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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

1. ITS Private Cloud Command Line Interface vss-cli v2023.6.1 or higher:

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   vss-cli upgrade # or pip3 install --upgrade vss-cli # or brew update && brew upgrade vss-cli

2. VM Running on Cluster FD3. Check if your Virtual Machine is already on domain FD3:

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   vss-cli compute vm get {vm_id-or-name} domain

3. If your VM is not currently running on Cluster FD3, do not worry, just request a migration to FD3 and proceed to next step:

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   vss-cli --wait compute vm set {vm_id-or-name} domain FD3

4. Open VMware Tools installed and running. Install and enable VMware Tools as follows:

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   sudo apt install open-vm-tools sudo systemctl enable --now open-vm-tools

\uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions

1. To activate your existing virtual instances, just execute the following vss-cli command:

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   vss-cli --wait compute vm set {vm_id-or-name} ubuntu-pro attach

2. From Ubuntu, execute the following commands to enable Ubuntu Pro:

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   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"

🧐 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. Invalid Token error when running command: sudo pro attach $(vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro")

Solution:

Ensure the virtual machine is running in cluster FD3.

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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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