Step A: Prepare hardware and download files

Prepare hardware and network

To prepare your hardware and network, make sure you have done the following:

• Physically installed the hardware unit.

• Set up the unit as a node on your network.

• Configured network cards and ensured that they're able to reach other machines on the network.

• Set up a method, such as SCP, for transferring files from your workstation to the VM guest.

Note your activation code

You should have received an email with your activation code. You need this number for the installation.

If you're installing AWS Elemental software on more than one system, you received an activation code for each system. Decide and note which activation code you will use for each unit. The codes are not tied ahead of time to any specific system, but you cannot use the same code on more than one.

Download installation files

Download the installation files for each unique AWS Elemental product that you're using.

To download installation files

1. Log in to AWS Elemental Support Center Activations. For detailed steps to download installation files, see Downloading Elemental Live software.

2. Download your files.

   You need the following files for Elemental Live.

   • A kickstart (.ova) file for creating a VM instance. For example, centos-20161028T12270-production-usb.ova.

     You will use this file to put a preconfigured installation of your operating system on your VM.

   • An installation (.run) file for the Elemental Live software itself. For example:

     elemental_production_live_2.25.4.12345.run

     Make sure that you download the right version of software for the processing architecture that you need, either CPU-only or GPU-enabled.