Creating a Bootable USB Flash Drive

Before deploying a NIOS-X physical server, create a bootable USB flash drive and use it to install the ISO image you downloaded. Note that the flash drive should be empty and in FAT32 format.

To create a bootable USB flash drive and burn the ISO image to it, use the 7-Zip command-line utility tool for Linux, Mac OS, or Windows:

On Linux:

Assuming /dev/sdb1 is the USB drive, enter the following in the command terminal:

# apt install p7zip-full

# mkdir -p /mnt/usb && mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usb

# 7z x ~/Downloads/bloxone-appliance-vX.Y.iso -o/mnt/usb

On Mac OS:

Assuming /dev/disk2 is the USB drive, enter the following in the command terminal:

# brew install p7zip

# diskutil list

# diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 BLOXONE MBRFormat /dev/disk2

The screenshot shows Started Erase on Disk2 and the rest of the events that resulted from the command.

# diskutil mountDisk /dev/disk2

The screenshot shows Volume(s) Mounted Successfully.

# 7z x ~/Downloads/bloxone-appliance-vX.Y.iso -o/Volumes/BLOXONE

On Microsoft Windows

Press CTRL+R and enter cmd.
Assuming F:\ is the USB drive, enter the following command:

# "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x C:\Downloads\bloxone-appliance-vX.Y.iso -oF:\