Introduction
The Synergy SKY Platform is a Linux-based container image that can be hosted within most virtualized environments. This article gives a short description of typical hosting environments.
Requirements
| Processors | RAM | Storage(SSD) | |
| Minimum | 2 vCPU | 8GB | 128 GB* |
| Recommended | 6 vCPU | 16GB |
256 GB |
| Preferred | 8 vCPU | 32GB |
512 GB |
* Partitions must contain at least 50GB in /home
The IP of the host machine must be static
Step-by-Step Guide
- Download the virtual machine image from this here.
- SHA256 Checksum for synergyskysuite.ova: XAMPLEB02177F39C3911315EE7EC9EF8C1XAMPLE8E0E8288B82D0683D72XAMPLE
- Click on Create/Register VM in VMWare
- Select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file and follow the instructions.
- Select the new VM from the Navigator bar and click on Edit
- Confirm minimum requirements are met (seen above)
- Once powered up, Log in to VM using the default login: admin / SynergySkyWord01
You will be prompted to change the password; current, new and then confirm.
Change Network configuration to static (DHCP is default) using
sudo suite-networksetup
Make sure that the disk is being utilized
suite-growdisk
Type the following command to begin installation and follow prompts ("Y" to continue)
sudo suite-refresh; sudo suite-install
Make sure that your IP is correctly displayed
Once completed, a prompt to reboot the server will be displayed