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\uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions

Ubuntu Pro activation is recommended via the ITS Private Cloud on-premise server, although connecting to Canonical Cloud servers offers a simpler alternative.

ITS Private Cloud (Recommended)

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

3. Install livepatch from snap as follows:

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   snap install canonical-livepatch

4. Update contract_url in /etc/ubuntu-advantage/uaclient.conf with on-premise instance.

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   sudo echo "contract_url: $(vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro.endpoint")" > /etc/ubuntu-advantage/uaclient.conf

5. Enable pro with

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   sudo pro attach $(vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro.token")

6. Update /etc/apt/auth.conf.d/90ubuntu-advantage as follows:

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   sudo sed -i 's/machine \([^ ]*\)/machine http:\/\/\1/' /etc/apt/auth.conf.d/90ubuntu-advantage

7. Configure on-premise livepatch:

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   canonical-livepatch config remote-server="$(vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro.livepatch.endpoint")"

8. Enable on-premise livepatch:

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   canonical-livepatch enable $(vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro.livepatch.token")

Canonical Cloud

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

3. Enable pro with

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   sudo pro attach $(vmware-rpctool "info-setget guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro ON.token")

🧐 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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

Solution:

Ensure the virtual machine is running in cluster FD3.

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id                  : B399A
status              : SUBMITTED
task_id             : 29870123-XXXX-4a03-894a-f350481XXXXX
message             : Request has been accepted for processing
⏳ Waiting for request B399A to complete...
🎉 Request B399A completed successfully:
warnings            : Ubuntu Pro tokensettings hashave been already setupre-applied.
errors              :

Once you receive the confirmation that the Ubuntu Pro token is set up, proceed with updating packages on the desired virtual machine using the following commands:

sudo apt install ubuntu-advantage-pro ubuntu-advantage-tools
sudo pro attach $(vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro.token")

Questions?

Please feel free to reach out at vss-ubuntu-pub@eis.utoronto.ca

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