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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 any Cluster listed above. To verify where your VM is running:

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

3. If your VM is not currently running on clusters listed above, do not worry, just request a migration to FD3, for example, 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

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. Configure on-premise livepatch:

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

7. Enable on-premise livepatch:

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

8. Run apt update:

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   sudo apt update

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-get guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro.token")

4. Run apt update:

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   sudo apt update

🧐 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 on any of the clusters listed above.

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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.token")

Questions?

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

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