From 0f93fcc4770585ae8d1a21e57b5dabf8a9accb07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brenton Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 18:41:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update ova.md I had issues with "Other Linux (64-bit)", and "Other 4.x or later Linux (64-bit)" appears to be the correct choice. --- Documentation/boards/ova.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/boards/ova.md b/Documentation/boards/ova.md index 2f737ff6c..642193619 100644 --- a/Documentation/boards/ova.md +++ b/Documentation/boards/ova.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # OVA -OVA stands for Open Virtual Appliance. Currently we had remove the ova files and publish a vmdk virtual disk, -until we have better OVF template to generate our OVA. This VMDK work with (maybe you need convert the disk): +OVA stands for Open Virtual Appliance. We had to remove the ova files and publish as a vmdk virtual disk, +until we have a better OVF template to generate an OVA. This VMDK work with (you may need to convert the disk): - HyperV - VirtualBox - VMware @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ until we have better OVF template to generate our OVA. This VMDK work with (mayb ## Virtual Machine You can use this vmdk in a virtual machine with follow requirements: -- OS: Linux 64bit +- OS: Other 4.x or later Linux (64-bit) - UEFI boot - min. 1GB RAM - 2x vcpu From 4d7e0977acb02861c6df05fb2165e65fb03acb90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Franck Nijhof Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 15:38:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] :pencil2: More improvements --- Documentation/boards/ova.md | 25 ++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/boards/ova.md b/Documentation/boards/ova.md index 642193619..b0ec10fe9 100644 --- a/Documentation/boards/ova.md +++ b/Documentation/boards/ova.md @@ -1,16 +1,19 @@ -# OVA +# Virtual Machine + +Using this VMDK in a virtual machine requires the following: + +- Operating system: Other 4.x or later Linux (64-bit) +- Enabled support for UEFI boot +- Minimal of 1GB RAM +- At least 2x vCPU +- An assigned network + +# OVA (Open Virtual Appliance) + +Currently, we only publish a VMDK virtual disk, due to issues with our previous OVA distribution. We are currently investigating our options to bring back the OVA distribution. However, the VMDK works on the following hypervisors: -OVA stands for Open Virtual Appliance. We had to remove the ova files and publish as a vmdk virtual disk, -until we have a better OVF template to generate an OVA. This VMDK work with (you may need to convert the disk): - HyperV - VirtualBox - VMware -## Virtual Machine - -You can use this vmdk in a virtual machine with follow requirements: -- OS: Other 4.x or later Linux (64-bit) -- UEFI boot -- min. 1GB RAM -- 2x vcpu -- 1x Network +You might need to convert the VMDK into a different format that is accepted by your virtualization platform of choice.