Preparing a USB device on Linux using .img file

Last Updated : Nov 03, 2021 |
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Before you begin
Ensure the USB device has minimum storage capacity of 4 GB.
Download the .img file as described in Software to download.
  1. Copy the Avaya SBC USB image file to the Linux system.
  2. Go to the location where you copied the image file, and run the following command:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    md5sum sbce-<ReleaseNumber_<MD5sum>.img
    The system displays an alphanumeric hash followed by the image filename.
  3. Compare and ensure that the alphanumeric hash matches the checksum value in the file name.
  4. Plug in the USB device on the Linux server.
    STEP RESULT:
    The device can be detected as /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, or /dev/sdc. Check with your system administrator if you are not sure.
  5. Run the following command:
    dd if=sbce-<ReleaseNumber_<MD5sum>.img of=/dev/sdX bs=16M
    For example, If your USB is detected as /dev/sdb, type the following command:
    dd if=sbce-<ReleaseNumber_<MD5sum>.img of=/dev/sdb bs=16M
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    The command takes several minutes to complete.