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Install and Deploy SMTX OS (ELF) Cluster

ELF is a hypervisor developed by SmartX for deploying and serving virtual machines. The SMTX OS virtual machine services and storage services will be available once you have installed and deployed the SMTX OS (ELF) cluster.

The SMTX OS Community Edition can be installed on the physical node or the virtual machine, and the steps for both installations are the same.

Note:

  • Installing SMTX OS Community Edition on the virtual machine will only enable a limited number of SMTX OS features and functions.
  • The one-node SMTX OS (ELF) cluster will not be able to be scaled out.
  • Make sure that you import a permanent license before the Community Edition trial license expires.

The following section will guide you through installing and deploying SMTX OS using three Dell servers (C6420) as an example.