.. _vyosonbaremetal: Running on Bare Metal ##################### Intel Atom C3000 **************** I opted to get one of the new Intel Atom C3000 CPUs to spawn VyOS on it. Running VyOS on an UEFI only device is supported as of VyOS release 1.2. Shopping Cart ------------- * 1x Supermicro CSE-505-203B (19" 1U chassis, inkl. 200W PSU) * 1x Supermicro MCP-260-00085-0B (I/O Shield for A2SDi-2C-HLN4F) * 1x Supermicro A2SDi-2C-HLN4F (Intel Atom C3338, 2C/2T, 4MB cache, Quad LAN with Intel C3000 SoC 1GbE) * 1x Crucial CT4G4DFS824A (4GB DDR4 RAM 2400 MT/s, PC4-19200) * 1x SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB (USB-A 3.0 SDCZ43-032G-G46 mass storage for OS) * 1x Supermicro MCP-320-81302-0B (optional FAN tray) Optional (10GE) --------------- If you wan't to get additional ethernet ports or even 10GE connectivity the following optional parts will be required: * 1x Supermicro RSC-RR1U-E8 (Riser Card) * 1x Supermicro MCP-120-00063-0N (Riser Card Bracket) Latest VyOS rolling releases boot without any problem on this board. You also receive a nice IPMI interface realized with an ASPEED AST2400 BMC (no information about [OpenBMC](https://www.openbmc.org/)) so far on this motherboard. Pictures -------- .. figure:: /_static/images/1u_vyos_back.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: CSE-505-203B Back .. figure:: /_static/images/1u_vyos_front.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: CSE-505-203B Front .. figure:: /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_open_1.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: CSE-505-203B Open 1 .. figure:: /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_open_2.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: CSE-505-203B Open 2 .. figure:: /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_open_3.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: CSE-505-203B Open 3 .. figure:: /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_10ge_open_1.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: CSE-505-203B w/ 10GE Open 1 .. figure:: /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_10ge_open_2.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: CSE-505-203B w/ 10GE Open 2 .. figure:: /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_10ge_open_3.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: CSE-505-203B w/ 10GE Open 3 .. figure:: /_static/images/1u_vyos_front_10ge_open_4.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: CSE-505-203B w/ 10GE Open PC Engines APU4 *************** As this platform seems to be quiet common in terms of noise, cost, power and performance it makes sense to write a small installation manual. This guide was developed using an APU4C4 board with the following specs: * AMD Embedded G series GX-412TC, 1 GHz quad Jaguar core with 64 bit and AES-NI support, 32K data + 32K instruction cache per core, shared 2MB L2 cache. * 4 GB DDR3-1333 DRAM, with optional ECC support * About 6 to 10W of 12V DC power depending on CPU load * 2 miniPCI express (one with SIM socket for 3G modem). * 4 Gigabit Ethernet channels using Intel i211AT NICs The board can be powered via 12V from the front or via a 5V onboard connector. Shopping Cart ------------- * 1x apu4c4 = 4 i211AT LAN / AMD GX-412TC CPU / 4 GB DRAM / dual SIM * 1x Kingston SUV500MS/120G VyOS 1.2 (crux) --------------- Depending on the VyOS versions you intend to install there is a difference in the serial port settings (T1327_). Create a bootable USB pendrive using e.g. Rufus_ on a Windows machine. Connect serial port to a PC through null modem cable (RXD / TXD crossed over). Set terminal emulator to 115200 8N1. .. code-block:: sh PC Engines apu4 coreboot build 20171130 BIOS version v4.6.4 4080 MB ECC DRAM SeaBIOS (version rel-1.11.0.1-0-g90da88d) Press F10 key now for boot menu: Select boot device: 1. ata0-0: KINGSTON SUV500MS120G ATA-11 Hard-Disk (111 GiBytes) 2. USB MSC Drive Generic Flash Disk 8.07 3. Payload [memtest] 4. Payload [setup] Now boot from the ``USB MSC Drive Generic Flash Disk 8.07`` media by pressing ``2``, the VyOS boot menu will appear, just wait 10 seconds or press ``Enter`` to continue. .. code-block:: sh lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk x VyOS - Boot Menu x tqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu x Live (amd64-vyos) x x Live (amd64-vyos failsafe) x x x mqqqqqqPress ENAutomatic boot in 10 seconds...nu entryqqqqqqqj The image will be loaded and the last lines you will get will be: .. code-block:: sh Loading /live/vmlinuz... ok Loading /live/initrd.img... The Kernel will now spin up using a different console setting. Set terminal emulator to 9600 8N1 and after a while your console will show: .. code-block:: sh Loading /live/vmlinuz... ok Loading /live/initrd.img... Welcome to VyOS - vyos ttyS0 vyos login: You can now proceed with a regular image installation as described in :ref:`installation`. As the APU board itself still used a serial setting of 115200 8N1 it is strongly recommended that you change the VyOS serial interface settings after your first successful boot. Use the following command to adjust the :ref:`serial-console` settings: .. code-block:: sh set system console device ttyS0 speed 115200 .. note:: Once you ``commit`` the above changes access to the serial interface is lost until you set your terminal emulator to 115200 8N1 again. .. code-block:: sh vyos@vyos# show system console device ttyS0 { speed 115200 } VyOS 1.2 (rolling) ------------------ Installing the rolling release on an APU2 board does not require any change on the serial console from your host side as T1327_ was successfully implemented. Simply proceed with a regular image installation as described in :ref:`installation`. Pictures -------- .. figure:: /_static/images/apu4c4_rack_1.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: APU4C4 rack closed .. figure:: /_static/images/apu4c4_rack_2.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: APU4C4 rack front .. figure:: /_static/images/apu4c4_rack_3.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: APU4C4 rack module #1 .. figure:: /_static/images/apu4c4_rack_4.jpg :scale: 25 % :alt: APU4C4 rack module #2 .. _Rufus: https://rufus.ie/ .. _T1327: https://phabricator.vyos.net/T1327