ztC Edge 200i
1.2. Applicable operating systems for this guide
2019 Server VM running on a ztC Edge 200i
2.Overview
This document walks you through the basic needs and how to for installing and running the AWS hello world example installed in a windows 2019 Server VM on a ztC Edge 200i. The ztC Edge also supports many other Guest operating systems. Go to the documentation link and search for “Tested Guest Operating Systems”.
3. Hardware description
3.1. Datasheet
ztC Edge 200i
Compute Intel Xeon W-1250TE, 2.4 GHz, 12 MB cache, 6 HT cores
Memory
32 GB DDR4 2666 MHz (ECC)
Storage 1 TB SSD (NVMe)
Networking
Operating Temperature1
Humidity
Shock and vibration
Input power2
Dimensions
Weight
Availability support
Certifications
Host OS support
Guest OS support
2 x 1 GbE (for a-links)
4 x 1 GbE (for networks)
–20 to 60 °C (–4 to 140 °F)
95% @ 40 °C (non-condensing)
20G, 11 ms
3 Grms @ 5 – 500 Hz
9V – 36V (DC)
230 x 192 x 77 mm (9.1 x 7.6 x 3.0 in)
3.3 kg (7.2 lbs)
High availability
CI D2, FCC, CE and others3
Stratus Redundant Linux4
Windows and Linux5
1. Operating temperature ranges listed are for DC power. When AC power is used (using an optional AC Adapter), the recommended range for both the ztC Edge 200i and 250i is 0 to 50 °C (32 to 122 °F).
2. An optional AC Adapter (100-240V, 2.5A, 50-60Hz) may also be used.
3. https://www.stratus.com/services-support/customer-support/platform-support/ztc-edge-certification/
4. https://www.stratus.com/services-support/customer-support/platform-support/ztc-edge-host-operating-system-support/
5. https://www.stratus.com/services-support/customer-support/platform-support/ztc-edge-guest-operating-system-support/
Online location
3.2 Standard contents
When you purchase a ztC Edge node you get:
A single node with Stratus SRL virtualization application installed. Different mounting types are available at order time. Wall plug type option available at order time.
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3.3 User provided items
Windows 2019 Server ISO
Windows 2019 Server License
3.4 3rd party purchasable items
Not Applicable.
4.Set up your development environment
4.1 Tools installation (IDEs, Toolchains, SDKs)
Not Applicable. Customers can use any IDE that they like.
This is a Virtual machine image, so your IDE can run on an external machine or in the VM you have chosen to use on the ztC Edge node.
5.Setting up the device hardware
Deploying a ztC Edge single node – Download the PDF with pictures and step by step descriptions.
Setting up Failover for a ztC Edge pair – Download the PDB with pictures and step by step descriptions.
6.About AWS IoT Greengrass
To learn more about AWS IoT Greengrass, see How AWS IoT Greengrass works and What's new in AWS IoT Greengrass Version 2
7.Greengrass prerequisites
Refer to the online documentation detailing the Prerequisites needed for AWS IoT Greengrass. Follow the instructions in the following sections:
Step 1: Set up an AWS account
Step 2: Set up your environment
7.1 Build your Virtual machine image to install with the AWS IoT Greengrass prerequisites
Using the Stratus ztC documentation install a new Windows 2019 Server VM.
8.Install AWS IoT Greengrass
Follow the online guide to Install with automatic provisioning. Refer to the instructions in the following steps:
Set up the device environment
Provide AWS credentials to the device. For development environments, you can use the option “Use long-term credentials from an IAM User”. An example of how to do this is shown below:
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<the access key id for your user> export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<the secret access key for your user>
Download the AWS IoT Greengrass Core software
Install the AWS IoT Greengrass Core software
9.Create a “Hello World” component
9.1 Create the component on your edge device
Follow the instructions online under the section Develop and test a component on your device to create a simple component on your device.
9.2 Upload the “Hello World” component
Follow the instructions online at Create your component in the AWS IoT Greengrass service to upload your component to the cloud, where it can be deployed to other devices as needed.
9.3 Deploy your component
Follow the instructions online at Deploy your component to deploy and verify that your component is running.
10.Debugging
This is a virtual environment, one can use SSH or Remote Desktop to debug issues.
11.Troubleshooting
For more information, refer to the online documentation Troubleshooting Greengrass v2