Installing the Sensor OS on a server

Boot the system using a bootable USB drive or CD/DVD that was previously created using the operating system image file. The operating system image is available upon request.

Please make sure that the RAID array is correctly configured on the server and that there is sufficient free disk space.

On the screen prompting you to select an option for booting the operating system, select option 1 (press Enter or wait for the automatic selection after the timeout period ends).

Option screen for booting the FreeBSD operating system

At the next step, select the drive where the operating system will be installed.

WARNING! The system drive will be formatted without any warning.

Option screen for selecting a hard drive before installing the FreeBSD operating system

Select the network interface that will be used as the management interface.

Option screen for selecting a network interface before installing the FreeBSD operating system

Define the necessary settings for the network interface: IP address, subnet mask, default gateway.

Screen for configuring a network interface before installing the FreeBSD operating system

Screen showing a completed configuration of a network interface before installing the FreeBSD operating system

The installation process will start.

Screen showing the FreeBSD operating system installation process

When the installation process is complete, you will be prompted to restart the system. Press Enter or wait for the timeout period to end.

Screen showing a notification about completed installation of the FreeBSD operating system and a prompt to restart the OS

After the installation and restart, you will see an authorization prompt. Installation is now complete.