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@@ -16,74 +16,54 @@ Please ensure you have enabled `Intel® Virtualization Technology
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Run Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture
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#. Download the `latest`_ live version of the disk image.
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#. Download the `latest`_ |CL| **live** version (clear-XXXX-live.img.xz)
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#. Decompress the downloaded image. Uncompressed image size is ~ **5GB**.
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+ On Linux ::
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$ xz -d clear-XXXX-live.img.xz
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+ On Windows you can use `7zip`_.
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- Right-click the file to *extract in the same directory*.
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.. image:: _static/images/7zipwin.png
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:alt: 7zip extract here command
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#. Create a virtual machine with the following configuration:
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- **Guest OS**: Linux, Distribution Other 3.x Linux (64-bits)
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- **UEFI support**: Clear Linux uses `systemd-boot` as the UEFI boot manager
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for EFI images. Find the settings for this option using the vSphere GUI; go
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to the configuration settings of the virtual machine and select
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**EFI boot firmware**.
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for EFI images. To add UEFI support,
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find the settings for this option using the vSphere GUI; go
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to the "Configuration settings of the virtual machine", " General Tab"
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and select **EFI boot firmware**.
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- **IDE disk**: Convert to vmdk and attach the Clear Linux image you downloaded
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above. To convert Clear Linux image to VMware disk (vmdk) you can use the
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- **SCSI Para-virtualized disk**: Convert to VMDK and attach the Clear
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Linux image you downloaded above. To convert Clear Linux image to
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VMware DisK (VMDK) you can use the
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``qemu-img`` command::
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$ qemu-img convert -f raw -O vmdk -p clear-vmware.img clear-vmware.vmdk
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#. Start the virtual machine
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Using an optimized kernel for *VMware*
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======================================
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Clear Linux provides an optional bundle called *kernel-vmware* that contains a
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specialized kernel with specific configuration for VMware hypervisor, including:
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* **vmw_balloon** -- A technique for memory reclamation that works like a
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balloon. A guest can be inflated to reclaim physical memory. The balloon
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can also be deflated to allow the guest free memory pages.
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* **vmw_pvscsi** -- A driver that allows use of the para-virtualized SCSI provided
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by *VMware* hypervisors.
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* **vmxnet3** -- Allows use of VMware virtual ethernet NICs.
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* **vmwgfx** -- Allows use of a DRM driver for the VMware virtual hardware
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To use these features, add the ``kernel-vmware`` bundle to your Clear Linux install::
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# swupd bundle-add kernel-vmware
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Now turn off the virtual machine and change the configuration as follows:
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- **Guest OS**: Linux / 3.x Linux (64-bits)
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- **UEFI support**: Clear Linux uses `systemd-boot` as the UEFI boot manager
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for EFI images. To add UEFI support, go to "Configuration settings of the
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virtual machine" -> "General Tab" -> "And select EFI boot firmware"
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- **SCSI Para-virtualized disk**: Convert the Clear Linux image to an SCSI
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VMware disk image and re-attach it.
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#. Extract the image from the EXSi server to one Linux machine and use
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``qemu-img`` command::
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$ qemu-img convert -f raw -O vmdk -o adapter_type=lsilogic -o compat6 -p clear-vmware.img clear-vmware.vmdk
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#. Transfer the Clear Linux image to the VMware ESXi server and use the
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:command:`vmkfstools` command (you need to access to ESXi command line )::
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* On Windows, you can convert the live image to VMDK format
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(from RAW format to VMDK) with a tool like *VBoxManage* from
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`VirtualBox`_. You can refer on
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:ref:`how to create a VM on VirtualBox <create_vm_vbox>` as example.
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$ vmkfstools -i clear-vmware.vmdk -d zeroedthick clear-vmware-fix.vmdk
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#. Transfer the Clear Linux image to the VMware ESXi server and use the
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:command:`vmkfstools` command (you need to access to ESXi command line )::
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#. Add the converted image to the guest by using VMware vSphere virtual
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machine settings
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$ vmkfstools -i clear-vmware.vmdk -d zeroedthick clear-vmware-fix.vmdk
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Finally, start the modified virtual machine.
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#. Add the converted image to the guest by using VMware vSphere virtual
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machine settings
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#. Start the virtual machine
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.. _latest: https://download.clearlinux.org/image/
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.. _7zip: http://www.7-zip.org/
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.. _VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/
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@@ -38,16 +38,20 @@ Follow the instructions from the Setup Assistant.
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Prepare Image
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=============
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#. Download the `latest`_ Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture **live**
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disk image, named ``[clear-[version_number]-live.img.xz]``.
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#. Download the `latest`_ |CL| **live** version (clear-XXXX-live.img.xz)
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#. Decompress the image. Uncompressed image size ~ **5GB**.
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#. Decompress the downloaded image. Uncompressed image size is ~ **5GB**.
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* On Linux ::
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+ On Linux ::
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$ unxz clear-VERSION-live.img.xz
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$ xz -d clear-XXXX-live.img.xz
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* On Windows you can use `7zip`_.
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+ On Windows you can use `7zip`_.
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- Right-click the file to *extract in the same directory*.
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.. image:: _static/images/7zipwin.png
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:alt: 7zip extract here command
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#. Convert the installer to :abbr:`VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk)` format.
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@@ -55,8 +59,10 @@ Prepare Image
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$ qemu-img convert -O vmdk clear-VERSION-live.img clear.vmdk
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* On Windows, you can convert the live image to vmdk format (from raw format to vmdk)
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with a tool like VBoxManage from `VirtualBox`_.
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* On Windows, you can convert the live image to VMDK format
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(from RAW format to VMDK) with a tool like *VBoxManage* from
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`VirtualBox`_. You can refer on
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:ref:`how to create a VM on VirtualBox <create_vm_vbox>` as example.
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Run using VMware* Player
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@@ -85,8 +91,8 @@ Run using VMware* Player
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* Remove any default attached hard disk.
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* Click on “Add” option below devices list tab and choose Hard disk.
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* Choose **SATA** as the virtual disk type.
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* Use the existing Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture virtual disk
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* Choose **SATA** as the virtual disk type.
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* Use the existing Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture virtual disk
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The live disk must be set as ``SATA 0:1 Hard Disk (SATA)``; you can verify
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this under the “Advanced" section of the disk settings.
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