Milestone 1

Steps

Setup server

  • Added more ram

ESXi Setup

  1. Plugged into network (got ipmi network)

  2. Went to web gui (192.168.3.164 {DHCP})

    1. Logged in

      • Username: ADMIN

      • Password: redacted

    2. Used iKVM/HTML5

      • Launched from usb (physically plugged into server)

Started ESXi install

  1. Used the 500GB m.2 drive as main boot drive

  2. Set root password

  3. Installed OS to disk

Put Super in rack

  1. Configured networking for eth0

  2. IP: 192.168.7.32

  3. Sub: 255.255.255.0

  4. Gateway: 192.168.7.250

Connect to ESXi in web GUI

Upload ISOS

  • Upload isos

    1. Go to Storage

    2. Datstore browser

    3. make isos folder

    4. Upload

Make Virtual Switch

  • Go to the networking tab

    1. Virtual Switches

      1. Add standard virtual switch

      2. Name: 480-WAN

      3. And delete uplink1

How config should look

Port Groups

  • Port Groups

    1. Add Port Group

    2. Name: 480-WAN

    3. Virtual Switch: 480-WAN

How Config should look

Making a New VM

  1. Virtual Machines

  2. Create / Register VM

  3. Name

  4. Fill out host information

This is for the Ubuntu box
  1. Allocate proper resources for box.

  2. For storage make sure to have Thin Provisioned.

Vyos Box

  1. Vyos (Install is pretty simple)

    1. Login (Default is vyos vyos)

    2. Type install `Install image` and follow prompt

    3. For password make it basic then when we make linked clones that’s when we set the complex password

    4. Reboot

  2. You must delete the interfaces as the mac address is baked into the config

First command is to allow dhcp on boot and the second is to make sure ssh is listening anywhere

  1. poweroff

Prepare VYOS for base VM

  1. Remove the CDrom

  2. Take a snapshot of 480-fw

    • Use `Base` for base vm snapshots

  3. Turn back on Vyos

From DHCP

VYOS Config for Milestone 1:

Static Interfaces

Ubuntu Box

  1. Make sure to have the xubuntu iso

  2. Install is very straight forward (any other debian based install)

  3. Have very default password

  4. Now run Devins script for setup

  1. Take snapshot of VM

    • Use `Base` for base vm snapshots

  2. Turn on vm and delete default user

  1. Logout / Login paul

  1. Now network xubuntu box

Network Config
  1. Set hostname

  1. All Done now proof time!

Proof

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