Introduction
The Synergy SKY Platform is a Linux-based container image that can be hosted within most virtualized environments. This article gives a short description of typical hosting environments.
Requirements
| Processors | RAM | Storage (SSD) | |
| Recommended | 6 vCPU | 16 GB | 256 GB |
| Preferred | 8 vCPU | 32 GB | 512 GB |
* Partitions must contain at least 100 GB in /home
Note: The IP of the host machine must be static
Step-by-Step Guide
- Download the virtual machine image from here.
- SHA256 Checksum for synergyskysuite.ova: 1B36A38478D627517C61AB3135C17067EC9CDDC5D7788EFED9AC9BF11C4AA037
- Click on Create/Register VM in VMWare
- Select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file and follow the instructions.
- Select the new VM from the Navigator bar and click on Edit
- Confirm minimum requirements are met (seen above)
- Once powered up, Log in to VM using the default login: admin / SynergySkyWord01
You will be prompted to change the password; current, new and then confirm.
Change Network configuration to static (DHCP is default) using
sudo suite-networksetup
To check pre-requisites, you can run the following:
More information here
curl -O https://download.joingw.com/SUITE/prereqs.sh; bash prereqs.sh
Run the following command to get all required scripts, this ensures that all scripts are up to date
sudo suite-refresh
Type the following command to begin installation and follow prompts ("Y" to continue)
sudo suite-install
Make sure that your IP is correctly displayed
Once completed, a prompt to reboot the server will be displayed