Quick Start Checklist
If you are new to Karios, start here first.
Use this checklist before starting full deployment.
Typical total time: 15-30 minutes for single-node readiness checks.
Recommended first-time user path:
Complete this checklist.
Read Getting Started for context and platform overview.
Continue to ISO Install for the combined graphical install and integrated Bootstrap workflow.
After the installer completes and the node reboots, open Control Center, the Karios web UI, at the final HTTPS URL shown on the console.
Terms used in this checklist:
Control Center: the main Karios web UI you open in a browser after the installer completes and the node reboots.
Bootstrap: the first-time facility provisioning stage built into the graphical installer.
Graphical Installer vs Control Center: the installer performs OS installation and Bootstrap on the server console or remote KVM session; after reboot, normal platform management moves to the final HTTPS Karios UI URL.
BMC/IPMI: the server’s out-of-band remote management controller, such as IPMI, iDRAC, or iLO.
VT-x/AMD-V: CPU virtualization features that must be enabled in BIOS for VM workloads.
CIDR: network range notation such as
10.0.1.0/24.OOB: out-of-band management network used for hardware management access.
Note
If these terms are unfamiliar, finish this checklist first, then read Getting Started before continuing to ISO installation.
Hardware Validation
Estimated time: 3-5 minutes
[ ] Bootstrap management server: 16+ CPU cores
[ ] Bootstrap management server: 16+ GB RAM installed
[ ] Bootstrap management server: 2+ disks available
[ ] BIOS/UEFI: EFI boot enabled and VT-x/AMD-V available for virtualization workloads
[ ] BMC/IPMI reachable with valid credentials
[ ] If planning agent / compute nodes: 16+ CPU cores, 16+ GB RAM, KVM acceleration, and 3+ disks excluding the OS disk
[ ] If planning agent / compute nodes: OS disk is Tier 1 (10+ DWPD) or Tier 2 (3-10 DWPD), and remaining disks include at least one Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 (1-3 DWPD)
[ ] Hardware vendor confirmed as Supermicro, Dell, or HP
HA Preflight (Multi-Node Deployments)
Estimated time: 5-10 minutes (skip for single-node labs)
[ ] Plan at least 3 hosts for resilient cluster behavior
[ ] Confirm NTP and DNS consistency across all planned hosts
[ ] Confirm management and storage networks are reachable from all hosts
[ ] Confirm each host has compatible CPU virtualization features and similar baseline capacity
[ ] Confirm failure-domain plan (rack/power/network) before production onboarding
Network Planning
Estimated time: 3-5 minutes
[ ] Management CIDR planned (example:
10.0.1.0/24)[ ] Storage CIDR planned (example:
10.0.2.0/24)[ ] Public CIDR planned (example:
10.0.3.0/24)[ ] Guest CIDR planned (example:
10.0.4.0/24)[ ] OOB/BMC CIDR planned (example:
192.168.100.0/24)[ ] All 5 VLAN IDs planned and unique
[ ] DNS servers identified
[ ] NTP servers identified
[ ] No overlap across Management/Storage/Public/Guest/OOB CIDRs
[ ] Management usable IP range is greater than 20 IPs
[ ] Storage usable IP range is greater than 20 IPs and not smaller than Management
[ ] OOB/BMC DHCP disabled
Post-Install Validation
Estimated time: 3-5 minutes
[ ] Control Center accessible at the final HTTPS URL shown on the console (FQDN or management IP)
[ ] Admin login successful
[ ] At least one instance profile visible
[ ] At least one guest network available (default Bootstrap guest network is acceptable)
[ ] Primary storage shows
Upstate[ ] At least one VM template or boot image in
Readystate
If instance profile is missing:
Check Compute Policies and verify the
Instance Profilesdashboard has at least one active row.If no profile exists, create one from Instance Profiles.
Re-check VM/Kubernetes create forms after adding the profile.
First VM Ready State
Estimated time: 2-5 minutes (template path)
[ ] Test VM provisioned successfully
[ ] VM reaches
Runningstate[ ] VM console accessible
[ ] VM network connectivity validated