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<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/clear/stateless.html#file-level-separation">File-level separation</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/clear/stateless.html#software-configuration">Software configuration</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/clear/stateless.html#system-reset">System reset</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/clear/stateless.html#additional-information">Additional information</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/clear/swupd-guide.html">swupd</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/clear/swupd-guide.html#description">Description</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/clear/swupd-guide.html#how-it-works">How it works</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/clear/swupd-guide.html#examples">Examples</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/clear/swupd-guide.html#quick-reference">Quick reference</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/clear/swupd-guide.html#related-topics">Related topics</a></li>
</ul>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/telemetrics/telem-guide.html">Telemetrics</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/telemetrics/telem-guide.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/telemetrics/telem-guide.html#how-to-use">How to use</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/telemetrics/telem-guide.html#examples">Examples</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/telemetrics/telem-guide.html#reference">Reference</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/guides.html#maintenance">Maintenance</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/architect-lifecycle.html">Architect the life-cycle of Clear Linux* OS</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/architect-lifecycle.html#prerequisites">Prerequisites</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/architect-lifecycle.html#description">Description</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/architect-lifecycle.html#content-workflow">Content Workflow</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/architect-lifecycle.html#release-workflow">Release Workflow</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/architect-lifecycle.html#implementation">Implementation</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/assign-static-ip.html">Assign a static IP address</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/assign-static-ip.html#identify-which-program-is-managing-the-interface">Identify which program is managing the interface</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/assign-static-ip.html#using-networkmanager">Using NetworkManager</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/assign-static-ip.html#using-systemd-networkd">Using systemd-networkd</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/bulk-provision.html">Bulk provision</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/bulk-provision.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/bulk-provision.html#prerequisites">Prerequisites</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/bulk-provision.html#configuration">Configuration</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/cpu-performance.html">CPU Power and Performance</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/cpu-performance.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/cpu-performance.html#cpu-power-saving-mechanisms">CPU power saving mechanisms</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/cpu-performance.html#linux-cpu-clock-frequency-scaling">Linux CPU clock frequency scaling</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/cpu-performance.html#thermal-management">Thermal management</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/developer-workstation.html">Developer Workstation</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/developer-workstation.html#workstation-setup">Workstation Setup</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/developer-workstation.html#swupd-search">swupd search</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/developer-workstation.html#core-concepts">Core Concepts</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/download-verify-decompress.html">Download, verify, and decompress a Clear Linux* OS image</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/download-verify-decompress.html#linux-os-steps">Linux OS steps</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/download-verify-decompress.html#macos-steps">macOS* steps</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/download-verify-decompress.html#windows-os-steps">Windows* OS steps</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/download-verify-decompress.html#image-types">Image types</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/enable-user-space.html">Create and enable a new user space</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/enable-user-space.html#create-a-new-user">Create a new user</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/enable-user-space.html#add-the-new-user-to-the-wheel-group">Add the new user to the <em>wheel</em> group</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/enable-user-space.html#install-and-update-the-os-software-to-its-current-version">Install and update the OS software to its current version</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/enable-user-space.html#add-a-bundle">Add a bundle</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/enable-user-space.html#next-steps">Next steps</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/fix-broken-install.html">Fix a broken installation</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/fix-broken-install.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/fix-broken-install.html#prerequisites">Prerequisites</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/fix-broken-install.html#boot-a-live-desktop-image-to-fix-target-system">Boot a live desktop image to fix target system</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/fix-broken-install.html#install-from-live-image">Install from live image</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/fix-broken-install.html#mount-root-partition-verify-and-fix">Mount root partition, verify, and fix</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/hostname.html">Modify hostname</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/hostname.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/hostname.html#set-your-hostname">Set your hostname</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/hostname.html#view-your-hostname">View your hostname</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/increase-virtual-disk-size.html">Increase virtual disk size of an image</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/increase-virtual-disk-size.html#determine-the-partition-order-and-sizes-of-the-prebuilt-image">Determine the partition order and sizes of the prebuilt image</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/increase-virtual-disk-size.html#id1">Increase virtual disk size</a></li>
</ul>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/query-upstream.html">Query package info from upstream repository</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/query-upstream.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/query-upstream.html#prerequisites">Prerequisites</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/query-upstream.html#configure-dnf">Configure DNF</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/query-upstream.html#dnf-command-usage-examples">DNF command usage examples</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/resource-limits.html">Resource limits</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/resource-limits.html#system-wide-limits">System-wide limits</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/resource-limits.html#per-user-limits">Per-user limits</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/resource-limits.html#service-limits">Service limits</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/restart.html">Restart system services after an OS update</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/restart.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/restart.html#how-it-works">How it works</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/restart.html#basic-options">Basic options</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/restart.html#monitor-options">Monitor options</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/restart.html#example">Example</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/restart.html#telemetry">Telemetry</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/restart.html#conclusion">Conclusion</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/time.html">Set the time</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/validate-signatures.html">Validate signatures</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/validate-signatures.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/validate-signatures.html#image-content-validation">Image content validation</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/validate-signatures.html#update-content-validation">Update content validation</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/deploy-at-scale.html">Deploy at Scale</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/deploy-at-scale.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/deploy-at-scale.html#pick-a-usage-and-update-strategy">Pick a usage and update strategy</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/deploy-at-scale.html#pick-an-image-distribution-strategy">Pick an image distribution strategy</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/deploy-at-scale.html#considerations-with-stateless-systems">Considerations with stateless systems</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/guides.html#network">Network</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/custom-clear-container.html">Build a custom Clear Linux* OS based Docker container image</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/custom-clear-container.html#prerequisites">Prerequisites</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/custom-clear-container.html#build-the-base-container-image">Build the base container image</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/custom-clear-container.html#manage-bundles-in-a-container">Manage bundles in a container</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/dpdk.html">Use DPDK to send packets between platforms</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/dpdk.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/dpdk.html#prerequisites">Prerequisites</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/dpdk.html#install-dpdk-and-build-l3fwd-example-platform-b">Install dpdk and build l3fwd example (Platform B)</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/dpdk.html#build-pktgen-platform-a">Build pktgen (Platform A)</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/dpdk.html#bind-nics-to-dpdk-kernel-drivers-platforms-a-and-b">Bind NICs to DPDK kernel drivers (Platforms A and B)</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/dpdk.html#set-hugepages-platforms-a-and-b">Set hugepages (Platforms A and B)</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/dpdk.html#set-up-the-physical-environment-platforms-a-and-b">Set up the physical environment (Platforms A and B)</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/dpdk.html#run-l3fwd-application-platform-b">Run l3fwd application (Platform B)</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/dpdk.html#run-pktgen-application-platform-a">Run pktgen application (Platform A)</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/dpdk.html#appendix-a-use-pass-through-for-virtual-machines">Appendix A: Use pass-through for virtual machines</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/ipxe-install.html">Install over the network with iPXE</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/ipxe-install.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/ipxe-install.html#prerequisites">Prerequisites</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/ipxe-install.html#configuration">Configuration</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/network-bonding.html">Combine multiple interfaces with network bonding</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/vnc.html">Remote-desktop to a host using VNC</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/vnc.html#install-the-vnc-server-and-misc-components-on-your-host">Install the VNC server and misc. components on your host</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/vnc.html#configure-a-vnc-server-start-method-on-your-host">Configure a VNC-server-start method on your host</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/vnc.html#install-a-vnc-viewer-app-and-an-ssh-client-on-your-client-system">Install a VNC viewer app and an SSH client on your client system</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/vnc.html#establish-a-vnc-connection-to-your-host">Establish a VNC connection to your host</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/vnc.html#terminate-a-vnc-connection-to-your-host">Terminate a VNC connection to your host</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/network/vnc.html#encrypt-vnc-traffic-through-an-ssh-tunnel">Encrypt VNC traffic through an SSH tunnel</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/guides.html#kernel">Kernel</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-development.html">Kernel development</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-development.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-development.html#request-changes-be-included-with-the-cl-kernel">Request changes be included with the Clear Linux OS kernel</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-development.html#set-up-kernel-development-environment">Set up kernel development environment</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-development.html#customize-the-linux-kernel-source">Customize the Linux kernel source</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-development.html#build-and-install-the-kernel">Build and install the kernel</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-development.html#related-topics">Related topics</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules.html">Add kernel modules manually</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules.html#description">Description</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules.html#kernel-module-availability">Kernel module availability</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules.html#build-install-and-load-an-out-of-tree-module">Build, install, and load an out-of-tree module</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules.html#examples">Examples</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules.html#related-topic">Related topic</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules-dkms.html">Add kernel modules with DKMS</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules-dkms.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules-dkms.html#description">Description</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules-dkms.html#kernel-module-availability">Kernel module availability</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules-dkms.html#install-dkms">Install DKMS</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules-dkms.html#build-install-and-load-an-out-of-tree-module">Build, install, and load an out-of-tree module</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules-dkms.html#examples">Examples</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/kernel/kernel-modules-dkms.html#related-topics">Related topics</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/guides.html#stacks">Stacks</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/dars.html">Data Analytics Reference Stack</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/dars.html#the-data-analytics-reference-stack-release">The Data Analytics Reference Stack release</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/dars.html#using-the-docker-images">Using the Docker images</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/dars.html#building-dars-images">Building DARS images</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/greengrass.html">Enable AWS Greengrass* and OpenVINO™ toolkit</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/greengrass.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/greengrass.html#supported-platforms">Supported platforms</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/greengrass.html#install-the-os-on-the-edge-device">Install the OS on the edge device</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/greengrass.html#configure-aws-greengrass-group">Configure AWS Greengrass group</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/greengrass.html#create-and-package-lambda-function">Create and package Lambda function</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/greengrass.html#configure-lambda-function">Configure Lambda function</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/greengrass.html#deploy-lambda-function">Deploy Lambda function</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/greengrass.html#references">References</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/dlrs/dlrs.html">Deep Learning Reference Stack</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/dlrs/dlrs.html#overview">Overview</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/dlrs/dlrs.html#tensorflow-single-and-multi-node-benchmarks">TensorFlow single and multi-node benchmarks</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/stacks/dlrs/dlrs.html#pytorch-single-and-multi-node-benchmarks">PyTorch single and multi-node benchmarks</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/wordpress/wordpress.html">WordPress* on Clear Linux* OS</a><ul>
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<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/wordpress/web-server-install.html#install-apache">Install Apache</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/flatpak/flatpak.html#before-you-begin">Before you begin</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/flatpak/flatpak.html#install-flatpak-on-your-host-system">Install Flatpak on your host system</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/docker/docker.html#install-the-containers-basic-bundle">Install the containers-basic bundle</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/azure.html">Run Clear Linux* OS using Microsoft Azure CLI 2.0</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/azure.html#install-ms-azure-cli-2-0-on-cl">Install MS Azure CLI 2.0 on Clear Linux OS</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/azure.html#create-and-log-into-the-cl-virtual-machine">Create and log into the Clear Linux OS virtual machine</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/hadoop.html">Set up a single node cluster with Hadoop*</a><ul>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/hadoop.html#install-apache-hadoop">Install Apache Hadoop</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/hadoop.html#run-the-hadoop-daemons">Run the Hadoop daemons</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/fmv.html">Use the function multi-version patch generator</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/fmv.html#install-and-configure-a-cl-host-on-bare-metal">Install and configure a Clear Linux OS host on bare metal</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/fmv.html#detect-loop-vectorization-candidates">Detect loop vectorization candidates</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/aws-web/aws-web.html">Create and launch Clear Linux* OS from Amazon Web Services</a><ul>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/aws-web/aws-web.html#locate-select-and-launch-the-cl-basic-ami">Locate, select, and launch the Clear Linux OS Basic AMI</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/aws-web/aws-web.html#update-the-cl-instance">Update the Clear Linux OS instance</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/smb/smb.html">Enable simple file sharing with a Windows* machine using Samba*</a><ul>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/smb/smb.html#set-up-file-sharing">Set up file sharing</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/smb/smb.html#map-cl-drive-in-windows">Map Clear Linux OS drive in Windows</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/smb/smb-desktop.html">Connect to Windows* shared location from Clear Linux* OS desktop</a><ul>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/smb/smb-desktop.html#connect-to-windows-shared-location-with-nautilus">Connect to Windows shared location with Nautilus</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/spark.html">Set up a standalone cluster system using Apache* Spark*</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/spark.html#prerequisites">Prerequisites</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/spark.html#install-apache-spark">Install Apache Spark</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/kata.html#id1">Install Kata Containers</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/kata_migration.html">Migrate Clear Containers to Kata Containers*</a><ul>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/kubernetes/kubernetes-bp.html">Kubernetes Best Practices on Clear Linux OS</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/kubernetes/kubernetes-bp.html#use-swupd-to-update-clusters">Use swupd to update clusters</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/kubernetes/kubernetes-bp.html#prerequisites">Prerequisites</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/kubernetes/kubernetes-bp.html#update-the-control-plane">Update the control plane</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/nvidia.html#install-dkms">Install DKMS</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/nvidia.html#download-and-install-the-nvidia-drivers">Download and install the NVIDIA drivers</a><ul>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/nvidia.html#download-the-nvidia-drivers-for-linux">Download the NVIDIA drivers for Linux</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/nvidia.html#disable-the-nouveau-driver">Disable the nouveau driver</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/nvidia.html#configure-alternative-software-paths">Configure alternative software paths</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l4"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/nvidia.html#install-the-nvidia-drivers">Install the NVIDIA drivers</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/nvidia.html#debugging-installation-of-nvidia-drivers">Debugging installation of NVIDIA drivers</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/redis.html">Run Redis on Clear Linux* OS</a><ul>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/redis.html#example-1-use-the-redis-cli-and-try-commands">Example 1: Use the redis-cli and try commands</a></li>
<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/redis.html#example-2-run-the-cl-redis-docker-image">Example 2: Run the Clear Linux OS redis docker image</a></li>
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<li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="../../tutorials/tutorial-proxy.html#wget">wget</a></li>
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<span id="vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image"></span><h1>Run preconfigured Clear Linux* OS image as a VMware* ESXi guest OS</h1>
<p>This page explains how to deploy a preconfigured Clear Linux OS VMware
<abbr title="Virtual Machine">VM</abbr> image on a VMware ESXi 6.5 host.</p>
<div class="contents local topic" id="contents">
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#overview" id="id14">Overview</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#download-the-latest-cl-vmware-image" id="id15">Download the latest Clear Linux OS VMware image</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#upload-the-cl-image-to-the-vmware-server" id="id16">Upload the Clear Linux OS image to the VMware server</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#convert-the-cl-image-to-an-esxi-supported-format" id="id17">Convert the Clear Linux OS image to an ESXi-supported format</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#create-and-configure-a-new-vm" id="id18">Create and configure a new VM</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#power-on-the-vm-and-boot-cl" id="id19">Power on the VM and boot Clear Linux OS</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#related-topics" id="id20">Related topics</a></li>
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id14">Overview</a></h2>
<p><a class="reference external" href="https://www.vmware.com/products/esxi-and-esx.html">VMware ESXi</a> is a type 1 bare-metal hypervisor which runs directly on top
of server hardware. With VMware ESXi, you can create, configure, manage,
and run Clear Linux* OS virtual machines at scale.</p>
<p>We provide a preconfigured Clear Linux OS VMware image that can be run on a VMware ESXi
6.5 host.</p>
<p>If manuall installation is preferred, refer to <a class="reference internal" href="vmware-esxi-install-cl.html#vmware-esxi-install-cl"><span class="std std-ref">Install Clear Linux* OS as a VMware* ESXi guest OS</span></a>.</p>
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<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p class="last">VMware also offers a type 2 hypervisor designed for the desktop environment,
called <a class="reference external" href="https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-player.html">VMware Workstation Player</a>. Refer to <a class="reference internal" href="vmw-player-preconf.html#vmw-player-preconf"><span class="std std-ref">Run pre-configured Clear Linux* OS image as a VMware* Workstation Player guest OS</span></a> or
<a class="reference internal" href="vmw-player.html#vmw-player"><span class="std std-ref">Install Clear Linux* OS as a VMware* Workstation Player guest OS</span></a> for more information.</p>
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id15">Download the latest Clear Linux OS VMware image</a></h2>
<p>Get the latest Clear Linux OS VMware prebuilt image from the <a class="reference external" href="https://cdn.download.clearlinux.org/image">image</a> repository.
Look for <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">clear-[version</span> <span class="pre">number]-vmware.vmdk.xz</span></code>. You can also use
this command:</p>
<div class="highlight-bash notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span>curl -O https://cdn.download.clearlinux.org/image/<span class="k">$(</span>curl https://cdn.download.clearlinux.org/image/latest-images <span class="p">|</span> grep vmware<span class="k">)</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<p>Visit <a class="reference internal" href="../../reference/image-types.html#image-types"><span class="std std-ref">Clear Linux* OS image types</span></a> for additional information about all available Clear Linux OS images.</p>
<p>We also provide instructions for downloading and verifying a Clear Linux ISO.
For more information, refer to <a class="reference internal" href="../../guides/maintenance/download-verify-decompress.html#download-verify-decompress"><span class="std std-ref">Download, verify, and decompress a Clear Linux* OS image</span></a>.</p>
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<div class="section" id="upload-the-cl-image-to-the-vmware-server">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id16">Upload the Clear Linux OS image to the VMware server</a></h2>
<p>Once the Clear Linux OS VMware prebuilt image has been downloaded and
decompressed on your local system, it must be uploaded to a datastore
on the VMware ESXi server.</p>
<p>The steps in this section can also be referenced from the VMware documentation
<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.html.hostclient.doc/GUID-7533A767-8396-4844-A3F2-206047D254EA.html">Using Datastore File Browser in the VMware Host Client</a>.</p>
<ol class="arabic">
<li><p class="first">Connect to the VMware ESXi server and login to an account with sufficient
permission to create and manage VMs.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Under the <span class="guilabel">Navigator</span> window on the left side,
select <span class="guilabel">Storage</span>.
See Figure 1</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Under the <span class="guilabel">Datastores</span> tab, click
the <span class="guilabel">Datastore browser</span> button.</p>
<div class="figure" id="id1">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-1.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Navigator &gt; Storage" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-1.png" style="width: 1154.0px; height: 225.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 1: VMware ESXi - Navigator &gt; Storage</span></p>
</div>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Click the <span class="guilabel">Create directory</span> button and name the directory
<cite>Clear Linux VM</cite>. See Figure 2.</p>
<div class="figure" id="id2">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-2.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Datastore &gt; Create directory" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-2.png" style="width: 1154.0px; height: 442.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 2: VMware ESXi - Datastore &gt; Create directory</span></p>
</div>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Select the newly-created directory and click the <span class="guilabel">Upload</span>
button. See Figure 3.</p>
<div class="figure" id="id3">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-3.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Datastore &gt; Upload VMware image" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-3.png" style="width: 1154.0px; height: 452.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 3: VMware ESXi - Datastore &gt; Upload VMware image</span></p>
</div>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Select the decompressed Clear Linux OS VMware image file
<code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">clear-[version</span> <span class="pre">number]-vmware.vmdk</span></code> and upload it.</p>
</li>
</ol>
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<div class="section" id="convert-the-cl-image-to-an-esxi-supported-format">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id17">Convert the Clear Linux OS image to an ESXi-supported format</a></h2>
<p>Once the Clear Linux OS VMware prebuilt image has been uploaded to the VMware ESXi
datastore, it must be converted to a format for usable with VMware’s ESXi
hypervisor.</p>
<p>The steps in this section can also be referenced from the VMware documentation on <a class="reference external" href="https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1028042">Cloning and converting virtual machine disks with vmkfstools</a></p>
<ol class="arabic">
<li><p class="first">SSH into the <a class="reference external" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/">vSphere Management Assistant</a> appliance that is managing
the ESXi host or connect to the vSphere hosting using the <a class="reference external" href="https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/">vSphere CLI</a>.</p>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>If there is no <abbr title="vSphere Management Assistant">vMA</abbr> appliance or <abbr title="vSphere CLI">vCLI</abbr> configured and available,
you can temporarily enable SSH directly on the ESXi host by following the
steps described in <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.html.hostclient.doc/GUID-B649CB74-832F-467B-B6A4-8BA67AD5C1F0.html">Enable the Secure Shell (SSH) in the VMware Host Client</a> .</p>
<p class="last">As a security best practice, remember to disable SSH access after following the steps in this section.</p>
</div>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Locate the uploaded image, which is typically found in
<code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">/vmfs/volumes/datastore1</span></code>.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Use the <strong class="command">vmkfstools</strong> command to perform the conversion, as
shown below:</p>
<div class="highlight-console notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="go">vmkfstools -i clear-[version number]-vmware.vmdk -d zeroedthick clear-[version number]-esxi.vmdk</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<p>Two files should result from this:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">clear-[version</span> <span class="pre">number]-esxi-flat.vmdk</span></code></li>
<li><code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">clear-[version</span> <span class="pre">number]-esxi.vmdk</span></code></li>
</ul>
<p>The <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">clear-[version</span> <span class="pre">number]-esxi.vmdk</span></code> file will be used in the
next section when you create a new VM.</p>
</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div class="section" id="create-and-configure-a-new-vm">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id18">Create and configure a new VM</a></h2>
<p>In this section, you will create a new VM, configure its basic parameters
such as number of CPUs, memory size, and then attach the converted Clear Linux OS
VMware image. Also, in order to boot Clear Linux OS, you must enable UEFI support.</p>
<ol class="arabic">
<li><p class="first">Under the <span class="guilabel">Navigator</span> window, select
<span class="guilabel">Virtual Machines</span>. See Figure 4.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">In the right window, click the <span class="guilabel">Create / Register VM</span> button.</p>
<div class="figure" id="id4">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-4.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Navigator &gt; Virtual Machines" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-4.png" style="width: 1154.0px; height: 212.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 4: VMware ESXi - Navigator &gt; Virtual Machines</span></p>
</div>
</li>
<li><p class="first">On the <span class="guilabel">Select creation type</span> step:</p>
<ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Select the <span class="guilabel">Create a new virtual machine</span> option. See
Figure 5.</li>
<li>Click the <span class="guilabel">Next</span> button.</li>
</ol>
<div class="figure" id="id5">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-5.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Create a new virtual machine" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-5.png" style="width: 1154.0px; height: 542.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 5: VMware ESXi - Create a new virtual machine</span></p>
</div>
</li>
<li><p class="first">On the <span class="guilabel">Select a name and guest OS</span> step:</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Give the new VM a name in the <span class="guilabel">Name</span> field. See Figure 6.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Set the <span class="guilabel">Compatability</span> option to
<span class="guilabel">ESXi 6.5 virtual machine</span>.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Set the <span class="guilabel">Guest OS family</span> option to <span class="guilabel">Linux</span>.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Set the <span class="guilabel">Guest OS version</span> option to
<span class="guilabel">Other 3.x or later Linux (64-bit)</span>.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Click the <span class="guilabel">Next</span> button.</p>
<div class="figure" id="id6">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-6.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Give a name and select guest OS type" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-6.png" style="width: 1154.0px; height: 541.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 6: VMware ESXi - Give a name and select guest OS type</span></p>
</div>
</li>
<li><p class="first">On the <span class="guilabel">Select storage</span> step:</p>
<ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Accept the default option.</li>
<li>Click the <span class="guilabel">Next</span> button.</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li><p class="first">On the <span class="guilabel">Customize settings</span> step:</p>
<ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Click the <span class="guilabel">Virtual Hardware</span> button. See Figure 7.</li>
<li>Expand the <span class="guilabel">CPU</span> setting and enable
<span class="guilabel">Hardware virtualization</span> by checking
<span class="guilabel">Expose hardware assisted virtualization to the guest OS</span>.</li>
</ol>
<div class="figure" id="id7">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-7.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Enable hardware virtualization" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-7.png" style="width: 1154.0px; height: 559.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 7: VMware ESXi - Enable hardware virtualization</span></p>
</div>
<ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Remove the default <span class="guilabel">Hard drive 1</span> setting by clicking
the <cite>X</cite> icon on the right side. See Figure 8.</li>
</ol>
<div class="figure" id="id8">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-8.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Remove hard drive" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-8.png" style="width: 1152.0px; height: 582.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 8: VMware ESXi - Remove hard drive</span></p>
</div>
<ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Since a preconfigured image will be used,
the <span class="guilabel">CD/DVD Drive 1</span> setting will not be needed. Disable it
by unchecking the <span class="guilabel">Connect</span> checkbox. See Figure 9.</li>
</ol>
<div class="figure" id="id9">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-9.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Disconnect the CD/DVD drive" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-9.png" style="width: 1152.0px; height: 582.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 9: VMware ESXi - Disconnect the CD/DVD drive</span></p>
</div>
<ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Attach the <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">clear-[version</span> <span class="pre">number]-esxi.vmdk</span></code> file that was
converted from the preconfigured Clear Linux OS VMware image.<ol class="arabic">
<li>Click the <span class="guilabel">Add hard disk</span> button and select the
<span class="guilabel">Existing hard drive</span> option. See Figure 10.</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="figure" id="id10">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-10.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Add an existing hard drive" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-10.png" style="width: 1152.0px; height: 581.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 10: VMware ESXi - Add an existing hard drive</span></p>
<div class="legend">
<ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Select the converted <code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">clear-[version</span> <span class="pre">number]-esxi.vmdk</span></code>
file. Do not use the original unconverted
<code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">clear-[version</span> <span class="pre">number]-vmware.vmdk</span></code> file. See Figure 11.</li>
</ol>
</div>
</div>
<div class="figure" id="id11">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-11.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Select the converted `vmdk` file" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-11.png" style="width: 1154.0px; height: 473.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 11: VMware ESXi - Select the converted
<code class="file docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">clear-[version</span> <span class="pre">number]-esxi.vmdk</span></code> file</span></p>
</div>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Clear Linux OS needs UEFI support in order to boot. Enable UEFI boot support.</p>
<ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Click the <span class="guilabel">VM Options</span> button. See Figure 12.</li>
<li>Expand the <span class="guilabel">Boot Options</span> setting.</li>
<li>For the <span class="guilabel">Firmware</span> setting, click the drop-down list to
the right of it and select the <span class="guilabel">EFI</span> option.</li>
</ol>
<div class="figure" id="id12">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-12.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Set boot firmware to EFI" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-12.png" style="width: 1154.0px; height: 576.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 12: VMware ESXi - Set boot firmware to EFI</span></p>
</div>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Click the <span class="guilabel">Save</span> button.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Click the <span class="guilabel">Next</span> button.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Click the <span class="guilabel">Finish</span> button.</p>
</li>
</ol>
</div>
<div class="section" id="power-on-the-vm-and-boot-cl">
<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id19">Power on the VM and boot Clear Linux OS</a></h2>
<p>After configuring the settings above, power on the VM.</p>
<ol class="arabic">
<li><p class="first">Under the <span class="guilabel">Navigator</span> window, select
<span class="guilabel">Virtual Machines</span>. See Figure 13.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">In the right window, select the newly-created VM.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Click the <span class="guilabel">Power on</span> button.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Click on the icon representing the VM to bring it into view and maximize
its window.</p>
<div class="figure" id="id13">
<a class="reference internal image-reference" href="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-13.png"><img alt="VMware ESXi - Navigator &gt; Virtual Machines &gt; Power on VM" src="../../_images/vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image-13.png" style="width: 1154.0px; height: 344.0px;" /></a>
<p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Figure 13: VMware ESXi - Navigator &gt; Virtual Machines &gt; Power on VM</span></p>
</div>
</li>
</ol>
</div>
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<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id20">Related topics</a></h2>
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