Deploying Catalogic vStor from the Installer in the ISO Image File

Take the following steps to deploy Catalogic vStor from the ISO image file:

1. Prepare removable media which is typically a USB flash drive.

2. In your workstation, install a utility to create bootable media. For example, you can download Rufus from Microsoft Store for Microsoft Windows.

3. From a web browser, sign in to the Catalogic MySupport website, and go to the product page. Download the ISO image file of Catalogic vStor.

4. Verify the file integrity of the ISO file by comparing the MD5 hash value of the file that you downloaded and the value that is shown in the web page. See Verifying MD5 Hash Values in the User’s Guide for exact steps.

5. Create bootable media that is based on the ISO image file for Catalogic vStor. For example, use the following options in Rufus:

   Drive Properties

   • Device: (Select the removable media)

   • Boot selection: (Select the ISO image file for Catalogic vStor)

   • Persistent partition size: 0 (No persistence)

   • Partition scheme: MBR

   • Target system: BIOS or UEFI

   Format Options

   • Volume label: (Use the default name)

   • File system: Large FAT32 (Default)

   • Cluster size: 32 kilobytes (Default)

   • Create extended label and icon files: (Checked)

   Write modes for ISOhybrid image

   • Write mode: Write in ISO Image mode (Recommended)

Attention! Do not copy the whole ISO image file or containing files by using the dd command.

1. Eject the removable media from the operating system of the workstation. Physically remove the removable media and insert it in the machine to install Catalogic vStor.

Tip. If you cannot boot from the Catalogic vStor disk image in the removable media, try the workaround in the next section.

1. Boot the machine. If needed, enter the UEFI configuration session and select the removable media for the primary boot disk.

After booting the machine with the removable media for the Catalogic vStor installer, follow the instructions to install Catalogic vStor.