Virtualization, Servers and Storage : How-to enable Ubuntu Pro on your VM

Take advantage of the new Ubuntu Pro offering from the ITS Private Cloud to enable Enhanced Security, Performance Optimization and Streamlined Management by following the next steps.

As of June 2025, Ubuntu Pro is supported in FD1, FD2, FD3, and FD4

:note: Requirements

ITS Private Cloud Command Line Interface vss-cli v2023.6.1 or higher:

vss-cli upgrade

# or

pip3 install --upgrade vss-cli

# or

brew update && brew upgrade vss-cli

VM Running on any Cluster listed above. To verify where your VM is running:
```
vss-cli compute vm get {vm_id-or-name} domain
```
If your VM is not currently running on clusters listed above, do not worry, just request a migration to FD3, for example, and proceed to next step:
```
vss-cli compute vm set {vm_id-or-name} domain {domain}
```

Obtain your VM id or name by using the following lookup command:: vss-cli compute vm ls -f ip_address=X.X.X.X which search by IP address and vss-cli compute vm ls -f hostname=myhostname searching by Hostname or simply listing all your VMs with vss-cli compute vm ls.

Instructions

Ubuntu Pro activation is recommended via the ITS Private Cloud on-premise server, although connecting to Canonical Cloud servers offers a simpler alternative.

ITS Private Cloud (Recommended)

To activate your existing virtual instances, just execute the following vss-cli command:
```
vss-cli --wait compute vm set {vm_id-or-name} ubuntu-pro attach
```
From Ubuntu, execute the following commands to enable Ubuntu Pro:
```
sudo apt install ubuntu-advantage-pro ubuntu-advantage-tools
```
Install livepatch from snap as follows:
```
snap install canonical-livepatch
```

Update contract_url in /etc/ubuntu-advantage/uaclient.conf with on-premise instance.

sudo echo "contract_url: $(vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro.endpoint")" > /etc/ubuntu-advantage/uaclient.conf

Enable pro with

sudo pro attach $(vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro.token")

Configure on-premise livepatch:

canonical-livepatch config remote-server="$(vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro.livepatch.endpoint")"

Enable on-premise livepatch:

canonical-livepatch enable $(vmware-rpctool "info-get guestinfo.ut.vss.ubuntu_pro.livepatch.token")

Run apt update:
```
sudo apt update
```

Canonical Cloud

To activate your existing virtual instances, just execute the following vss-cli command:
```
vss-cli --wait compute vm set {vm_id-or-name} ubuntu-pro attach
```
From Ubuntu, execute the following commands to enable Ubuntu Pro:
```
sudo apt install ubuntu-advantage-pro ubuntu-advantage-tools
```