Creating a bootable media with the ITA ISO

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ITA can be installed using a bootable USB key containing the ITA installation.

On a Windows machine

On Windows one way of creating a bootable USB key is using the free tool, Rufus.

1. Download and install Rufus here: https://rufus.akeo.ie/

2. Insert your USB key and run Rufus.

3. In Device, select your USB key.

4. Click the disk icon (see screenshot), and select the ISO file, then click Start.

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5. Select Write in DD Image mode, then click OK to replace all data on your USB key with the ITA installer files.

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6. Wait for the process to complete and click Close.

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7. Eject the USB key from Windows before removing the key (e.g. in Windows Explorer right-click the USB key, and select Eject).

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On a Mac machine

Run the dd command as described below.

1.  Insert your USB key and open Disk Utility on your Mac.

2. Select your USB key, and find the USB device name (see screenshot).
3. Open Terminal and navigate to the folder with the ITA ISO file (e.g. cd Downloads).
4. Type sudo dd if=EcoStruxureITAdvisor-<version number>.iso of=/dev/<usb device name from step 2>
5. Wait for dd to finish and remove the USB key.

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On a Linux machine

Run the dd command as described below.

1. Insert your USB key and open your favorite console program.
2. Type dmesg and find the USB device name, such as sdb (see screenshot).
3. Type sudo dd if=EcoStruxureITAdvisor-<version number>.iso of=/dev/<usb device name from step 2>
   Ensure you select the device as destination (e.g. /dev/sdb) corresponding to the USB key and not a partition (such as /dev/sdb1).
4. Wait for dd to finish and remove the USB key.

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Output of dmesg, showing USB device name