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IoT Edge lets you connect your own edge hosts to manage devices, applications, and algorithms. It currently supports LE-C-BoxStd and LE-C-Svr edge hosts. This topic describes how to install and activate a custom edge host for IoT Edge.

Background information

In addition to official Alibaba Cloud hosts, you can deploy the edge software on your own hosts. This process connects your hosts to the IoT Edge console and provides features such as a device gateway, application hosting, and cloud-edge operations and maintenance (O&M). This lets you build a cloud-edge collaborative system using your own hardware.

LE-C series software specifications

For custom edge hosts, IoT Edge provides C-series software to support various edge scenarios. IoT Edge currently offers software for two types of edge hosts: LE-C-BoxStd and LE-C-Svr. The following table lists the supported management features.

√: Supported.
×: Not supported.
-: Partially supported. Support depends on the hardware configuration of the custom edge host.

Module	Feature	LE-C-BoxStd	LE-C-Svr
Host Management	Host activation	√	√
	Host details	√	√
	Host monitoring	√	√
	Health diagnostics	×	√
	Host logon	√	√
	More remote services	√	√
	Alert push	√	√
	Host replacement	×	√
	Cluster management	×	√
Application Management	Process-based application	√	√
	Containerized application	×	√
	Image management	×	√
	Application upgrade	√	√
	Application logon	×	√
	Application log	×	√
	Application monitoring	×	√
Device Management	Video device	×	√
	Sensor device	√	√
	Official driver	√	√
	Custom driver	√	√
	Driver assignment	√	√
	Device association	√	√
	Message routing	√	√
	Deployment	√	√
Algorithm Task Management	Algorithm delivery	×	-
	Algorithm task	×	-
	Algorithm management	×	-
O&M and Support	Alert push	√	√
O&M and Support	System event	-	√

Recommended host environment configuration

Configuration item	LE-C-BoxStd	LE-C-Svr
Operating system distribution	Any common Linux distribution	CentOS 7.6+, Ubuntu 18.04+, Debian 11, Kylin V10, Anolis OS 7.9/8.6
System or instruction set architecture	x86_64, ARM32, ARM64	x86_64, ARM64
CPU	>= 1 core	>= 1 core
Memory	>= 256 MB	>= 2 GB

Network configuration

Configure the network for your custom edge host. You can use connection methods such as 4G, cellular, or wired networks. Ensure that the host can access the Internet.

Activate a custom edge host

Contact your product manager to obtain a host serial number.
Log on to the IoT Edge console to activate the custom edge host.
This topic uses the LE-C-BoxStd host as an example. For more information about how to activate an edge host, see Activate in the IoT Edge console.
1. In the left navigation pane, click Quick Activation.
2. On the Quick Activation page, click Quickly Activate Edge Host.
3. On the Activate Host Process page, select the host model, configure activation information, and connect the power cable as prompted.
  
  Important
  Make sure the serial number (SN) you enter is valid and can be added.
4. Click Activate Now and wait for the edge host to activate.

Log on to the edge host. Run the command that corresponds to your host model to install the communication software. This allows the edge host to connect to and communicate with IoT Edge.

In the command, replace ${new_sn} with the host serial number (SN) that you entered in the previous step.

Host model

Command line

LE-C-BoxStd

curl -s https://edge-joinnode.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com/online/c-series/LE-C-BoxStd/install.sh | bash -s -- -s ${new_sn}

LE-C-Svr

curl -s https://edge-joinnode.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com/online/c-series/LE-C-Svr/install.sh | bash -s -- -s ${new_sn}

After the communication software is installed, the host is displayed as online in the IoT Edge console. This indicates that the host is activated.