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‎Hardware and Software Prerequisites

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‎Payload Node

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‎Management Station Machine

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 The hardware set up you wish to choose depends upon two factors:
-*whether you wish to use ATCA blades or PCs/laptops
+*whether you wish to use ATCA blades or PCs/laptops/Virtual Machines
-*number of PCs/laptops/blades you have available
+*number of PCs/laptops/blades/Virtual Machines you have available
 The following table helps you decide which setup you can recreate. For example, if you wish to use an ATCA chassis and have 3 blades available, then you may wish to create Hardware Setup 1.2.
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 |Hardware Setup 1.3
 |-
-|style="background-color:lightgray;"|Pcs/Laptops
+|style="background-color:lightgray;"|Pcs/Laptops/Virtual Machines
 |Hardware Setup 2.1
 |Hardware Setup 2.2
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 |}
-[[File:OpenClovis_Note.png]] The word Node here represents either a PC, laptop or blade.
+[[File:OpenClovis_Note.png]] The word Node here represents either a PC, laptop or blade or Virtual Machine.
 ===Development Environment===
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 |-
 |style="background-color:lightgray;"|Development Machine
-|PC or Laptop
+|PC or Laptop or Virtual Machine
 <br>Hard disk - 10 GB or more
 <br>RAM - 512 MB or more
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 |}
-[[File:OpenClovis_Note.png]] Although a distinction is made throughout this document to separate the two  functions of the  Development Machine and  Management Station Machine, they can in fact be the same PC/Laptop.
+[[File:OpenClovis_Note.png]] Although a distinction is made throughout this document to separate the two  functions of the  Development Machine and  Management Station Machine, they can in fact be the same PC/Laptop/Virtual Machine.
 ===Runtime Environment===
-A  distinction is made between the Development and Runtime Environment as SAFplus Platform will most likely run within an environment made up of chassis, blades, shelf managers, switches etc. and be monitored remotely. Hence we have attempted to make this Evaluation System simulate the environment it will be used in, as represented in Runtime Hardware Setup 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 (see Chapter [[Doc:latest/evalguide/setup#Runtime Hardware Setup| Runtime Hardware Setup]]). An alternative setup is also provided, using PCs, as discussed in Runtime Hardware Setup 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 (again see Chapter [[Doc:latest/evalguide/setup#Runtime Hardware Setup| Runtime Hardware Setup]]).
+A  distinction is made between the Development and Runtime Environment as SAFplus Platform will most likely run within an environment made up of chassis, blades, shelf managers, switches etc. and be monitored remotely. Hence we have attempted to make this Evaluation System simulate the environment it will be used in, as represented in Runtime Hardware Setup 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 (see Chapter [[Doc:latest/evalguide/setup#Runtime Hardware Setup| Runtime Hardware Setup]]). An alternative setup is also provided, using PCs/Virtual Machines, as discussed in Runtime Hardware Setup 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 (again see Chapter [[Doc:latest/evalguide/setup#Runtime Hardware Setup| Runtime Hardware Setup]]).
 ====Runtime Setup 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3====
-Runtime Hardware Setup 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 requires a Chassis and 1, 3 or 4 blade(s) respectively and one PC or laptop to act as the Management Station Machine. Below is listed the equipment required.
+Runtime Hardware Setup 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 requires a Chassis and 1, 3 or 4 blade(s) respectively and one PC or laptop or Virtual Machine to act as the Management Station Machine. Below is listed the equipment required.
 =====Chassis=====
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 |style="background-color:lightgray;"|Development Station Machine
-|PC or Laptop
+|PC or Laptop or Virtual Machine
 <br>Hard disk - 10 GB or more
 <br>RAM - 512 MB or more
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-[[File:OpenClovis_Note.png]] It is possible to use a single PC/laptop as both host for the development and management machines. Virtual machine environments can also be used with some limitations to the hardware exercises.
+[[File:OpenClovis_Note.png]] It is possible to use a single PC/laptop/Virtual Machine as both host for the development and management machines. Virtual machine environments can also be used with some limitations to the hardware exercises.
 =====System Controller=====
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 ====Runtime Setup 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3====
-Runtime Hardware Setup 2 is a simpler hardware set up, only requiring PC(s)/laptop(s) and a switch. Runtime Hardware Setup 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 requires 1, 3 or 4 PC(s) or laptop(s) respectively. In addition a PC or laptop is needed to act as the Management Station Machine. Below is listed the equipment required.
+Runtime Hardware Setup 2 is a simpler hardware set up, only requiring PC(s)/laptop(s)/Virtual Machine(s) and a switch. Runtime Hardware Setup 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 requires 1, 3 or 4 PC(s) or laptop(s) or Virtual Machine(s) respectively. In addition a PC or laptop or Virtual Machine is needed to act as the Management Station Machine. Below is listed the equipment required.
 =====Management Station Machine=====
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 |-
 |style="background-color:lightgray;"|Management/Development Station Machine
-|PC or Laptop
+|PC or Laptop or Virtual Machine
 <br>Hard disk - 10 GB or more
 <br>RAM - 512 MB or more
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 |style="background-color:lightgray;"|System Controller
-|PC or Laptop
+|PC or Laptop or Virtual Machine
 <br>Hard disk - 10 GB or more
 <br>RAM - 512 MB or more
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 =====Payload Node=====
-Two Payload PCs /laptops are required for Runtime Hardware Setup 2.2 and 2.3.
+Two Payload PCs /laptops/Virtual Machines are required for Runtime Hardware Setup 2.2 and 2.3.
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 |style="background-color:lightgray;"|Two Payload Nodes
-|PC or Laptop
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 <br>HD - 10 GB or more
 <br>RAM - 512 MB or more

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 <br>RAM - 512 MB or more
 <br>Processor - Intel Pentium II (or Better)
-| Linux Distribution (Ubuntu 7.04 preferred)
+| Linux Distribution (Ubuntu 7.04 and above preferred)
 |}

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 <br>RAM - 512 MB or more
 <br>Processor - Intel Pentium II (or Better)
-| Linux Distribution (Ubuntu 7.04 preferred)
+| Linux Distribution (Ubuntu 7.04 and above preferred)
 |}

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 <br>RAM - 512 MB or more
 <br>Processor - Intel Pentium II (or better)
-| Linux Distribution (Ubuntu 7.04 preferred)
+| Linux Distribution (Ubuntu 7.04 and above preferred)
 |}

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 <br>Hard Disk - 10 GB or more
 <br>RAM - 512 MB or more
-| Linux Distribution (Ubuntu 7.04 preferred)
+| Linux Distribution (Ubuntu 7.04 and above preferred)
 |}

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	===Summary===		===Summary===

−	This chapter provided a list of the equipment required for the development and runtime environment. See Chapter [[Doc:evalguide/setup#Runtime Hardware Setup\|Runtime Hardware Setup]], for further information concerning setting up the hardware environment. This is followed by Chapter [[Doc:evalguide/build#Building the Evaluation System and Deploying Runtime Images\| Building the Evaluation System and Deploying Runtime Images]], which provides information concerning the installation of target images onto the runtime environment.	+	This chapter provided a list of the equipment required for the development and runtime environment. See Chapter [[Doc:latest/evalguide/setup#Runtime Hardware Setup\|Runtime Hardware Setup]], for further information concerning setting up the hardware environment. This is followed by Chapter [[Doc:latest/evalguide/build#Building the Evaluation System and Deploying Runtime Images\| Building the Evaluation System and Deploying Runtime Images]], which provides information concerning the installation of target images onto the runtime environment.

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 /100 Mbps or Gigabit ethernet switch.
-See Chapter [[Doc:evalguide/build#Building the Evaluation System and Deploying Runtime Images| Building the Evaluation System and Deploying Runtime Images]] for further runtime installation details.
+See Chapter [[Doc:latest/evalguide/build#Building the Evaluation System and Deploying Runtime Images| Building the Evaluation System and Deploying Runtime Images]] for further runtime installation details.
 ===Summary===
 This chapter provided a list of the equipment required for the development and runtime environment. See Chapter [[Doc:evalguide/setup#Runtime Hardware Setup|Runtime Hardware Setup]], for further information concerning setting up the hardware environment. This is followed by Chapter [[Doc:evalguide/build#Building the Evaluation System and Deploying Runtime Images| Building the Evaluation System and Deploying Runtime Images]], which provides information concerning the installation of target images onto the runtime environment.