Install 64 bit version of Ubuntu server 11.10 keeping the following configurations in mind.
Create the first user with the name 'localadmin' .
Installation lets you setup the IP address for the first interface i.e. eth0. Set the IP address details.
During installation select only Openssh-server in the packages menu.
We will also be running nova-volume on this server and it is ideal to have a dedicated partition for the use of nova-volume. So, ensure that you choose manual partitioning scheme while installing Ubuntu Server and create a dedicated partition with adequate amount of space for this purpose. We have referred to this partition in the rest of the chapter as /dev/sda6. You can substitute the correct device name of this dedicated partition based on your local setup while following the instructions. Also ensure that the partition type is set as Linux LVM (8e) using fdisk either during install or immediately after installation is over.
Update the machine using the following commands.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Install bridge-utils:
sudo apt-get install -y bridge-utils
Reboot the server and login as the admin user(localadmin) created during the OS installation.
