Performing Installation

Based on your preferences, you can install Virtuozzo Server 7 with:

• CLI support - no GUI/Automator will be installed; Virtuozzo Server administration will be performed from the command line
• GUI support - Automator is installed; Virtuozzo Server administration will be done from the Control Plane (Web UI)

CLI Installation

1. Click the Install Virtuozzo Server 7 with CLI management option.

   

2. Within the installation window, you need to configure the following points:

   • accept the EULA

   • select storage type

   • choose the installation destination

   • configure the network interface

     

3. Click EULA and read the agreement. Accept it and click Done to proceed.

   

4. Return to the main menu and go to Select Storage Type. Ensure that “Basic Storage” is selected and click the Done button.

   

5. Next, configure the network interface by clicking Network & Host Name. We use the vhs.example.com hostname as an example. Choose the required interface (enp36s0f0 in our case). Navigate to Configure > IPv4 Settings > Method > Manual, click Add and enter the following data:

   • LAN IP address

   • Netmask

   • Gateway

   • DNS servers

     

   Click Save and Done when ready.

6. Installation Destination is the last option you need to configure. We have two disks, select System one (to install the OS) and tick both for Datastore. At the bottom of the window, select the “I will configure partitioning” radio button and click Done.

   

7. By default, a small partition is created for the OS (64GB), and the remaining space is used as a Datastore. Click the Done button when ready.

   Everything on those drives will be erased.
   

8. Now, you can click the Begin Installation button.

   

9. While the installation is in progress, you can provide the license key, set the root password, and create a user.

   

10. In the License Key section, enter the license key you’ve got via email alongside the Virtuozzo Server image and click Done.

    

11. Go to the Root Password section and create a root account password. Click Done to proceed.

    

12. The Create User section helps create a new user. Click Done when ready.

    

13. Once the installation is done and all the configurations are provided, click Finish configuration and Reboot the server.

    

14. Verify installation by accessing the server over SSH via the LAN IP assigned during the installation.

    

GUI Installation

1. Click the Install Virtuozzo Server 7 with GUI management option.

   

2. Within the installation window, you need to configure the following points:

   • accept the EULA

   • disable Virtuozzo Storage (use local storage)

   • configure the network interface

   • define the IP of the Virtuozzo Automator (GUI)

   • choose the installation destination

     

3. Click EULA and read the agreement. Accept it and click Done to proceed.

   

4. Return to the main menu and go to Virtuozzo Storage. Select the “No Virtuozzo Storage” option and click the Done button.

   

5. Next, configure the network interface by clicking Network & Host Name. We use the vhs.example.com hostname as an example. Choose the required interface (enp36s0f0 in our case). Navigate to Configure > IPv4 Settings > Method > Manual, click Add and enter the following data:

   • IP address
   • Netmask
   • Gateway
   • DNS servers
   

   Click Save and Done when ready.

6. In the Virtuozzo Automator section, choose the “Management Panel and Compute” option, enter the IP and hostname for the Automator GUI and click the Done button.

   This action will deploy a Virtuozzo system container with the Automator GUI. The network interface specified in the previous step will be used to create a Linux bridge so that Automator GUI IP will be available through the bridge on the same LAN.

   

7. Installation Destination is the last option you need to configure. We have two disks, select System one (to install the OS) and tick both for Datastore. At the bottom of the window, select the “I will configure partitioning” radio button and click Done.

   

8. By default, a small partition is created for the OS (64GB), and the remaining space is used as a Datastore. Click the Done button when ready.

   Everything on those drives will be erased.
   

9. Now, you can click the Begin Installation button.

   

10. While the installation is in progress, you can provide the license key, set the root password, and create a user.

    

11. In the License Key section, enter the license key you’ve got via email alongside the Virtuozzo Server image and click Done.

    

12. Go to the Root Password section and create a root account password. Click Done to proceed.

    

13. The Create User section helps create a new user. Click Done when ready.

    

14. Once the installation is done and all the configurations are provided, click Finish configuration and Reboot the server.

    

15. Once the system is booted, go to the IP specified during the Virtuozzo Automator configuration (https://ip-of-the-automator-gui). Use the root user with the password you’ve specified in the 12th step to log in.

    

    Or you can verify the installation by accessing the server over SSH via the LAN IP assigned during the installation.