Deploy the OVA for EFA

Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) is an OVF file packaged with base image Ubuntu 16.04, and installed with EFA. OVA is also compatible with VMware ESXi servers and can be deployed with VMware products.

Use the OVA image for new installations. Take the following steps to deploy the OVA using VirtualBox.
  1. Download the EFA_v2.1.0_<build_number>.ova file.
  2. Start Oracle VirtualBox.
  3. Select File > Import Appliance.
  4. Select the *.ova file that you downloaded and then select Open.
  5. Start the VM.
    The credentials for the OVA installation are:
    • Admin/Password: admin/password
    • Root/Password : root/dca123
  6. Sign in to the VM as the admin user and then use sudo to run commands.
    The new admin user is added in the build.
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