- For details on installing LiveAssurance as a virtual machine or launching LiveAssurance Virtual Appliances in AWS, see 1.2 Installation as a Virtual Machine.
- For details on installing LiveAssurance on a bare metal server, see Perform Bare Metal Server Installation.
Prerequisites
- LiveAssurance ISO—Contact BlueCat Customer Care for details.
- Physical server (Only UEFI boot mode is currently supported) or virtual machine (VMware)
- Media for ISO mounting—USB or DVD
- Minimum system requirements—200GB storage space, 8 GB RAM, and 8 CPU cores (or 8 vCPU, if using VMWare)
Procedure
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Do one of the following:
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If using a physical server, mount the LiveAssurance ISO to the physical server by using either a USB or DVD. Then, boot from the selected media.
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If using VMware, change the boot mode from BIOS to EFI in the section when creating the virtual machine.
Then, the virtual machine boots the same way as a physical server.
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The installation process starts automatically in 10 seconds. To begin the installation process immediately, press Enter.
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Wait for the installation process to be completed.
After the installation is complete, the system will reboot automatically.
After reboot, the bootloader menu displays the installed application—
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The system will proceed with the boot automatically in 10 seconds. Alternatively, to proceed with the boot immediately, press Enter.
Then, the system displays a login prompt.
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Log in with the Username: indeni and Password: indeni4it:.
Once you have logged in, a prompt appears, asking you to confirm whether you want to proceed with the Configuration Wizard.
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yto proceed. This wizard will enable you to configure various network and system settings.For details on configuring these settings and for the rest of the procedure, see 1.2 Installation as a Virtual Machine.