• V2ServerSetup

V2 Server Setup

V2Master

• Contents

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

Introduction

Operating System Installation

1. Install Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS Server

Ubuntu Basic COnfiguration

1. Select language: English

2. Selection option: Install Ubuntu Server

3. Select system language: English

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

5. Select locale: en_US.UTF-8

6. 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

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

   3. Enter & re-enter password

   4. Encrypt home directory: no

8. Time zone: Accept Europe/Zurich

9. 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

10. Installs base operating system

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

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

13. Installs and configures more software

14. Install GRUB boot loader: Yes

15. 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