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| === Install === | === Install === |
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| After receiving notification of an allocated VPS slice, connect by '''$ ssh //<SDF member ID>//@//<VPS slice>//.sdf.org'''. The password<sup>1</sup> is the same as your SDF member login. At the VPS Maintenance Shell menu, type '**x**' for a //Clean Install//. | After receiving notification of an allocated VPS slice, connect by ‘''$ ssh //<SDF member ID>//@//<VPS slice>//.sdf.org''’. The password<sup>1</sup> is the same as your SDF member login. At the VPS Maintenance Shell menu, type ‘**x**’ for a //Clean Install//. |
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| <code> | <code> |
| </code> | </code> |
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| |x|Press the '[**Enter**]' key to continue to the [[#vps_maintenance_shell|VPS Maintenance Shell]].| | |x|Press the ‘[**Enter**]’ key to continue to the [[#vps_maintenance_shell|VPS Maintenance Shell]].| |
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| You will now [[:plan9front_-_plan_9_instance_under_xen#reference|see]] the Plan 9 VPS console rc prompt (%), Plan 9's shell. | You will now [[:plan9front_-_plan_9_instance_under_xen#reference|see]] the Plan 9 VPS console rc prompt (%), Plan 9's shell. |
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| |x|**ctl-h** is backspace, kind of; **ctl-u** erases the current line. As seen, with the VPS Plan 9 console prompt **ctl-h** backspace, the screen output may not be what one would expect.| | |x|**ctl-h** is backspace, kind of; **ctl-u** erases the current line. As seen, with the VPS Plan 9 console prompt **ctl-h** backspace, the screen output may not be what one would expect.| |
| |x|To detach the Plan 9 console prompt (%), while retaining the ability to reattach it __without__ rebooting your server, press **ctl-]** to close the prompt (%). Then, press '**q**' to disconnect the VPS Maintenance Shell menu, and ssh connection. You can return again with another [[#install|ssh]] to the allocated VPS server, an SDF VPS Maintenance Shell menu review, and a press on the '**c**' key to connect to the Plan 9 console prompt (%).| | |x|To detach the Plan 9 console prompt (%), while retaining the ability to reattach it __without__ rebooting your server, press **ctl-]** to close the prompt (%). Then, press ‘**q**’ to disconnect the VPS Maintenance Shell menu, and ssh connection. You can return again with another [[#install|ssh]] to the allocated VPS server, an SDF VPS Maintenance Shell menu review, and a press on the ‘**c**’ key to connect to the Plan 9 console prompt (%).| |
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| |Plan 9 Rc shell|[[:plan_9_9front#plan_9_-_rc|Plan 9 Rc Survival Guide]]| | |Plan 9 Rc shell|[[:plan_9_9front#plan_9_-_rc|Plan 9 Rc Survival Guide]]| |
| |x|This [[#shutdown_and_restart|shutdown and restart]] section applies, and __may_be_necessary__<sup>2</sup> after an ''% fshalt'', __before__ the networking is restarted.| | |x|This [[#shutdown_and_restart|shutdown and restart]] section applies, and __may_be_necessary__<sup>2</sup> after an ''% fshalt'', __before__ the networking is restarted.| |
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| <sup>1</sup> ''% man dp9ik'' <sup>2</sup> ''% fshalt'' from an rc prompt (%), then at the "VPS Maintenance Shell" enter '**s**' - force shutdown, then enter '**r**' - reset or start. | <sup>1</sup> ''% man dp9ik'' <sup>2</sup> ''% fshalt'' from an rc prompt (%), then at the “VPS Maintenance Shell” enter ‘**s**’ - force shutdown, then enter ‘**r**’ - reset or start. |
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| ===== Shutdown and restart ===== | ===== Shutdown and restart ===== |
| </code> | </code> |
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| |x|''% **fshalt**'' from the 9front VPS console rc prompt (%), then at the "VPS Maintenance Shell" enter '**s**' - force shutdown, then enter '**r**' - reset or start.| | |x|''% **fshalt**'' from the 9front VPS console rc prompt (%), then at the “VPS Maintenance Shell” enter ‘**s**’ - force shutdown, then enter ‘**r**’ - reset or start.| |
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| === From the 9front VPS Maintenance Shell console prompt: === | === From the 9front VPS Maintenance Shell console prompt: === |
| </code> | </code> |
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| |1|Press **ctl-]** to continue, if viewing where the VPS console rc prompt (%) was once active. Press the '[**Enter**]' key to access the VPS Maintenance Shell (may apply).| | |1|Press **ctl-]** to continue, if viewing where the VPS console rc prompt (%) was once active. Press the ‘[**Enter**]’ key to access the VPS Maintenance Shell (may apply).| |
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| |x|From the VPS Maintenance Shell enter '**s**' - force shutdown, then enter '**r**' - reset or start, or '**q**' - disconnect. Enter '**l**' to list your status.| | |x|From the VPS Maintenance Shell enter ‘**s**’ - force shutdown, then enter ‘**r**’ - reset or start, or ‘**q**’ - disconnect. Enter ‘**l**’ to list your status.| |
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| |x|From the VPS Maintenance Shell enter '**s**' - force shutdown before starting the SDF 9front VPS. Ping the SDF Plan 9 VPS IP address ([[:plan9front_-_plan_9_instance_under_xen#vps_maintenance_shell|YOUR_IP]]) to determine if the VPS is running with networking.| | |x|From the VPS Maintenance Shell enter ‘**s**’ - force shutdown before starting the SDF 9front VPS. Ping the SDF Plan 9 VPS IP address ([[:plan9front_-_plan_9_instance_under_xen#vps_maintenance_shell|YOUR_IP]]) to determine if the VPS is running with networking.| |
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| <code> | <code> |
| === Reference: === | === Reference: === |
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| |[[http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/2nd_edition/README.html|README (slightly outdated)]] //If you think of it as UNIX, you'll often be frustrated because something doesn't exist or works differently//.| | |[[http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/2nd_edition/README.html|README]] (slightly outdated) //If you think of it as UNIX, you'll often be frustrated because something doesn't exist or works differently//.| |
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| |Plan 9 Boot Camp<sup>1</sup>. Label: //Uriel was right; plan9front<sup>2</sup>; ANoNradio.//|{{ :playground:0016a64f607e4e9d.mp4 |}}| | |Plan 9 Boot Camp<sup>1</sup>. Label: //Uriel was right; plan9front<sup>2</sup>; ANoNradio.//|{{ :playground:0016a64f607e4e9d.mp4 |}}| |
