|valign="top"|{{Admon/important|Determine Type of Hard Disk Storage Device|There are basically 2 main 3 methods of storage devices that are used for this course:<br><br><ul><li>'''Solid State Drive (SSD)''' - this is the preferred storage device method for this course. By creating a Virtual Host Machine using VMware Workstation 12 Pro, you have the flexibility of working on your labs at home or at Seneca's computer labs. Your instructor will provide details how to get a free version of VMware Workstation 12 Pro for your home computer or notebook computer.<br><br></li><li>'''Notebook computer''' (this will require that the notebook computer can connect to the Internet). You would be required to follow the same instructions for lab 1 - SSD.<br>'''Note: It may take one or two weeks before students can obtain their free version of VMware Workstation 12 Pro; therefore, it may be more convenient to purchase an SSD'''.<br>'''NOTE: It is NOT recommended to use VMware Player'''.<br><br></li><li>'''Removable SATA Drive''' (Usable, but inflexible and out-dated method).</li></ul>|}} |<br>If you are using an SSDor a notebook computer, then you are '''<u>not</u>''' required to burn the Centos 7 installation disk (you will just following instructions for lab 1 - SSD). If you have a removable SATA drive, then you should perform the following steps to create a bootable Centos 7 install DVD. It may be useful to download and burn the Centos 7 live DVD that can be used for rescue purposes.}}

{{Admon/important|Only Perform Steps Below if you have are using a Removable SATA DriveFor This Course|If you have an SSD drive, then you can simply download the Centos 7 image file to your Windows Seneca College account and then follow instructions in Lab1 - SSD to create a virtual machine using VMware Workstation 12 Pro. If you are using a removable SATA drive (older technology), then you need to follow the instructions below to create a bootable install Centos7 DVD.|}}