Dell Edge Gateway 3003 Installation and Operation Manual

Flashing new Ubuntu OS image

1. Insert a USB flash drive into the Ubuntu Desktop workstation.
2. Copy <unique name-date>img.xz to ~/Downloads/ directory.
3. Flash the installation image to USB flash drive.
   1. Start the Terminal application. It can be found by typing Terminal in the Unity Dash.
      CAUTION: The dd command erases the content of the drive it writes to.
   2. Type the following command and press Enter.

      xzcat <unique name-date>img.xz | sudo dd
      of=/dev/sda bs=32 ; sync

      NOTE: The sda may have to be replaced with the actual name of the drive on the system.
4. Unmount and remove the USB flash drive.
5. Connect the power, keyboard, monitor, and Ethernet cable to your Edge Gateway.
6. Insert the USB flash drive into your Edge Gateway.
7. Power on and boot up the Edge Gateway from the USB flash drive.
   The installation USB flash drive flashes the Ubuntu Core 16 installation image into storage automatically. After the installation is complete, the system shuts down.
8. Remove the USB flash drive.
9. Power on the system.
   Ubuntu Core 16 is installed on your Edge Gateway.