Installation on a Bare Metal Server - BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance - 26.1.0

BlueCat LiveAssurance User Guide
ft:locale
en-US
Product name
BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance
Version
26.1.0
This documentation is intended for those who want to install LiveAssurance on a physical server. If you cannot meet the prerequisites and/or minimum requirements please install on a virtual machine.
Attention: If you're using a supported GEN 5 hardware appliance (BlueCat 6500 or 8500) with LiveAssurance installed, the following installation steps do not apply. Proceed directly to Configuring LiveAssurance.

Prerequisites

  1. Debian 12.7

    Note: For installation via ISO, ensure that you've performed the following tasks:
    • Partition disks: Select the partitioning method as Guided – use entire disk and set up LVM. Then, select All files in one partition.
    • Software selection: Ensure that Debian desktop environment is not selected. Select SSH Server and standard system utilities (if not selected already, by default).
    • After the installation is complete, install the curl and sudo packages by using the following command, as these packages are not automatically installed during the installation process:
      apt-get install -y curl sudo

  2. Internet access.

  3. DVD/USB drive

  4. Physical access to the server

  5. Hardware: 1x Keyboard, 1x monitor connected to the server.

Installing LiveAssurance Online

  1. SSH into your Debian server as the root user, or switch to root by using sudo su -

  2. Copy and paste the following into the CLI:
    ~# export INDENI_VERSION="latest"
~# export INDENI_DIST="stable"
~# curl https://indeni-public.s3.amazonaws.com/packages/tools/install-bcia-9-0.sh > install-bcia-9-0.sh
~# chmod +x install-bcia-9-0.sh
~# ./install-bcia-9-0.sh
~# exit

  3. After you exit the session, log back into the server as indeni user.

  4. You will need to complete the LiveAssurance installation. see Configuring LiveAssurance.

Configuring LiveAssurance

As the indeni user, enter isetup in the terminal and follow the prompt to setup the network, the NTP server, timezones, and so on.