Flashing A New Os Image; Creating The Recovery Usb Flash Drive - Dell Edge Gateway 3003 Installation And Operation Manual

NOTE: For more information about accessing Ubuntu on the Edge Gateway 3003 directly, see
configuration

Flashing a new OS image

Prerequisites
• A blank and FAT32–formatted USB flash drive with at least 4 GB of storage space
• Ubuntu Desktop ISO
NOTE: You can download the latest version of the Ubuntu Desktop ISO file from http://releases.ubuntu.com.
• A released Ubuntu Core 16 image from Dell.com/support:
• LCD monitor
• USB keyboard
• USB mouse
• DisplayPort cable
• Ubuntu workstation with Ubuntu Desktop 14.04 or higher
Flashing new Ubuntu OS image
1. Insert a USB flash drive into the Ubuntu Desktop workstation.
2. Copy <unique name-date>img.xz to ~/Downloads/ directory.
3. Flash the installation image to USB flash drive.
a. Start the Terminal application. It can be found by typing Terminal in the Unity Dash.
CAUTION: The dd command erases the content of the drive it writes to.
b. Type the following command and press Enter.
xzcat /cdrom/<unique name-date> img.xz | sudo dd
of=/dev/sdb bs=32M ; sync
NOTE: The sdb may have to be replaced with the actual name of the drive on the system.
4. Unmount and remove the USB flash drive.
5. Connect the power, keyboard, monitor, and Ethernet cable to your Edge Gateway.
6. Insert the USB flash drive into your Edge Gateway.
7. Power on and boot up the Edge Gateway from the USB flash drive.
The installation USB flash drive flashes the Ubuntu Core 16 installation image into storage automatically. After the installation is
complete, the system shuts down.
8. Remove the USB flash drive.
9. Power on the system.
Ubuntu Core 16 is installed on your Edge Gateway.

Creating the recovery USB flash drive

Prerequisites:
• Service Tag of the Edge Gateway
• A Windows computer with administrator rights and at least 8 GB of available storage space to download the Dell ISO recovery image
• A blank USB flash drive with at least 8 GB of storage space. These steps delete all data on the USB flash drive.
• .NET Framework 4.5.2 or higher
1. Download and save the Dell ISO recovery image file from:
• For Windows: dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/drivers/osiso/win
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<unique name-date> img.xz
Boot up and log in—Direct system