Installing OpenBMC on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 Cloud Server

This guide provides detailed instructions for installing OpenBMC on an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (64-bit) cloud server.

Prerequisites

• Access to an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 cloud server instance
• Basic knowledge of Linux command line

Step 1: Install Required Packages

1. Update the package list:

   sudo apt update

2. Install the required packages:

   sudo apt install -y git build-essential fakeroot debhelper \
   libssl-dev libyaml-dev python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel \
   libglib2.0-dev libfdt-dev libpixman-1-dev zlib1g-dev libarchive-dev

Step 2: Clone OpenBMC Repository

git clone https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc.git

Step 3: Build OpenMBC

cd openbmc

Step 4: Flash OpenBMC Image

1. Flash the OpenBMC image to a USB drive:

sudo dd if=tmp/deploy/images/am57xx-evm/obmc-phosphor-image-am57xx-evm.wic of=/dev/sdX bs=4M conv=fsync

Replace /dev/sdX with the appropriate device name for your USB drive.

Step 5: Boot OpenBMC

Insert the USB drive into the target machine. Boot the machine from the USB drive to start OpenBMC.

Step 6: Access OpenBMC Web Interface

Open a web browser and enter the IP address of your OpenBMC machine. Log in with the default credentials (username: root, password: 0penBmc).

Step 7: Configure OpenBMC

Follow the on-screen instructions to configure OpenBMC for your environment. Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured OpenBMC on your Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64 cloud server.