Take advantage of the new Ubuntu Pro offering from the ITS Private Cloud to enable Enhanced Security, Performance Optimization and Streamlined Management by following the next steps.
Requirements
ITS Private Cloud Command Line Interface
vss-cliv2023.6.1 or higher:Code Block vss-cli upgrade # or pip3 install --upgrade vss-cli # or brew update && brew upgrade vss-cli
VM Running on Cluster FD3. Check if your Virtual Machine is already on domain
FD3:Code Block vss-cli compute vm get {vm_id-or-name} domainIf your VM is not currently running on Cluster FD3, do not worry, just request a migration to FD3 and proceed to next step:
Code Block vss-cli --wait compute vm set {vm_id-or-name} domain FD3Open VMware Tools installed and running. Install and enable VMware Tools as follows:
Code Block sudo apt install open-vm-tools sudo systemctl enable --now vmtoolsd
Obtain your VM id or name by using the following lookup command:: vss-cli compute vm ls -f ip_address=X.X.X.X which search by IP address and vss-cli compute vm ls -f hostname=myhostname searching by Hostname or simply listing all your VMs with vss-cli compute vm ls.
\uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions
To activate your existing virtual instances, just execute the following
vss-clicommand:Code Block vss-cli --wait compute vm set {vm_id-or-name} ubuntu-pro attachFrom Ubuntu, execute the following commands to enable Ubuntu Pro:
Code Block sudo apt install ubuntu-advantage-pro ubuntu-advantage-tools sudo pro attach $(vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro") sudo vmware-rpctool "info-set guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro ON"
Questions?
Please feel free to reach out at vss-ubuntu-pub@eis.utoronto.ca
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