Ubuntu server MAAS install

Here we are going to do the initial install of the MAAS, metal as a service software. We will update our Ubuntu install and install MAAS, then add the superuser as well as kick on the import of the boot images.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1JrhKuvxFo

Download the putty SSH client here: http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe

In this video we did these commands:

Update repositories:

$ sudo apt update

Upgrade any packages that need to be:

$ sudo apt upgrade

Upgrade the distribution if it needs to be:

$ sudo apt dist-upgrade

Access the Ubuntu cloud install step bu step guide here: http://www.ubuntu.com/cloud

Check out this site to on how to enable the add-apt-repository function
http://askubuntu.com/questions/38021/how-to-add-a-ppa-on-a-server

Install these packages to enable add-apt-repository:

$ sudo apt-get install python-software-properties 
$ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common

Add stable juju repository:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:juju/stable 

Add stable MAAS repository:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maas-maintainers/stable 

Add the openstack cloud stable repository:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cloud-installer/stable

Run your update again. Update repositories:

$ sudo apt update

Install MAAS package:

$ sudo apt install maas

Access you MAAS install at this address, use you server IP address, make sure MAAS is in caps:
http://<server_IP>/MAAS

The GUI will have you set the superuser enter this command:

$ sudo maas-region-admin createadmin

Enter the username as root just to make things easier.

If you want to use screen the multiple view tool, install its here:

$ sudo apt install screen

To start screen enter:

$ screen

To add a screen enter

CTRL + A then C

To go to the next screen enter

CTRL + A then P

To install network load monitor:

$ sudo apt install nload

To use it:

$ nload

To install ATOP process monitor:

$ sudo apt install atop

To use atop:

$ atop