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Server Minimal Virtual Install

KVM install

Case ID: SVI-001

1. Boot the CD from KVM

2. Press F4 and select Install a minimal virtual system

3. Choose your language, country and keyboard layout
4. Set hostname: default - ubuntu

5. Partition disks: Guided use entire disk

6. Select your time zone and set the system clock to UTC
7. User account: enter username and password
8. No software selection.
9. Boot the newly created guest
10. Log in

11. Check that the uname -r returns a -server kernel:

    • uname -r

12. Check that the linux-virtual package is installed:

    • dpkg -l linux-virtual

13. Ping outside network

14. Check with the mount command that virtual disk are mount read-write

15. Check that the ubuntu-standard package is not installed:

    • dpkg -l ubuntu-standard

VMWare-ESX install

Case ID: SVI-002

1. Boot the CD on a VMWare-ESX system

2. Press F4 and select Install a minimal virtual system

3. Choose your language, country and keyboard layout
4. Set hostname: default - ubuntu

5. Partition disks: Guided use entire disk

6. Select your time zone and set the system clock to UTC
7. User account: enter username and password
8. No software selection.
9. Boot the newly created guest
10. Log in

11. Check that the uname -r returns a -server kernel:

    • uname -r

12. Check that the linux-virtual package is installed:

    • dpkg -l linux-virtual

13. Ping outside network

14. Check with the mount command that virtual disk are mount read-write

15. Check that the ubuntu-standard package is not installed:

    • dpkg -l ubuntu-standard

VMWare-Server install

Case ID: SVI-003

1. Boot the CD from VMWare-Server

2. Press F4 and select Install a minimal virtual system

3. Choose your language, country and keyboard layout
4. Set hostname: default - ubuntu

5. Partition disks: Guided use entire disk

6. Select your time zone and set the system clock to UTC
7. User account: enter username and password
8. No software selection.
9. Boot the newly created guest
10. Log in

11. Check that the uname -r returns a -server kernel:

    • uname -r

12. Check that the linux-virtual package is installed:

    • dpkg -l linux-virtual

13. Ping outside network

14. Check with the mount command that virtual disk are mount read-write

15. Check that the ubuntu-standard package is not installed:

    • dpkg -l ubuntu-standard