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Virtual Edge Platform 1405 Series Operating
System Installation Guide
Dell Networking Solutions
July 2021
Rev. A05

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  • Page 1 Virtual Edge Platform 1405 Series Operating System Installation Guide Dell Networking Solutions July 2021 Rev. A05...
  • Page 2 A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2020 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1: Introduction......................... 4 Chassis physical design..............................4 Chapter 2: Create a serial console connection................10 Chapter 3: Create bootable USB drive..................12 Chapter 4: Configure BIOS and install Ubuntu 18.04 operating system to SSD......14 Configure BIOS to boot from USB drive........................14 Installation of Ubuntu 18.04 operating system to SSD.....................

  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Introduction This document provides the operating system installation steps for the Dell EMC Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 series of systems. The steps that are provided have been tested and verified on VEP1405 devices using the following information: Table 1. Operating system information...
  • Page 5 Table 3. Dell EMC Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 model descriptions (continued) Model Description ● One fan VEP1425N 4-core ● 8 GB DDR4 ● 16 GB eMMC ● 120 GB SSD ● 6x 1 GB Copper RJ45 ● 2x 10 GB SFP+ ●...
  • Page 6 Table 3. Dell EMC Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 model descriptions (continued) Model Description ● Two fans VEP1485 16-core ● 64 GB DDR4 ● 16 GB eMMC ● 2 TB SSD ● 2x 2 Wi-Fi ● 6x 1 GB Copper RJ45 ●...
  • Page 7 Figure 2. VEP1405 series rear view (with port cover) 1. Port cover 2. Reset button NOTE: See the Reset button behavior table below for more information. 3. LED status indicators for SFP+ ports 4. SFP+ ports 5. Ethernet ports and LED status indicators 6.
  • Page 8 Table 5. Back view system status indicator LED behavior Class Behavior 1000M Base-T LED ● Link LED - Green or amber ○ Solid green - Port is linked and running at maximum 1000M speed on Base-T port ○ Solid amber - Port is linked and running at lower 100M or 10M speed on Base-T port ○...
  • Page 9 ● 50 W (16 core) ● 50 W (16 core) ● 45 W (8 core) ● 45 W (8 core) ● 30 W (4 core) NOTE: For the most current AC power requirements and power consumption specifications, see the Installation Guide at https://www.dell.com/support. Introduction...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2: Create A Serial Console Connection

    Create a serial console connection NOTE: The instructions provided in this section are intended for use on a system that is running a Microsoft Windows operating system. To create a serial console connection, perform the following steps: 1. Use a micro USB to USB type-A cable to establish a connection between the VEP1405 series micro USB console port and the personal computer.
  • Page 11 Figure 6. POST Lower DRAM Memory test screen 9. When the cursor moves into the upper-left corner, press the Delete key until the Press <DEL> string displays in the console window. Figure 7. Setup screen NOTE: If you do not press the Delete key fast enough, the boot up screen displays. If this occurs, you must power the VEP1405 unit off and power it on again to restart the boot up process.

  • Page 12: Chapter 3: Create Bootable Usb Drive

    The information in this section provides you with the steps necessary to create a bootable USB with the .iso image of the operating system to be installed. NOTE: Dell Technologies recommends you use Rufus to create the bootable USB drive. To download the latest version of Rufus, see https://rufus.ie. NOTE: The example sequence provided in this section covers the creation of a bootable USB drive for the Ubuntu operating system.
  • Page 13 Figure 9. ISOHybrid image selection screen Creation of the bootable USB drive begins. 8. After the creation of the bootable USB drive is complete, open the folder to ensure that the required files are listed, as shown in the following figure: Figure 10.

  • Page 14: Chapter 4: Configure Bios And Install Ubuntu 18.04 Operating System To Ssd

    Configure BIOS and install Ubuntu 18.04 operating system to SSD Configure BIOS to boot from USB drive 1. Insert the bootable USB drive that you created using the instructions from the Create bootable USB drive section, and restart the system. 2.

  • Page 15: Installation Of Ubuntu 18.04 Operating System To Ssd

    6. Using the arrow keys, select the listing of the driver on the bootable USB drive and then press Enter. Figure 14. Select USB drive 7. Press F4 to save the selection and to exit the selection screen. 8. When prompted to confirm the option to Save & Exit?, select Yes and press Enter. Installation of Ubuntu 18.04 operating system to SSD This section provides the steps necessary to install the Ubuntu 18.04 operating system.

  • Page 16: Configure Bios To Boot From Ssd

    NOTE: In the example provided, eno4 is selected as the management interface for the VEP1405 series device. NOTE: If DHCP is not being used, from the Interface configuration screen, modify the interface configuration for static IP assignment. From the Interface configuration screen, modify the interface configuration for static IP assignment. Figure 16.
  • Page 17 Figure 18. SATA Flash Drive selection 3. Press Enter to save the selection, then press F4 to save and exit the Boot screen. 4. When prompted to confirm the option to Save configuration and exit?, select Yes and press Enter. The system starts to boot.

  • Page 18: Chapter 5: Configure Bios And Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System To Ssd

    Configure BIOS and install Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system to SSD Configure BIOS to boot from USB To configure the BIOS to boot from the USB drive, perform the following steps: 1. Insert the bootable USB drive that you created using the instructions from the Create bootable USB drive section, and restart the system.

  • Page 19: Start Rhel Operating System Installation

    8. Press 1 to select Standard Partition, then enter c to continue. 9. Enter 2 to configure the Time settings, then enter 9 to create a user. 10. Enter the required information in each of the fields provided, then press c to continue 11.
  • Page 20 The system automatically starts to boot. 4. From the system boot screen, enter your log in credentials in the field provided. Configure BIOS and install Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system to SSD...

  • Page 21: Chapter 6: Configure Bios And Install Adva 18.4 Operating System Installation To Ssd

    Configure BIOS and install ADVA 18.4 operating system installation to SSD The information in this section details the steps to configure the BIOS for the installation of the ADVA 18.4 operating system. Configure BIOS to boot from USB To configure the BIOS to boot from the USB: 1.

  • Page 22: Install Adva 18.4 Operating System

    Figure 23. Boot option filter 5. Using the arrow keys, select the listing of the driver on the bootable USB drive and then press Enter. Figure 24. Select USB drive 6. Press F4 to save the selection and to exit the selection screen. 7.

  • Page 23: Configure Bios To Boot From Ssd

    The installation process begins. Figure 26. Installation of ADVA 18.4 operating system begins 2. Continue to monitor the installation process. When the installation process is complete, the Power down message displays in the installation window. Figure 27. Installation complete screen After the ADVA operating system is installed, the system powers off.
  • Page 24 Figure 28. CentOS SATA Flash Drive selection screen 4. Using the arrow keys, select the Save & Exit tab. 5. Highlight the Save Changes and Exit listing, then press the Enter key. The Save & Exit Setup window displays. 6. Highlight Yes then press the Enter key. Figure 29.
  • Page 25 Figure 30. ADVA login screen Configure BIOS and install ADVA 18.4 operating system installation to SSD...

  • Page 26: Chapter 7: Download And Install Vmware Esxi 7.0

    Create bootable USB drive for ESXi 7.0 NOTE: Dell Technologies recommends you use Rufus to create the bootable USB drive. To download the latest version of Rufus, see https://rufus.ie. Before you install VMware ESXi 7.0, you must first download the ISO image locally and then create a bootable USB drive.

  • Page 27: Configure Bios To Boot From Usb

    Configure BIOS to boot from USB To configure the BIOS to boot from the USB: 1. Boot the VEP1405 system and go to the BIOS settings screen. 2. From the BIOS screen, select the Advanced tab. 3. Using the arrow keys, select CSM Configuration and then press Enter. Figure 32.

  • Page 28: Install Vmware Esxi 7.0 Operating System

    Figure 34. Boot option selection screen 6. Using the arrow keys, select the Save & Exit tab. 7. Highlight the Save Changes and Exit listing, then press the Enter key. The Save & Exit Setup window displays. 8. Highlight Yes then press the Enter key. Figure 35.

  • Page 29: Configure Bios To Boot From Ssd

    Figure 36. Disk selection screen 4. Form the Keyboard layout screen, highlight the US Default listing then press Enter to continue. The Enter a root password screen displays. 5. In the entry and confirmation fields provided, enter the root password then press Enter to continue. Figure 37.
  • Page 30 Figure 38. SSD boot priority setting 4. Using the arrow keys, select the Save & Exit tab. 5. Select the Save Changes and Exit listing, then press the Enter key. The Save & Exit Setup window displays. 6. Select Yes then press the Enter key. Figure 39.
  • Page 31 Figure 40. System customization screen 10. From the Configure Management Network screen, use the arrow keys to select Network Adapters then press Enter. 11. From the Network Adapters screen, select the network adapter that is connected, press the Space bar to select the adapter, then press the Enter key to save the changes.
  • Page 32 Figure 43. Confirm management network settings screen Download and install VMware ESXi 7.0...

  • Page 33: Chapter 8: Lte Modem Detection

    LTE modem detection The information provided in the following sections assists with the connection of an Inseego external USB LTE modem, purchased separately, to the Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 or 4600 series of systems using Versa, ADVA, or ESXi. LTE modem detection on Versa To initiate the detection of an LTE modem on the Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 or 4600 series of systems running the Versa operating system, perform the following steps:...

  • Page 34: Lte Modem Detection On Esxi

    NOTE: To access the latest LTE modem drivers for your VEP system running ADVA, go https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/airprime/software/usb-drivers-linux-qmi-software-s2,-d-,41n2,-d-,61/ #sthash.KM7k2ze1.PrDDHhcE.dpbs. 5. From the Network Manager, verify that the LTE connection is listed. Figure 44. LTE connection listing within ADVA Network Manager 6. From the Network icon in the toolbar, select the Mobile Broadband listing. Figure 45.
  • Page 35 NOTE: If using the LTE modem with a Microsoft Windows operating system, note that the drivers only work with the Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 operating systems. Microsoft Windows 2000 is not supported. 7. Within the newly created VM, edit the VM configuration to add a USB device and selecting the LTE modem. Figure 46.
  • Page 36 Figure 49. Command Prompt screen LTE modem detection...

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