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Edge Microvisor Toolkit is a lightweight, container-first Linux distribution, optimized for Intel® architecture. It provides a secure and high-performing environment for deploying edge workloads across multiple deployment models.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Usage Scenarios

This section outlines the key usage models intended for the initial release of Edge Microvisor Toolkit.

It can be used for standalone edge node deployments, or with Edge Manageability Framework - a complete integrated system providing full lifecycle management for your edge devices, including remote deployment and management of Kubernetes applications.

Choose pre-configured Edge Microvisor Toolkit Image

Build Your Own Edge Microvisor Toolkit

Install Edge Microvisor Toolkit

Bare Metal Installation

Virtual Machine Installation

Host Guest VMs under Edge Microvisor Toolkit

Deploying Other OS as Guest Virtual Machines under EMT Host

• Build Your Own Edge Microvisor Toolkit
  • Build the Toolchain
    • Clone the Edge Microvisor Toolkit repository
    • Build the tools
  • Build the Edge Microvisor Toolkit Image
  • Customize Your Edge Microvisor Toolkit Image
    • Example 1: Adding an existing RPM (Nano)
    • Example 2: Adding a new RPM package
    • Example 3: Generating user passwords
• Build Edge Microvisor Toolkit and Deploy on Edge Nodes
  • 1. Build the microvisor
  • 2. Create a bootable USB installer
    • Prepare the bootable USB drive
    • Prepare the installation files
    • Create the bootable USB drive
  • 3. Install the toolkit on an edge device
    • Login to the Edge Node After Installation Completes
    • Set up tools on developer system
  • 4 Deploy AI solution
• Install Edge Microvisor Toolkit
  • Next
    • Deploying Edge Microvisor Toolkit on Bare Metal
      • Requirements
      • Creating Bootable USB
        • Flashing ISO
          • On Linux OS
          • On Windows OS
            • Rufus workflow
        • Flashing RAW
        • Booting from USB
      • Installing Edge Microvisor Toolkit Developer Node
      • Installing Edge Microvisor Toolkit Standalone Node
    • Deploying Edge Microvisor Toolkit on Virtual Machines as Guest OS
      • Hyper-V
      • Oracle Virtual Box
        • Converting Image File to VDI
      • KVM
        • Support for Disk Image Formats
        • Converting Image File to QCOW2
      • QEMU and UEFI
        • Create Virtual Machine using ISO
        • Create Virtual Machine using RAW or VHD
    • Deploying Other OS as Guest Virtual Machines under EMT Host