V2 Server Setup

V2Master

• Contents

  1. V2 Server Setup
  2. Introduction
  3. Operating System Installation
     1. Ubuntu Installation
     2. Initial Configuration

Introduction

Operating System Installation

1. Download Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS Server

   1. Available from: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server

   2. Select: 64-bit (recommended) - This is called amd64, with is appropriate for Interl and AMD 64-bit processors

2. Prepare a bootable memory stick
   1. See instructions at:

      1. On an Ubuntu system: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu

Ubuntu Installation

1. Boot system from memory stick containing Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS server

2. Select language: English

3. Selection option: Install Ubuntu Server

4. Select system language: English

5. Select location: other --> Europe --> Switzerland

6. Select locale: en_US.UTF-8

7. Configure network:

   1. DHCP configuration will start, enter cancel

   2. Select primary network interface - This question does not appear for systems with a single ethernet port

   3. Select: Configure manually

   4. IP address: enter systems's IP address'

   5. Gate IP address: enter system's gateway address

   6. Nameserver address(es): enter system's primary DNS IP address(es)'

   7. Hostname: enter system's hostname

8. Create initial user
   1. Full name:
   2. User name:

   3. Enter & re-enter password

   4. Encrypt home directory: no

9. Time zone: Accept Europe/Zurich

10. Partition disks:
    1. Select entry for SSD drive

    2. Select Automatically partition and use LVM

    3. Select entire disk
    4. Accept proposed partition and accept writing partition table to disk

11. Installs base operating system

12. Enter proxy information: Enter return (e.g. no proxy required)

13. Software selection: Select SSHD server, and nothing else

14. Installs and configures more software

15. Install GRUB boot loader: Yes

16. Installation complete. Remove memory stick a reboot

Initial Configuration

1. Login as the user defined during the installation
2. Set the root password:

   • sudo bash
     passwd

3. Update system:

   • apt-get update
     apt-get -y dist-upgrade

4. Install development tools, required for VirtualBox installation

   • apt-get -y install build-essential autoconf libtool pkg-config