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| howtos:slackware_admin:slackware-arubacloud [2018/02/20 18:18 (UTC)] – [Importing Slackware VM image into ArubaCloud] andrixnet | howtos:slackware_admin:slackware-arubacloud [2018/02/20 18:39 (UTC)] – [Initialization] andrixnet | ||
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| - load credit into your account (free trial voucher or purchase credit) | - load credit into your account (free trial voucher or purchase credit) | ||
| - create VPS based on predefined OS template | - create VPS based on predefined OS template | ||
| - | This guide has been written using an **Ubuntu 14.04 LTS** template. | + | This guide has been written using an **Ubuntu |
| ===== Information gathering ===== | ===== Information gathering ===== | ||
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| * Open the recovery console. You'll get to see your server' | * Open the recovery console. You'll get to see your server' | ||
| * log in to your server, as root | * log in to your server, as root | ||
| + | * __ALTERNATELY you could ssh into it. Also use this method if you encounter problems with recovery console key-mappings.__ | ||
| * check running processes and stop any unnecessary daemons (cron, acpid, atd, fail2ban, rsyslog, open-vm-tools) | * check running processes and stop any unnecessary daemons (cron, acpid, atd, fail2ban, rsyslog, open-vm-tools) | ||
| * **you must also disable swap memory.** | * **you must also disable swap memory.** | ||
| - | * ALTERNATIVELY you could ssh into it. Also use this method if you encounter problems with recovery console key-mappings. | ||
| * run the following command: | * run the following command: | ||
