Virtual Edge Platform 1405 Series Operating System Installation Guide Dell Networking Solutions July 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 4 Chassis physical design...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2: Create a serial console connection..............................................................................10 Chapter 3: Create bootable USB drive..........................
1 Introduction This document provides the operating system installation steps for the Dell EMC Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 series of systems. The steps that are provided have been tested and verified on VEP1405 devices using the following information: Table 1. Operating system information Feature Description Ubuntu operating system image ubuntu-18.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system image rhel-server-7.5-x86_64-dvd.iso ESXi 7.
Table 3. Dell EMC Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 model descriptions (continued) Model CPU Description ● One fan VEP1425N 4-core ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 8 GB DDR4 16 GB eMMC 120 GB SSD 6x 1 GB Copper RJ45 2x 10 GB SFP+ Versa software installed Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 - World-wide except China 2x USB 3.0 One fan VEP1445 8-core ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 16 GB DDR4 16 GB eMMC 240 GB SSD 2x 2 Wi-Fi 6x 1 GB Copper RJ45 2x 10 GB SFP+ Versa software installed Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.
Table 3. Dell EMC Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 model descriptions (continued) Model CPU Description ● Two fans VEP1485 16-core ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 64 GB DDR4 16 GB eMMC 2 TB SSD 2x 2 Wi-Fi 6x 1 GB Copper RJ45 2x 10 GB SFP+ ADVA software installed Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 - World-wide except China 2x USB 3.
Figure 2. VEP1405 series rear view (with port cover) 1. Port cover 2. Reset button NOTE: See the Reset button behavior table below for more information. 3. 4. 5. 6. LED status indicators for SFP+ ports SFP+ ports Ethernet ports and LED status indicators Power connection port NOTE: To prevent the VEP1405 series system console port from being accessed in a nonsecure location, the system ships from the factory with a plate covering the micro USB port. To uncover the port, use a #0 (2.
Table 5. Back view system status indicator LED behavior Class Behavior 1000M Base-T LED ● Link LED - Green or amber ○ Solid green - Port is linked and running at maximum 1000M speed on Base-T port ○ Solid amber - Port is linked and running at lower 100M or 10M speed on Base-T port ○ Off - No link ● Activity LED - Green NOTE: The LED flashes green during port activity.
Table 8. Environmental parameters (continued) Parameter Configuration option 1 Configuration option 2 Maximum operational altitude 3,048 meters (10,000 ft) with no performance degradation to 950 meters (3117 ft) 3,048 meters (10,000 ft) with no performance degradation to 950 meters (3117 ft) Maximum nonoperational altitude 10,668 meters (35,000 ft) 10,668 meters (35,000 ft) Table 9.
2 Create a serial console connection NOTE: The instructions provided in this section are intended for use on a system that is running a Microsoft Windows operating system. To create a serial console connection, perform the following steps: 1. Use a micro USB to USB type-A cable to establish a connection between the VEP1405 series micro USB console port and the personal computer. NOTE: Ensure that you have the driver for the CP210X USB - UART Bridge VCP from Silicon Labs installed.
Figure 6. POST Lower DRAM Memory test screen 9. When the cursor moves into the upper-left corner, press the Delete key until the Press string displays in the console window. Figure 7. Setup screen NOTE: If you do not press the Delete key fast enough, the boot up screen displays. If this occurs, you must power the VEP1405 unit off and power it on again to restart the boot up process.
3 Create bootable USB drive The information in this section provides you with the steps necessary to create a bootable USB with the .iso image of the operating system to be installed. NOTE: Dell Technologies recommends you use Rufus to create the bootable USB drive. To download the latest version of Rufus, see https://rufus.ie. NOTE: The example sequence provided in this section covers the creation of a bootable USB drive for the Ubuntu operating system.
Figure 9. ISOHybrid image selection screen Creation of the bootable USB drive begins. 8. After the creation of the bootable USB drive is complete, open the folder to ensure that the required files are listed, as shown in the following figure: Figure 10. Grub file location 9. Open the Notepad or similar application. 10. Click File, Open, go the location where the grub.cfg file is saved, and then click Open. 11. From the linux image line, add console=ttyS0,115200 as shown in the following figure: Figure 11.
4 Configure BIOS and install Ubuntu 18.04 operating system to SSD Configure BIOS to boot from USB drive 1. Insert the bootable USB drive that you created using the instructions from the Create bootable USB drive section, and restart the system. 2. From the BIOS screen, use the arrow keys to select the Advanced tab. Figure 12. Advanced tab 3. Use the arrow keys to select the CSM Configuration listing, then press Enter. 4.
6. Using the arrow keys, select the listing of the driver on the bootable USB drive and then press Enter. Figure 14. Select USB drive 7. Press F4 to save the selection and to exit the selection screen. 8. When prompted to confirm the option to Save & Exit?, select Yes and press Enter. Installation of Ubuntu 18.04 operating system to SSD This section provides the steps necessary to install the Ubuntu 18.04 operating system. To install Ubuntu 18.04, perform the following steps: 1.
NOTE: In the example provided, eno4 is selected as the management interface for the VEP1405 series device. 7. NOTE: If DHCP is not being used, from the Interface configuration screen, modify the interface configuration for static IP assignment. From the Interface configuration screen, modify the interface configuration for static IP assignment. Figure 16. Choose edit IPv4 NOTE: In the example provided, the Edit IPv4 option is selected. 8.
Figure 18. SATA Flash Drive selection 3. Press Enter to save the selection, then press F4 to save and exit the Boot screen. 4. When prompted to confirm the option to Save configuration and exit?, select Yes and press Enter. The system starts to boot. When the boot process is complete, the log in prompt displays. Configure BIOS and install Ubuntu 18.
5 Configure BIOS and install Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system to SSD Configure BIOS to boot from USB To configure the BIOS to boot from the USB drive, perform the following steps: 1. Insert the bootable USB drive that you created using the instructions from the Create bootable USB drive section, and restart the system. 2. Boot the device and go to the BIOS settings. 3. Using the arrow keys, select the Advanced tab. 4. From the Advanced tab, select CSM Configuration and press Enter. 5.
8. Press 1 to select Standard Partition, then enter c to continue. 9. Enter 2 to configure the Time settings, then enter 9 to create a user. 10. Enter the required information in each of the fields provided, then press c to continue 11. Press 7 to enter the network configuration screen. 12. Select the number that corresponds to your network interface. Figure 20. Interface selection 13.
The system automatically starts to boot. 4. From the system boot screen, enter your log in credentials in the field provided.
6 Configure BIOS and install ADVA 18.4 operating system installation to SSD The information in this section details the steps to configure the BIOS for the installation of the ADVA 18.4 operating system. Configure BIOS to boot from USB To configure the BIOS to boot from the USB: 1. Insert the bootable USB drive that you created using the instructions from the Create bootable USB drive section, and restart the system. 2. Boot the VEP1405 series system and press F2 during the boot process to enter the BIOS.
Figure 23. Boot option filter 5. Using the arrow keys, select the listing of the driver on the bootable USB drive and then press Enter. Figure 24. Select USB drive 6. Press F4 to save the selection and to exit the selection screen. 7. When prompted to confirm the option to Save & Exit?, select Yes and press Enter. The system begins to boot. Install ADVA 18.4 operating system 1. From the ADVA Connector Customization and Installation screen, press I then Enter. Figure 25.
The installation process begins. Figure 26. Installation of ADVA 18.4 operating system begins 2. Continue to monitor the installation process. When the installation process is complete, the Power down message displays in the installation window. Figure 27. Installation complete screen After the ADVA operating system is installed, the system powers off. Configure BIOS to boot from SSD 1. Power up the VEP1405 series system and press F2 to boot into the BIOS. 2.
Figure 28. CentOS SATA Flash Drive selection screen 4. Using the arrow keys, select the Save & Exit tab. 5. Highlight the Save Changes and Exit listing, then press the Enter key. The Save & Exit Setup window displays. 6. Highlight Yes then press the Enter key. Figure 29. Save configuration confirmation screen The system starts to boot. The ADVA login screen displays. 24 Configure BIOS and install ADVA 18.
Figure 30. ADVA login screen Configure BIOS and install ADVA 18.
7 Download and install VMware ESXi 7.0 Create bootable USB drive for ESXi 7.0 NOTE: Dell Technologies recommends you use Rufus to create the bootable USB drive. To download the latest version of Rufus, see https://rufus.ie. Before you install VMware ESXi 7.0, you must first download the ISO image locally and then create a bootable USB drive. 1. Download the Dell EMC VMware ESXi 7.0 A03 for VEP Switch image from the VMware website: https:// my.vmware.
Configure BIOS to boot from USB To configure the BIOS to boot from the USB: 1. Boot the VEP1405 system and go to the BIOS settings screen. 2. From the BIOS screen, select the Advanced tab. 3. Using the arrow keys, select CSM Configuration and then press Enter. Figure 32. BIOS screen - Advanced tab 4. From the CSM Configuration screen, verify that UEFI is selected for the Boot option filter. Figure 33. CSM Configuration screen 5.
Figure 34. Boot option selection screen 6. Using the arrow keys, select the Save & Exit tab. 7. Highlight the Save Changes and Exit listing, then press the Enter key. The Save & Exit Setup window displays. 8. Highlight Yes then press the Enter key. Figure 35. Save settings confirmation screen The installation of ESXi 7.0 begins. Install VMware ESXi 7.0 operating system To install the VMware ESXi 7.0 operating system, perform the following steps: 1. From the Welcome to the VMware ESXi 7.
Figure 36. Disk selection screen 4. Form the Keyboard layout screen, highlight the US Default listing then press Enter to continue. The Enter a root password screen displays. 5. In the entry and confirmation fields provided, enter the root password then press Enter to continue. Figure 37. Root password entry screen 6. From the Confirm Install screen, press F11 to proceed with the installation. The ESXi installation status screen displays, followed by the Installation Complete screen. 7.
Figure 38. SSD boot priority setting 4. Using the arrow keys, select the Save & Exit tab. 5. Select the Save Changes and Exit listing, then press the Enter key. The Save & Exit Setup window displays. 6. Select Yes then press the Enter key. Figure 39. Save settings confirmation screen 7. From the VMware ESXi 7.0 screen, press F2 to configure the network. The Authentication Required screen displays. 8. In the field provided, enter the required password then press Enter.
Figure 40. System customization screen 10. From the Configure Management Network screen, use the arrow keys to select Network Adapters then press Enter. 11. From the Network Adapters screen, select the network adapter that is connected, press the Space bar to select the adapter, then press the Enter key to save the changes. Figure 41. Network adapters 12. From the Configure Management Network main screen, select IPv4 Configuration and press Enter. 13.
Figure 43. Confirm management network settings screen 32 Download and install VMware ESXi 7.
8 LTE modem detection The information provided in the following sections assists with the connection of an Inseego external USB LTE modem, purchased separately, to the Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 or 4600 series of systems using Versa, ADVA, or ESXi. LTE modem detection on Versa To initiate the detection of an LTE modem on the Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 or 4600 series of systems running the Versa operating system, perform the following steps: 1. Connect the LTE modem to the VEP series system.
NOTE: To access the latest LTE modem drivers for your VEP system running ADVA, go to https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/airprime/software/usb-drivers-linux-qmi-software-s2,-d-,41n2,-d-,61/ #sthash.KM7k2ze1.PrDDHhcE.dpbs. 5. From the Network Manager, verify that the LTE connection is listed. Figure 44. LTE connection listing within ADVA Network Manager 6. From the Network icon in the toolbar, select the Mobile Broadband listing. Figure 45. ADVA Network Manager 7.
NOTE: If using the LTE modem with a Microsoft Windows operating system, note that the drivers only work with the Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 operating systems. Microsoft Windows 2000 is not supported. 7. Within the newly created VM, edit the VM configuration to add a USB device and selecting the LTE modem. Figure 46. Microsoft Windows WinVM settings screen 8. After the LTE modem has been added to the VM configuration, power on the VM. 9.
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