How to get llama 2 up and running , in a VM, with no GPU, and limited memory on Ubuntu

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OK I decided to write this up after unsuccessfully being able to find all the required info I needed in one place. In this setup we will be using Ubuntu Server 22.04.2 LTS as the OS. I have this running on a home lab ESXi server 8, on a HP Compaq Pro 6300 SFF CPU = Intel Core i7-3770 Installed Memory 16 GB I have some 10K SAS drives installed for the VM's If you have not already, navigate to  Get Ubuntu Server | Download | Ubuntu and download the 22.04.2 LTS ISO Next Lets create our VM that we are going to run this in. *Note Im using ESXi however you can probably do this in Workstation, Fusion, VirtualBox etc The main things to note on the VM creation. Set Ubuntu 64 bit as the guest OS Set your CPU relevant to the physicals CPU, I will be starting with 4 VCPU Set your Memory to as much as you can tolerate, I will be using 12 Disk Space - we are creating a 100G swap file, and the rest of the file can take up some room , so more is better if you can afford it Dont forget to add the U
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VMware View 2-factor authentication with Google Authenticator - Part One

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Ok so I though this was going to be a simple step by step process. Considering there is already a published document out there on this. However come to find out not only is this completely out dated, but half the stuff is wrong, Not only is this doc wrong in so many parts, but searching documentation on the internet is wrong as well.

However after several days of testing, and looking up error codes, and then re-testing and chasing rabbits down holes that led me no where I finally got this up and running, and I'm able to consistently reproduce the results.


I'm going to walk you step by step how to set this up for a single connection server for dual factor authentication.



Part 1 : Get Ubuntu 16.04 and install it!

Go over and grab the 16.04 LTS ISO  from ubuntu.com (64 bit)

Download it, put it on a Share in your vSphere environment so you can build a new VM.

Once that is done lest build the VM.
Always choose custom


Give it a Name

I decided to use HW version 8, just my preference.

Make sure you choose the correct OS

Since this is a POC and going to be very light weight, I'm using 1 CPU and 2GB of memory.


I always use VMXNET3, and put it on a port group that is accessible by the active directory domain controller and the View connection server as they will both be talking to this server.

Choose the default on SCSI controller
Create A new Virtual Disk
16 GB (Default) is just fine for what we are doing.
SCSI (0,0) is fine

Make sure you check edit the virtual machine box at the end:

Select your Ubuntu server ISO on the CD/DVD drive, and i remove the floppy controller.


Go ahead and start up your new VM, open a console and we will begin with the install of Ubuntu.


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