Pre-installation Checklist

Main Items

• Site Survey completed and approved by VergeOS
• ISO downloaded and installed on a USB drive
• Encryption Key USB prepared (if enabling encryption)
• Nodes powered up with ISO booted to the VergeOS Install screen
• Crash cart ready, if applicable
• Remote screen share capability or remote IPMI access (via WAN or VPN)

Hardware

• Hardware burn-in completed
• All drives set up for JBOD (No RAID)
• BIOS configured to the proper boot settings (Legacy / Dual / UEFI)
  • Note: UEFI is required if all drives are NVMe
• Redundant power supplies connected and set up (recommended)
• IPMI ports patched and configured
• IPMI setup tested and configured
• Latest IPMI firmware installed (recommended)
• Remote console capability tested via IPMI (in case of licensing issues)

Network

• All switches online and tested
• All cables patched and connected
• All VLANs configured (core and external)
• All switch ports configured (core and external)
• Minimum of 2 NICs per node with connections to separate switches
• Correct supported SFP modules in use (if applicable)
• IP addresses validated and available

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Document Information

• Last Updated: 2024-08-29
• vergeOS Version: 4.12.6