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Minor changes for F17.
=== Installing the first guest machine ===
With the virtualization software installed and your personal network created, you are now ready to create your first "Virtual Machine". Use the Fedora 17 x86 64 bit disk to install, or download an iso from Belmont (these links will only work at school, but installing from an iso saved on disk will be much faster than using a cd).
wget http://belmont.senecac.on.ca/fedora/releases/17/Live/x86_64/Fedora-17-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso
or
*Click on the icon "Create a new virtual machine" to begin.
*Name your machine "f17-vm01" and choose your installation method - "Local install media". Choose the desired option to install from either the CD or iso. For "OS type" select "Linux" and for Version select "Fedora 17" then click on the "Forward" button.
*Use the default memory and CPU options for use with lab computers (Depending on available hardware these settings can be adjusted). Then click on the "Forward" button to proceed.
*Leave the disk image size set at 8GB, ensure "Allocate entire disk now" is checked, then click on the "Forward" button.
*At the "Ready to begin installation" window click on 'Advanced options' arrow to review available options.
**Select the Virtual Network named 'ops335'. Make note of the any other available options.Once your Fedora Live CD boots up you will see a message that Gnome 3 has failed to load and is currently running in fallback mode. This is normal for a VM. Close the dialog window and click on the Applications menu.*Select Applications -> System Tools -> 'Install to Hard Disk**Click the "Next" button Drive' to begin your Fedora installation. Select the appropriate default options(You may wish to review your OPS235 notes to remind yourself what these are).
***Set your hostname to "vm01.localdomain".
{{Admon/important|Firstboot - First user created|For successful completion of the labs, please ensure the first user created is named using your Learn ID.}}
During Firstboot create a user with the same name as your learn ID and as the first user created on your host machine. This is important to ensure future labs work. Now login and open a terminal window. Switch to root and update your VM guest machine
yum update
This could take a long time and you should reboot after it's done. Ensure your VM guest has internet access
