Install Edge Microvisor Toolkit

Edge Microvisor Toolkit is flexible in how it can be installed. It can be deployed on bare metal, via serial over LAN, or on a virtual machine, as a guest or host for virtualization of other operating systems. This section describes in detail how to try out Edge Microvisor Toolkit in different deployment environment.

• Deploying Edge Microvisor Toolkit on Bare Metal

• Deploying Edge Microvisor Toolkit via Serial over LAN

• Deploying Edge Microvisor Toolkit on Virtual Machines

• Deploying Edge Microvisor Toolkit using EMT VIRT

Next

• Learn how to Enable Secure Boot for Edge Microvisor Toolkit.

• Learn how to customize and manually build microvisor images.

• Deploy Edge Microvisor Toolkit on Bare Metal
  • Requirements
  • Create Bootable USB
    • Flash the ISO
      • On Linux OS
      • On Windows OS
        • Rufus Workflow
    • Flash the RAW Image
    • Boot from USB
  • Install Edge Microvisor Toolkit Developer Node
  • Install Edge Microvisor Toolkit Standalone Node
  • Enable X11 Desktop UI in ISO Image for Edge Microvisor Toolkit Developer Node
• Deploy Edge Microvisor Toolkit via Serial over LAN (SOL)
  • Prerequisites
  • Configure BIOS Settings on Server
  • Configure SOL Settings on Xeon BMC
  • Remote Client (ipmi) settings in XEON BMC
  • Set up the remote client
  • Manage SOL (Serial Over LAN) session
  • Verify SOL configuration
• Deploy Edge Microvisor Toolkit on Virtual Machines as Guest OS
  • Hyper-V
  • Oracle Virtual Box
    • Convert Image File to VDI
  • KVM
    • Support for Disk Image Formats
    • Convert Image File to QCOW2
  • QEMU and UEFI
    • Create Virtual Machine using ISO
    • Create Virtual Machine using RAW or VHD
• Deploy Other OS as Guest Virtual Machines under EMT Host
  • Prerequisites
  • Hosting Guest VMs under EMT
  • Sidecar Configuration
• Setting up Kernel and Host User Space
  • Required Host BIOS Settings
  • Install Ubuntu host
  • Setup custom Intel kernel on Ubuntu Host
    • Kernel Setup prerequisites
    • Build custom Intel Kernel
    • Install custom Intel kernel on Ubuntu SR-IOV host
    • Setup Ubuntu host for SR-IOV
    • OPTIONAL: Generate guest VM installation files
      • Option 1: Initial full setup of Ubuntu 22.04 SRIOV host
      • Option 2: Ubuntu 22.04 Docker container
• Creting Windows 11 Guest VM under Ubuntu Host
  • Install and Setup Windows 11 VM
    • Prerequisites
    • Prepare Windows VM Image
    • Install Windows VM Image
    • Configure SRIOV on Windows 11 Enterprise VM
      • Required Drivers
      • Launch Windows Guest VM and Install Drivers
        • Launch Windows Guest VM
        • Download and install Windows 11 OS patches in correct order
        • Install GFX Driver
        • Install SR-IOV Zero Copy Driver
      • Disable Graphics Driver Updates
        • Identify the Graphics Hardware ID
        • Enable Group Policy Disabling Graphics Driver Update
        • Resume Windows Update
      • Install Windows VirtIO Drivers
  • Configuration Options for Running Windows Guest VM
    • HMI Buildtime and Runtime Customer Applications
    • Changing Guest VM Memory and Number of CPUs
      • Enabling USB Devices in Windows Guest VM**
      • Enabling PCIe Wi-Fi Adapter Device in Windows Guest VM
• Hosting Ubuntu Guest VM under EMT Host
  • Install and Setup Ubuntu VM
    • Prerequisites
      • Prepare Ubuntu VM image
      • Install Ubuntu VM Image
    • Configure Ubuntu Guest VM
  • Configuration Options for Running Ubuntu VM
    • Changing Guest VM Memory and Number of CPUs
    • Enabling USB Devices in Guest VM
    • Enabling PCIe Wi-Fi Adapter Device in Guest VM