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Week 4 - LAB 03 - Installing An OS Using Virtual Machine

This document discusses preparing a virtual machine using VMware Workstation by creating a new virtual machine, customizing its hardware settings, and installing Windows 7 on it. Key steps include choosing a configuration, specifying resources like memory and disk size, selecting boot options, and powering on the virtual machine to begin the OS installation process.

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Week 4 - LAB 03 - Installing An OS Using Virtual Machine

This document discusses preparing a virtual machine using VMware Workstation by creating a new virtual machine, customizing its hardware settings, and installing Windows 7 on it. Key steps include choosing a configuration, specifying resources like memory and disk size, selecting boot options, and powering on the virtual machine to begin the OS installation process.

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LAB 04

Preparing a VM for OS Installation


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What is VMware?
VMware is a virtualization platform where you can install multiple Operating
Systems (OS) on your desktop or laptop computer.

For example, if your computer is running Windows 7 but you want to


experiment with Windows 10 for development or certification, you can install
a guest OS of Windows 10. In fact, you can install an entire virtual domain on
a single computer.

Benefits of Virtualization?
With VMware Workstation, you no longer need to purchase multiple physical
computers to meet your development or certification needs. A desktop or
laptop with good processing power and plenty of available memory is all
that you will need to unlock your desktop from a single OS to multiple OS's.

VMware Workstation System Requirements


The hardware requirements are as follows:

 X64 Compatible Computer


 1.3GHz or faster multicore CPU minimum
 Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for virtual
machines
 Minimum of 2 GB of RAM (Each VM needs at least one GB of RAM,
depending on the OS).

For example, my current configuration is a 64-Bit computer with a quad-


processor and 8GB of RAM. It allows me to run up to 7 virtual machines
simultaneously. You can experiment with the memory settings depending on
the specifications of the computer you own.

Creating a Virtual Machine


Let's begin by opening VMware Workstation from the Start menu.
Alternatively, you can type, "VMware" in the instant search field and select
VMware Workstation from the list of programs.

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Next, click File, New Virtual Machine. A wizard appears


to create a new virtual machine. Choose the Custom
(advanced) configuration.

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Choose less then Workstation 12.0 from the Hardware Compatibility list if you
need to copy your VM later and open it with lower VWware Workstation
Version.

Click "Next" and choose how you want to load Windows 7. You can load it
from installation media (DVD) or you can use an ISO image. For the purpose
of this lab, we will use I will install the operating system later.

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If you have an installer image/disk, you have to specify it. Otherwise you have
to select the OS that you are planning to install later on.

Name and specify the installation location of the VM. (Keep Default).

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Now you have to specify the number of processors for the VM (Keep Default
1 for Windows 7).

Specify How much memory would you like to use for this VM. (Keep one GB
for this lab scenario).

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Keep the default network configuration (NAT) this type of setting will be
discussed later in Network Labs.

Keep the SCSI controller and the Disk type to their default values

Click next and choose to install the VM as new virtual disk (fresh installation)

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Click "Next" and accept the default disk size of 40 GB. You can increase or
decrease this size as you see.

Experimenting with different sizes will help you obtain your sweet spot for all
Windows 7 virtual machines. Additionally, you have the option of splitting the
virtual machine in 2 GB files; this will help when moving your virtual machines
between computers.

Keep the files names for the disk to their default values.

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Click on finish in order to finalize the preparation of the VM.

Customizing Virtual Machine Hardware

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Before running the virtual machine and proceed with the setup, we need to
apply certain hardware customization.

For example, you can add disks, serial ports, and printers. You can also
remove unnecessary hardware such as floppy drives and sound cards.

You can customize these settings by clicking on Edit virtual machine settings.

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Installing Windows 7
In order to install Windows 7, you have to specify from where should the VM
boot.

From the ‘Edit virtual machine settings’ click on CD/DVD (SATA) and specify
whether you have Windows installation from physical drive (Insert DVD in the
physical DVD-ROM) or locate on ISO installation file from specific location.

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Click OK then ‘Power on this virtual machine’ in order to begin the OS


installation.

Now that your virtual machine is ready, you can use it like a physical
computer. If you choose View then Full Screen, you can work with your virtual
machine in full-screen mode.

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