Preparation: Write Yeastar P-Series Image to a USB Drive

If you choose to install Yeastar P-Series Software Edition on an on-premise server, you need to write P-Series image to a USB drive in advance. This topic describes how to write P-Series image to a USB drive via Rufus software.

Prerequisites

Download an image file of Yeastar P-Series Software Edition.

Note: Based on the difference in installation methods, Yeastar provides two kinds of Ubuntu ISO for Yeastar P-Series Software Edition. Refer to the following table for details.
Item Automatic Installation Manual Installation
Image file Yeastar_P-Series_Software_Edition_ISO_Auto.iso Yeastar_P-Series_Software_Edition_ISO_Manual_Ubuntu.iso
Boot Mode BIOS UEFI / BIOS
Hard Disk Size Minimum 1 TB Minimum 1 TB
Partition Method Automatic Manual
Partition Rule

The system automatically partitions a hard disk as follows:

  • /: 100 GB
  • /swap: 50 GB
  • /home: Remaining Free Space after space for / partition and /swap partition is excluded from the total size.
 You need to manually create the following required partitions, and then you can create others according to your needs.
  • /
  • /swap
  • /home

Procedure

  1. Format your USB drive with FAT32.
  2. Open the P-Series image file via Rufus.

    1. In the Device drop-down list, select your USB drive.
    2. In the Boot selection section, click SELECT to select the P-Series image.
  3. Write P-Series image to the USB drive.
    1. Click START.

    2. In the pop-up window, click OK.

Result

If the status shows "READY", it indicates that the process of writing image is completed.

You can check the following files in your USB drive.

What to do next

Select the boot mode based on the image type and install Yeastar P-Series Software Edition on an on-premise server.
Image Type Supported Boot Mode
Automatic Installation BIOS mode.

For more information, see Install Yeastar P-Series Software Edition on Dell Server - BIOS Mode.
Manual Installation