be found here: [[FreeSBC:RequirementsMatrix|Requirements Matrix]] <br>
+Check here for a list of certified hardware platforms: [[SBC:CertifiedHardware|SBC Certified Hardware]]
+In most cases, a standard configuration will provide sufficient performance. To get maximum performance from a system, please contact [mailto:support@telcobridges.com support@telcobridges.com] .
 == Getting the ISO ==
-Please contact our sales team at sales@telcobridges.com to get a copy of the latest TBSC-SW ISO.
+Please go to our [http://www2.telcobridges.com/ProSBCDownload ProSBC Download site]  to get a copy of the latest SBC ISO.
-== Installing using the ISO ==
+== Installing the ISO ==
-The ISO installation process will reformat the server's hardrive and install all the necessary software.
+The installation process will <u>reformat</u> the server's disks and install all the necessary software.
+=== Installing using the ISO burned onto a bootable USB flash drive ===
+Use a software application to burn the ISO onto a USB flash drive. On Windows, [https://rufus.akeo.ie/ Rufus] is known to work with the SBC ISO.
+But generally any similar application should work. Make sure to set the volume label to "'''CENTOS 7 X8'''" and to format the drive in the FAT32 file system format.
 === Physical installation steps ===
-# Burn the ISO onto a DVD
+# Identify which Ethernet networks you need and connect them to your server.  Refer to [[TSBC-SW:Networking|Networking]] for more information. For ProSBC Transcoding and associated network setup, please also refer to [[FreeSBC:Transcoding and Network Setup|ProSBC:Transcoding and Network Setup]].
+# Burn the ISO onto a DVD or a USB flash drive
+# Get access to the console of the server.  Usually, this is achieved by connecting a keyboard and screen to the server.
 # Insert the DVD in the optical drive of your server and boot from the DVD drive.
-# You should get the to the "Virtual Appliance Installer" menu on your display: <br /> [[File:ISO_install_prompt.jpg|350px]]
+#* Alternatively, plug in your USB flash drive and boot from that drive.
-# Hit 'R' key, then 'ENTER' key to start the installation<br /> [[File:ISO_installing.jpg|350px]]
+# The "Virtual Appliance Installer" menu should be displayed: <br /> [[File:ISO_install_prompt.jpg|600px]]
-# Wait for the installation process to complete.  When installation is complete, the server will reboot itself.
+# Press the 'R' key followed by the 'ENTER' key to start the installation<br /> [[File:ISO_installing.jpg|600px]]
-#*  Important: Make sure to remove the DVD from the drive while the server is rebooting.  If you get back to "Virtual Appliance Installer", just eject the CD and reboot again.
+# Wait for the installation process to complete.  When the installation is complete, the server will automatically reboot.
+#*  Important: Make sure to remove the DVD from the drive while the server is rebooting.  If you get back to "Virtual Appliance Installer", just eject the CD or remove the USB flash drive and reboot again.
-=== Changing the root password  ===
+#  It may take a couple of minutes for the system to be brought up after the first reboot.  Until the Web Portal is accessible, you must '''not''' reboot the newly created machine to allow the installation to complete properly.
-# Use the console to login into the server
-## user: root
-## password: root
-# Change the password to something stronger than root:
- # passwd
- New password: ........
- Retype new password: ........
- passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
 === Assigning IP address ===
-# Assign a IP address to the Ethernet interface having network connectivity.  Example if the NIC's name would be eth0:
+By default, all detected network interfaces will have DHCP enabled.  This means, the server might already have an IP address assigned, if the network has a DHCP server running.  In this case, you can display and use it to access the web portal configuration panel.
-  # ip link set eth0 up
-  # ip addresss add 192.168.178.30/24 dev eth0
-=== Accessing the TSBC-SW web portal ===
+# Retrieve an IP address assigned by DHCP
+  # ifconfig
+If you want to assign a static IP address, or there is no DHCP on your network, you will need to configure it manually.
+# Use the '''tbchangeip''' shell command and answer the questions to change your Ethernet interface address:
+  # tbchangeip
+=== Accessing the SBC web portal ===
 # Open a web browser to the IP of your server, on port 12358.  Example if your server address is 192.168.178.30, the URL would be: <br/> http://192.168.178.30:12358
-# You should get to the TSBC Configuration Wizard <br/> [[File:TSBC_WebPortal_Configuration_wizard.jpg|350px]]
+# The SBC Configuration Wizard is displayed<br/> [[File:TSBC_WebPortal_Configuration_wizard.jpg|350px]]
 From here, you can go to [[TSBC-SW:WebPortal:Initial Configuration|Web Portal Initial Configuration Guide]] to continue the installation, and/or [[TSBC-SW:Baremetal:Optimizations|optimize ]] your server to get the maximum out of your server.
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 == Web Portal Initial Configuration ==
 Click on the following link to pursue installation from the web portal:
-[[TSBC-SW:WebPortal:Initial Configuration]]
+[[TSBC-SW:WebPortal:Initial Configuration|Web Portal Initial Configuration]]
-== Optimizations ==
-Click on the following link for baremetal server optimizations:
-[[TSBC-SW:Baremetal:Optimizations]]

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Latest revision as of 12:53, 26 April 2021

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Requirements

Getting the ISO

Installing the ISO

Installing using the ISO burned onto a bootable USB flash drive

Physical installation steps

Assigning IP address

Accessing the SBC web portal

Web Portal Initial Configuration

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