Franske ITC-2300 Assignment

Labs

You are responsible for completing ALL of these labs. You must submit a lab report (click for details about how to write these) for each topic. Each lab report is worth up to 20 points. This falls into the Labs/Homework category of your course grade.

VoIP Labs

• CUCM Install & Chapter 8 Lab (One report for these)
• Chapter 9 Labs (One report for these)
  • NOTE: You will not need to complete the Active Directory (LDAP) Integration lab
• Chapter 10 Labs (One report for these)

Virtualization Labs

vmWare ESXi Installation Lab

1. 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.
   • 12GB RAM
   • 175GB Hard Drive
   • 2 CPUs
2. Locate the ESXi Install ISO file (VMvisor Installer) in the D:\CNT Files\ITC 2300 directory and use it to start the installation
3. Set the networking to "Bridged" and make sure you are connected to the ITC network and bridged to the correct adapter, not using automatic bridging.
4. 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!
5. 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.
   • 1GB RAM
   • 25GB Hard Drive
   • 2 CPUs
6. Locate the Windows 7 Enterprise ISO file in the D:\CNT Files directory and use it to start the installation
7. Set the networking to "Bridged" and make sure you are connected to the ITC network and bridged to the correct adapter, not using automatic bridging.
8. Set the Administrative password on your Windows 7 Client system during the installation, be sure to write it down!
9. Browse to the ESXi system in a web browser on your Windows 7 Client system.
10. Download and install the vSphere Client for Windows
11. Open the vSphere Client for Windows and connect to your ESXi system as the root user.
12. 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.
13. Copy the Linux Mint 17.3 ISO file from the D:\CNT Files directory on your host system into your Windows 7 Client system
14. Use vSphere Client to create a new folder on the ESXi datastore for ISO files.
15. Upload the Linux Mint ISO file to the new ISO folder on the ESXi server datastore.
16. Use the vSphere Client to create a new VM on the ESXi system (not in VMware Workstation) where you can install the Linux Mint system.
17. Shut down your Windows 7 Client
18. Use a web browser on your host system to access the ESXi server's web interface.
19. Log in to the "VMware Host Client" through the web interface using your new login credentials (not the root account)
20. Complete the installation of Linux Mint as a VM on the ESXi host using vSphere Host Client
21. Safely shut down your ESXi server VM.
22. Ensure all your network connections are back to normal and you are connected to the campus network.

vmWare vSphere vCenter Server Installation Lab

1. Connect the PCs in your pod to the ITCnet network
2. Boot your ESXi Server system
3. Obtain static IP addressing information from your instructor and change the IP address of each ESXi server in your pod to a unique static IP address.
4. Boot your Windows 7 Client system
5. Download and install the Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel in your Windows 7 Client system
6. Mount the vSphere vCenter Installer ISO (VCSA) found in the D:\CNT Files location on your Windows 7 Client system using the Virtual CD-ROM tool and install the VMware Client Integration Plugin (found in the vcsa folder of the CD image) on the Windows 7 Client.
7. Open the vcsa-setup.htm file found in the root of the CD image and click install to begin the installation process.
8. During the installation you will need to select one of your pod's ESXi servers to install the vCenter appliance onto. Only one VCSA installation per pod!
9. Set a root password for your VCSA server during the installation process, be sure to write this down!
10. When given the option you should install vCenter Server with an Embedded Platform Services Controller
11. When creating a new SSO domain use "podX.local" (where X is replaced by your pod number) as your SSO Domain Name
12. When asked about the appliance size choose a "Tiny" installation.
13. When asked about the database select the option to use an embedded database.
14. Use the correct static IP address for the VCSA from the allocation you received for your pod and choose to synchronize time with the ESXi appliance host.
15. After the installation completes use your credentials to log in to the VCSA web client at the address provided.
16. Spend a few minutes exploring the VCSA web client interface
17. Create a new Datacenter and give it a name
18. Add the other ESXi hosts in your pod to the datacenter
19. Try connecting to your VCSA server from your vmWare Client software on your Windows 7 system instead of through the web client and see what similarities and differences you can find.
20. Either using the web client or the desktop client create a few more VMs through VCSA on various different ESXi hosts. Use the ISOs in the CNT Files folder to install another copy of Mint into one, Windows 7 into another, and Windows XP into another.

IoT or Storage Labs

• TBD

Homework

Any homework assigned in the course will go here. This falls into the homework category of your course grade.

• For each topic you need to write at least 5 high quality multiple choice questions and submit them in the correct format, with the correct answer and a citation (book name and page number, URL, or other resource). These questions will be worth up to 15 points for each topic based on grammar, quality, spread across the topic content (don't concentrate on just one part of the topic), etc. Be sure to read the Writing Moodle Questions tutorial for additional information.

Participation Activities

Any participation activities completed in the course will go here. This falls into the participation category of your course grade.

• For each topic you need to meet with the instructor at least once to check on your status and understanding of the topic. Each meeting will be worth up to 10 points.

Topic Assessments

You are responsible for completing an online assessment for each topic. These fall into the online assessments category of your course grade.

Other

You are also responsible for completing these things, see the course syllabus for category and weighting information.

• Online Final Exam
• Course Project

Course Project

The course project will take the place of the skills exam in this course and will allow you to continue to experiment with one of the topic areas covered in the course. Additional details will be available later in the course.

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