Flashing new Ubuntu OS image
1. Insert a USB flash drive into the Ubuntu Desktop workstation.
2. Copy <unique name-date>img.xz to ~/Downloads/ directory.
3. Flash the installation image to USB flash drive.
a. Start the Terminal application. It can be found by typing Terminal in the Unity Dash.
CAUTION:
The dd command erases the content of the drive it writes to.
b. Type the following command and press Enter.
xzcat <unique name-date>img.xz | sudo dd
of=/dev/sda bs=32 ; sync
NOTE:
The sda may have to be replaced with the actual name of the drive on the system.
4. Unmount and remove the USB flash drive.
5. Connect the power, keyboard, monitor, and Ethernet cable to your Edge Gateway.
6. Insert the USB flash drive into your Edge Gateway.
7. Power on and boot up the Edge Gateway from the USB flash drive.
The installation USB flash drive flashes the Ubuntu Core 16 installation image into storage automatically. After the installation
is complete, the system shuts down.
8. Remove the USB flash drive.
9. Power on the system.
Ubuntu Core 16 is installed on your Edge Gateway.
Ubuntu Server
Overview
Ubuntu Server 18.04 is part of the larger set of Ubuntu products and is built on the Debian architecture. For more information
about Ubuntu Server and Debian, see:
●
ubuntu.com/server
●
help.ubuntu.com/
●
ubuntu.com/community/debian
Login to the Edge Gateway using Ethernet Port 1
These are the factory default settings:
● Username: admin
● Password: admin
● Network interface: eth0
● IPv4 method: auto
1. Access the dhcp server or setup the dhcp service as described in
Protocol (DHCP)
daemon.
2. Find the IP address assigned to the client Edge Gateway.
NOTE:
The MAC ID is printed on the label of the Edge Gateway.
NOTE:
The machine name is pre-configured and is the same as the Service Tag of the Edge Gateway.
3. Remote login via ssh session. For example:
# ssh admin@10.101.46.209
64
Setting up the operating system
Installing or configuring Dynamic Host Configuration