Install VTS into an Ubuntu Server 16.04 Xenial Xerus

This quick tutorial will show you how to create your own private VTS site, by installing the VTS software in your own ubuntu box. Note that this procedure below has been verified to work for a fresh installation of the Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus. Other versions, and operating systems may require some additional steps.

Installation Procedure

  1. On a freshly installed Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus, run the command:

    # sudo apt-get update
    
  2. download the vts installation script:

    # wget https://bitbucket.org/nbastin/vts-install/freshinstall.py
    
  3. run the command to install:

    # ./freshinstall.py
    
  4. respond to the installation prompts as suits your purpose. However, select yes when prompted, for the images you’ll need for your experiments

After installation you can use your newly installed VTS from your genilib environment, by set your aggregate using the command:

# am = VTSAM.VTS("servername", "ip_address")

Then you can use the ‘am’ to make calls to the VTS instance. For example:

# am.listresources(context)

Recommended next step: configure your VTS installation to support drop box. Configure dropbox for your private VTS installation