Install on Bare Metal

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This article describes how to create a bootable USB image for installing Versa Operating SystemTM (VOSTM) software
on bare-metal platforms, such as certified white-box appliances and Versa Cloud Service Gateway (CSG) appliances, to
create a Versa branch appliance. You can follow this procedure when you are installing a Versa branch appliance for the
first time.

Create a Bootable USB Image

Before you create a bootable USB image, ensure that you have the following:

• 4-GB or larger USB stick or flash drive

To create a bootable USB image on windows:

1. Download the image to your Windows PC.

2. Create a bootable USB disk using Rufus:

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3. Select the .iso file and click Open.

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4. Click Start to initiate the write process.

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5. In the ISOHybrid image detected window, click OK.

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6. In the Rufus popup window, the following warning displays. Click OK to continue.

The Status bar displays the progress of writing to the USB device.

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7. When the Ready box displays to indicate that the writing to the USB device is complete, click Close.

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Install the VOS Software
This section describes how to install the VOS software on a bare-metal platform:

Before you install the VOS software, ensure that you have the following:

• Console cable
• USB drive on which you have loaded the desired VOS software image

To install or downgrade the VOS software on a bare-metal platform:

1. Connect your laptop to the Versa branch appliance using a console cable.

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2. Insert the USB drive into one of the USB ports on the Versa branch appliance. The appliance boots. The device
may recognize the installation media automatically during startup, or you may need to hold down a key (usually
F12) to display the boot menu and then choose to boot from USB.
3. Press the Esc/Del key to interrupt the boot process and enter BIOS mode.
4. In the Boot tab, under Boot Option Priorities, select Boot Option #1, which is your USB drive, and make sure that
you select Legacy boot mode and not UEFI mode. Then press Esc. If your USB drive is not shown as Boot Option
#1, select Boot Option #1 and press F4 to save the changes and exit the setup process.

5. The following error displays, followed by the boot: prompt, and the installation stops:

6. In response to the error "Error setting up gfxboot", type versa-branch-usb and press Enter. Then press the
spacebar to continue.

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7. In response to the configure the network error message, select Continue.

8. In response to the Partition Disks prompt "unmount the partitions that are in use?", select or type Yes. The Versa
branch appliance installs the software and then reboots.

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 9. While the Versa branch appliance is rebooting, remove your USB drive from the appliance.
10. Log in to the Versa branch appliance. The VOS (FlexVNF) banner displays.

11. To verify the version of software that was installed, issue the show system package-info command:

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Supported Software Information
Releases 20.2 and later support all content described in this article.

Additional Information
Branch Hardware and Software Requirements
Branch Overview
Initial Branch Software Configuration

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