Get Started#
This guide walks you through provisioning an Intel edge node end-to-end: building installation artifacts on a developer system, writing them to a bootable USB, installing the OS on the target system, and validating the bring-up.
The workflow involves two types of systems:
System |
Role |
|---|---|
Developer system |
Builds the OS image and USB installation artifacts |
Target (host) system |
The Intel edge node that will be provisioned and run workloads |
The process is divided into three phases:
Phase 1 — Build bootable USB artifacts on the developer system
Phase 2 — Prepare and boot from the USB on the target system
Phase 3 — Validate bring-up and confirm services are running
Before starting, review the System Requirements.
Phase 1: Build Artifacts on the Developer System#
The developer host OS can be either a baremetal Ubuntu installation or Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Follow the Build from Source guide to clone the repository and produce usb-installation-files.tar.gz.
Phase 2 and 3: Prepare USB and Validate Bring-Up#
Follow the Prepare USB and Validate guide to write the artifacts to a bootable USB, provision the target system, and verify post-boot services.
Troubleshooting#
See the Troubleshooting guide for common issues and solutions.
Next Steps#
Use Advanced Image Customization if you want to build a custom image flavor.
Run repeatable workflows through natural language using the agent skills described in the AI Agent-Driven Development Strategy section.
Expose Intel® accelerators to containerized workloads using the Intel CDI Usage Guide.