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=Important Note=
=IP Addressing=
This lab is still being updated as of now! It is strongly suggested that you wait to complete this lab until this notice is removed.
You will be assigning static IPs to your systems in this lab. Please use these settings:
* Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
* Default Gateway: 172.17.51.1
* DNS Server 172.17.139.11
 
{| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;"
! System !! IP
|-
| Pod 1 hv A || 172.17.51.30
|-
| Pod 1 hv B || 172.17.51.31
|-
| Pod 1 PC A || 172.17.51.32
|-
| Pod 2 hv C || 172.17.51.35
|-
| Pod 2 hv D || 172.17.51.36
|-
| Pod 2 PC B || 172.17.51.37
|-
| Pod 3 hv E || 172.17.51.40
|-
| Pod 3 hv F || 172.17.51.41
|-
| Pod 3 PC C || 172.17.51.42
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;"
! System !! IP
|-
| Pod 4 hv G || 172.17.51.45
|-
| Pod 4 hv H || 172.17.51.46
|-
| Pod 4 PC D || 172.17.51.47
|-
| Pod 5 hv I || 172.17.51.50
|-
| Pod 5 hv J || 172.17.51.51
|-
| Pod 5 PC E || 172.17.51.52
|-
| Pod 6 hv K || 172.17.51.55
|-
| Pod 6 hv L || 172.17.51.56
|-
| Pod 6 PC F || 172.17.51.57
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;"
! System !! IP
|-
| Pod 7 hv M || 172.17.51.60
|-
| Pod 7 hv N || 172.17.51.61
|-
| Pod 7 PC G || 172.17.51.62
|}
=Instructions=
=Instructions=
# Open your network adapter properties on your host system and right click to "Disable" any '''VirtualBox''' network adapters such as the VirtualBox Host Only Adapter.
# You will be installing a VMware ESXi server on the two hypervisor (hv) VMs assigned to you (so do all these steps, unless otherwise indicated, on each system).
# Create a new VM in VMware Workstation with the following specifications. Be sure to save the VM to a location on the D drive outside of the CNT Files folder.
# Power off the hv VM if it's still powered on.
#* 24GB RAM
# Right click on the hv VM and edit settings
#* 350GB Hard Drive
## Change the virtual CD to the '''[Datastore B] ISO/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3b.iso''' file.
#* 2 CPUs
## On the "VM Options" tab under "Boot Options" change the boot delay to 10000 ms to give you a 10 second window after starting the VM to change the boot device.
# Locate the ESXi Install ISO file  (VMvisor Installer) in the D:\CNT Files\ITC 2300 directory and use it to start the installation
## On the "VM Options" tab under "General Options" change the "Guest OS" to Other and the "Guest OS Version" to "VMware ESXi 6.5 or later"
# Set the networking to "Bridged" and make sure you are connected to the ITC network.
# Power on the hv VM and quickly (within 10 seconds) open a console window and press the '''Esc'' key to get a boot order menu.
# Set the root password on your ESXi system during the installation, it needs to be at least 7 characters. '''Be sure to write it down!'''
# Select to boot from the CD drive
# Create another new VM in VMware Workstation with the following specifications. '''Be sure to save the VM to a location on the D drive outside of the CNT Files folder.'''
# Begin the ESXi installation process
#* 3GB RAM
# Set the root password on your ESXi system during the installation, it needs to be at least 7 characters and contain multiple character types. '''Be sure to write it down!'''
#* 25GB Hard Drive
# Browse to the ESXi system in a web browser from your computer.
#* 2 CPUs
# Locate the Windows 7 Enterprise ISO file in the D:\CNT Files directory and use it to start the installation
# Set the networking to "Bridged" and make sure you are connected to the ITC network.
# Set the Administrative password on your Windows 7 Client system during the installation, be sure to write it down!
# Verify you have network connectivity between the Windows client system and all your ESXi systems.
# Shut down your Windows 7 Client, this will be used in a future lab.
# Browse to the ESXi system in a web browser on your host system.
# Login as the root user.
# Login as the root user.
# Add a new account and give it administrative permissions to the ESXi system. Log out of the root account and in with the new user account.
# Add a new account and give it administrative permissions to the ESXi system. Log out of the root account and in with the new user account.
# Create a new folder on the ESXi datastore for ISO files.
# Create a new folder on your ESXi datastore for ISO files.
# Use a web browser on your host system to access the ESXi server's web interface.
# Use a web browser on your remote desktop VM (which should still have Windows 10 installed from a previous lab) to access the ESXi server's web interface.
# Log in to the "VMware Host Client" through the web interface using your new login credentials (not the root account)
# Log in to the "VMware Host Client" through the web interface using your new login credentials (not the root account)
# Upload the Linux Mint ISO file from the D:\CNT Files directory on your host system to the new ISO folder on the ESXi server datastore.
# Use your remote desktop VM to upload the Windows 10 and Linux Mint ISO files to the new ISO folder on your ESXi server datastore.
# Create a new VM on the ESXi system (not in VMware Workstation) where you can install the Linux Mint system.
#* The ISO files can be found on the Windows SMB share "\\san1.campus.ihitc.net\Student Files\ITC2300" which you can access from your remote desktop VM. Use your VPN login credentials but with @campus.ihitc.net on the end like username@campus.ihitc.net to access the files.
# Complete the installation of Linux Mint as a VM on the ESXi host
# Create a new VM on your ESXi system where you can install the Linux Mint system.
# Safely shut down your ESXi server VM.
# Complete the installation of Linux Mint as a VM on your ESXi host
# Ensure all your network connections are back to normal and you are connected to the campus network.
# Remind your instructor to download a new VCSA image file to the CNT Files directory before next week, they expire every year!

Revision as of 01:32, 8 October 2020

IP Addressing

You will be assigning static IPs to your systems in this lab. Please use these settings:

  • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
  • Default Gateway: 172.17.51.1
  • DNS Server 172.17.139.11
System IP
Pod 1 hv A 172.17.51.30
Pod 1 hv B 172.17.51.31
Pod 1 PC A 172.17.51.32
Pod 2 hv C 172.17.51.35
Pod 2 hv D 172.17.51.36
Pod 2 PC B 172.17.51.37
Pod 3 hv E 172.17.51.40
Pod 3 hv F 172.17.51.41
Pod 3 PC C 172.17.51.42
System IP
Pod 4 hv G 172.17.51.45
Pod 4 hv H 172.17.51.46
Pod 4 PC D 172.17.51.47
Pod 5 hv I 172.17.51.50
Pod 5 hv J 172.17.51.51
Pod 5 PC E 172.17.51.52
Pod 6 hv K 172.17.51.55
Pod 6 hv L 172.17.51.56
Pod 6 PC F 172.17.51.57
System IP
Pod 7 hv M 172.17.51.60
Pod 7 hv N 172.17.51.61
Pod 7 PC G 172.17.51.62

Instructions

  1. You will be installing a VMware ESXi server on the two hypervisor (hv) VMs assigned to you (so do all these steps, unless otherwise indicated, on each system).
  2. Power off the hv VM if it's still powered on.
  3. Right click on the hv VM and edit settings
    1. Change the virtual CD to the [Datastore B] ISO/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3b.iso file.
    2. On the "VM Options" tab under "Boot Options" change the boot delay to 10000 ms to give you a 10 second window after starting the VM to change the boot device.
    3. On the "VM Options" tab under "General Options" change the "Guest OS" to Other and the "Guest OS Version" to "VMware ESXi 6.5 or later"
  4. Power on the hv VM and quickly (within 10 seconds) open a console window and press the 'Esc key to get a boot order menu.
  5. Select to boot from the CD drive
  6. Begin the ESXi installation process
  7. Set the root password on your ESXi system during the installation, it needs to be at least 7 characters and contain multiple character types. Be sure to write it down!
  8. Browse to the ESXi system in a web browser from your computer.
  9. Login as the root user.
  10. Add a new account and give it administrative permissions to the ESXi system. Log out of the root account and in with the new user account.
  11. Create a new folder on your ESXi datastore for ISO files.
  12. Use a web browser on your remote desktop VM (which should still have Windows 10 installed from a previous lab) to access the ESXi server's web interface.
  13. Log in to the "VMware Host Client" through the web interface using your new login credentials (not the root account)
  14. Use your remote desktop VM to upload the Windows 10 and Linux Mint ISO files to the new ISO folder on your ESXi server datastore.
    • The ISO files can be found on the Windows SMB share "\\san1.campus.ihitc.net\Student Files\ITC2300" which you can access from your remote desktop VM. Use your VPN login credentials but with @campus.ihitc.net on the end like username@campus.ihitc.net to access the files.
  15. Create a new VM on your ESXi system where you can install the Linux Mint system.
  16. Complete the installation of Linux Mint as a VM on your ESXi host
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