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| Setup minimal installed profile of PhotonOS | Setup minimal installed profile of PhotonOS | ||
| - | * Download the Photon OS '' | + | * Download the latest |
| * In ESXi: | * In ESXi: | ||
| * '' | * '' | ||
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| * Go to '' | * Go to '' | ||
| * '' | * '' | ||
| - | * '' | + | * Set the required CPU and Memory requirements |
| * If using NVMe storage for the datastore: | * If using NVMe storage for the datastore: | ||
| * '' | * '' | ||
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| * Save and reopen '' | * Save and reopen '' | ||
| * Remove '' | * Remove '' | ||
| - | * NOTE: Disable '' | ||
| * Select other appropriate VM settings depending on desired applications | * Select other appropriate VM settings depending on desired applications | ||
| * Power on the VM, then shut it down again to generate a MAC address | * Power on the VM, then shut it down again to generate a MAC address | ||
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| # Login with root details from the VM note | # Login with root details from the VM note | ||
| # Follow instructions to set new password | # Follow instructions to set new password | ||
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| + | # Remove docker related packages if not needed to save space and faster updates | ||
| + | tdnf erase containerd docker docker-cli docker-engine | ||
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| # Update packages: | # Update packages: | ||
| tdnf upgrade | tdnf upgrade | ||
| + | tdnf clean all | ||
| + | |||
| # Disable password expiry: | # Disable password expiry: | ||
| chage -M -1 root | chage -M -1 root | ||
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| # Set new hostname: | # Set new hostname: | ||
| hostnamectl set-hostname < | hostnamectl set-hostname < | ||
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| # Set the timezone to Perth | # Set the timezone to Perth | ||
| ln -sf / | ln -sf / | ||
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| # Change the SSH port to 50001: | # Change the SSH port to 50001: | ||
| sed -i " | sed -i " | ||
| sed -i "s/-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT/-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 50001 -m state --state NEW -j ACCEPT/" | sed -i "s/-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT/-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 50001 -m state --state NEW -j ACCEPT/" | ||
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| exit | exit | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | * Shutdown | + | * Shut down the VM |
| * Edit VM note to be the following: | * Edit VM note to be the following: | ||
| < | < | ||
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| ====Update==== | ====Update==== | ||
| - | * If desired, Log in to ESXi, navigate to the docker | + | * If desired, Log in to ESXi, navigate to the photon based VM and create new temporary |
| * Using an SSH client, connect to < | * Using an SSH client, connect to < | ||
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
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