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-rw-r--r--docs/installation/virtual/gns3.rst6
-rw-r--r--docs/installation/virtual/vmware.rst33
3 files changed, 41 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/docs/installation/install.rst b/docs/installation/install.rst
index 8b567752..22a5d8da 100644
--- a/docs/installation/install.rst
+++ b/docs/installation/install.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+:lastproofread: 2021-07-24
+
.. _installation:
############
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ LTS images are signed by VyOS lead package-maintainer private key. With
the official public key, the authenticity of the package can be
verified. :abbr:`GPG (GNU Privacy Guard)` is used for verification.
-.. note:: This subsection only applies e applies to LTS images, for
+.. note:: This subsection only applies to LTS images, for
Rolling images please jump to :ref:`live_installation`.
Preparing for the verification
@@ -185,12 +187,12 @@ Live installation
.. note:: A permanent VyOS installation always requires to go first
through a live installation.
-VyOS, as other GNU+Linux distributions, can be tasted without installing
+VyOS, as other GNU+Linux distributions, can be tested without installing
it in your hard drive. **With your downloaded VyOS .iso file you can
create a bootable USB drive that will let you boot into a fully
functional VyOS system**. Once you have tested it, you can either decide
to begin a :ref:`permanent_installation` in your hard drive or power
-your system off, remove the USB drive, and leave everythng as it was.
+your system off, remove the USB drive, and leave everything as it was.
If you have a GNU+Linux system, you can create your VyOS bootable USB
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ Permanent installation
Unlike general purpose Linux distributions, VyOS uses "image installation" that
mimics the user experience of traditional hardware routers and allows keeping
multiple VyOS versions installed simultaneously. This makes it possible to
-switch to a previous version if something breaks or miss-behaves after an image
+switch to a previous version if something breaks or misbehaves after an image
upgrade.
Every version is contained in its own squashfs image that is mounted in a union
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ In order to proceed with a permanent installation:
Done!
- 3. After the installation is complete, remove the live USB stick or
+ 3. After the installation is completed, remove the live USB stick or
CD.
4. Reboot the system.
@@ -496,17 +498,19 @@ This is a list of known issues that can arise during installation.
Black screen on install
-----------------------
-GRUB attempts to redirect all output to a serial port for ease of installation on headless hosts.
-This appears to cause an hard lockup on some hardware that lacks a serial port, with the result being a
-black screen after selecting the `Live system` option from the installation image.
+GRUB attempts to redirect all output to a serial port for ease of installation
+on headless hosts. This appears to cause a hard lockup on some hardware that
+lacks a serial port, with the result being a black screen after selecting the
+`Live system` option from the installation image.
-The workaround is to type `e` when the boot menu appears and edit the GRUB boot options. Specifically, remove the:
+The workaround is to type `e` when the boot menu appears and edit the GRUB boot
+options. Specifically, remove the:
`console=ttyS0,115200`
option, and type CTRL-X to boot.
-Installation can then continue as outlined above.
+Installation can be continued as outlined above.
.. _SYSLINUX: http://www.syslinux.org/
.. _balenaEtcher: https://www.balena.io/etcher/
diff --git a/docs/installation/virtual/gns3.rst b/docs/installation/virtual/gns3.rst
index 45e2633c..b601a49f 100644
--- a/docs/installation/virtual/gns3.rst
+++ b/docs/installation/virtual/gns3.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+:lastproofread: 2021-07-24
+
.. _vyos-on-gns3:
VyOS on GNS3
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ VM setup
First, a virtual machine (VM) for the VyOS installation must be created
in GNS3.
-Go to the GNS3 **File** menu, click **New template** and choose select
+Go to the GNS3 **File** menu, click **New template** and select
**Manually create a new Template**.
.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-01.png
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ you want to install.
.. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-14.png
-.. note:: You probably will want to accept to copy the .iso file to your
+.. note:: You will probably want to accept, to copy the .iso file to your
default image directory when you are asked.
In the **Network** tab, set **0** as the number of adapters, set the
diff --git a/docs/installation/virtual/vmware.rst b/docs/installation/virtual/vmware.rst
index 6feb95ba..8f201920 100644
--- a/docs/installation/virtual/vmware.rst
+++ b/docs/installation/virtual/vmware.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+:lastproofread: 2021-07-24
+
.. _vyosonvmware:
Running on VMWare ESXi
@@ -6,20 +8,31 @@ Running on VMWare ESXi
ESXi 5.5 or later
*****************
-.ova files are available for supporting users, and a VyOS can also be stood up using a generic Linux instance, and attaching the bootable ISO file and installing from the ISO
-using the normal process around `install image`.
+.ova files are available for supporting users, and a VyOS can also be stood up
+using a generic Linux instance, and attaching the bootable ISO file and
+installing from the ISO using the normal process around `install image`.
-.. NOTE:: There have been previous documented issues with GRE/IPSEC tunneling using the E1000 adapter on the VyOS guest, and use of the VMXNET3 has been advised.
+.. NOTE:: There have been previous documented issues with GRE/IPSEC tunneling
+ using the E1000 adapter on the VyOS guest, and use of the VMXNET3 has been
+ advised.
Memory Contention Considerations
--------------------------------
-When the underlying ESXi host is approaching ~92% memory utilisation it will start the balloon process in s a 'soft' state to start reclaiming memory from guest operating systems.
-This causes an artifical pressure using the vmmemctl driver on memory usage on the virtual guest. As VyOS by default does not have a swap file, this vmmemctl pressure is unable to
-force processes to move in memory data to the paging file, and blindly consumes memory forcing the virtual guest into a low memory state with no way to escape. The balloon can expand to 65% of
-guest allocated memory, so a VyOS guest running >35% of memory usage, can encounter an out of memory situation, and trigger the kernel oom_kill process. At this point a weighted
-lottery favouring memory hungry processes will be run with the unlucky winner being terminated by the kernel.
-
-It is advised that VyOS routers are configured in a resource group with adequate memory reservations so that ballooning is not inflicted on virtual VyOS guests.
+When the underlying ESXi host is approaching ~92% memory utilisation it will
+start the balloon process in a 'soft' state to start reclaiming memory from
+guest operating systems. This causes an artifical pressure using the vmmemctl
+driver on memory usage on the virtual guest. As VyOS by default does not have
+a swap file, this vmmemctl pressure is unable to force processes to move in
+memory data to the paging file, and blindly consumes memory forcing the
+virtual guest into a low memory state with no way to escape. The balloon can
+expand to 65% of guest allocated memory, so a VyOS guest running >35% of
+memory usage, can encounter an out of memory situation, and trigger the kernel
+oom_kill process. At this point a weighted lottery favouring memory hungry
+processes will be run with the unlucky winner being terminated by the kernel.
+
+It is advised that VyOS routers are configured in a resource group with
+adequate memory reservations so that ballooning is not inflicted on virtual
+VyOS guests.