Prerequisites

The following are the prerequisites for installing the SMI base image (in all the platforms):

  • Download the SMI base image ISO file from the repository.

  • (Optional) Create a NoCloud ISO to provide cloud-init data to the machine.

  • Configure the following when there is no cloud-init NoCloud ISO:

    • DHCP for networking.

    • Default user name. For example, cloud-user.

    • Default password. For example, Cisco_123 (You must change the password immediately after the setup).