Guest Operating Systems

Download the guest operating system ISOs using the download script (./download.sh) or directly from the publisher.

Operating System	Version	Automated Download
VMware Photon OS	5.0
	4.0
Debian	12
	11
Ubuntu Server	24.04
	22.04
	20.04
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	9
	8
	7
AlmaLinux OS	9
	8
Rocky Linux	9
	8
Oracle Linux	9
	8
CentOS	9 Stream
	7
Fedora Serve*	40
SUSE Linux Enterprise	15
Microsoft Windows Server	2025	Windows Evaluation Center
	2022	Windows Evaluation Center
	2019	Windows Evaluation Center
Microsoft Windows	11	Windows Evaluation Center
	10	Windows Evaluation Center

Using the Download Script

1. Start a download by running the download script (./download.sh).

   ./download.sh
   

   The downloads are supported by a JSON configuration file (project.json) that includes the details for each guest operating system.

2. Select a guest operating system.

   Select a guest operating system:
   
   1: Linux
   2: Windows
   
   Enter q to quit or i for info.
   

3. Select a distribution (or edition).

   Select a Linux distribution:
   
   1: AlmaLinux OS
   2: CentOS
   3: Debian
   4: Fedora Server
   5: Oracle Linux
   6: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
   7: Rocky Linux
   8: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
   9: Ubuntu Server
   10: VMware Photon OS
   
   Enter b to go back, or q to quit.
   

4. Select a version.

   Select a version:
   
   1: Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS
   2: Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS
   3: Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
   
   Enter b to go back, or q to quit.
   
   Select a version: 1
   

5. The download will start.

   Downloading: ubuntu-24.04-live-server-amd64.iso => iso/linux/ubuntu-server/24.04-lts/amd64.
   
     % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                    Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
   100 2627M  100 2627M    0     0  20.4M      0  0:02:08  0:02:08 --:--:-- 19.7M
     % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                    Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
   100   299  100   299    0     0    535      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--   535
   
   Verifying: sha256 checksum for ubuntu-24.04-live-server-amd64.iso.
   Verification of checksum successful for ubuntu-24.04-live-server-amd64.iso.
           - Expected: 8762f7e74e4d64d72fceb5f70682e6b069932deedb4949c6975d0f0fe0a91be3
           - Actual:   8762f7e74e4d64d72fceb5f70682e6b069932deedb4949c6975d0f0fe0a91be3
   
   Would you like to (c)ontinue or (q)uit?
   

Demo

Download Script Options

You can use the following options with the script.

Option	Short Form	Description
--help	-h, -H	Display the help for the script.
--json	-j, -J	Override the default JSON configuration file.
--deps	-d, -D	Check the the required dependencies.

Upload ISOs

The project allows the use of a datastore or a content library to store your guest operating system ISO files. The content library is disabled by default.

Upload the guest operating system ISO files and update the path in the configuration variables.

  Datastore (Default)   Content Library

config/common.pkrvars.hcl

common_iso_datastore               = "sfo-w01-cl01-ds-nfs01"
common_iso_content_library         = ""
common_iso_content_library_enabled = false

config/common.pkrvars.hcl

common_iso_datastore               = ""
common_iso_content_library         = "sfo-w01-lib01"
common_iso_content_library_enabled = true

Update the ISO path and file for each guest operating system in the configuration variables.

config/linux-ubuntu-16-04-lts.pkrvars.hcl

iso_datastore_path       = "iso/linux/ubuntu"
iso_content_library_item = "ubuntu-16.04-live-server-amd64"
iso_file                 = "ubuntu-16.04-live-server-amd64.iso"