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Make certain to record your observations of this install in the comparison chart for '''c7host''' in your '''lab2 logbook'''.
===Part 1: Using VMware Workstation 12 to Create a New Virtual Machine (VM) ===
'''<u>centos1 c7host VM Details:</u>'''
*'''Name:''' centos1c7host
*'''Boot media / Installation:''' CentOS7 Full Install DVD
*'''Memory:''' 16GB
# Select the '''I will in<u>s</u>tall the operating system later''' option and click '''Next'''.
# In the next screen, select '''Linux''' as the '''Guest Operating System''', and '''CentOS 64-bit''' for the OS ''version'' and click '''Next'''.
# Enter '''centos1c7host''' for the ''<u>V</u>irtual machine name'' and note the location where the image will be stored on your Windows machine and click '''Next'''.
# Click '''Next''' to accept the default number of processors.
# In the following screen, change the Memory from ''1GB'' to '''2GB''' (i.e. '''2018 MB''') and click '''Next'''.
# Click Next to accept the default (i.e. SCSI for the virtual disk type.
# Change the Maximum Disk Size from ''20GB'' to '''40GB''' and click '''Next'''.
# Accept the default Disk File name (i.e. centos1c7host.vmdk) and click Next.
# Quickly review your VM settings in the final setup wizard dialog box and click '''Finish'''.
# You should now see your centos1 c7host VM appear in the main VMware Workstation window. In the left-hand-side, '''right-click''' on the '''centos1c7host''' VM under My Computer. In the context menu, select '''Settings'''. Your centos1 c7host Settings dialog box should appear.
# Click the '''options''' tab and then click the Advanced option at the bottom of the list. On the right-hand side, '''click'''the checkbox to enable the option to '''Boot with EFI instead of BIOS'''. Then click on the '''Hardware''' tab, and then select the '''CD/DV (IDE)''' device and select in the right-side select the radio button for the '''use ISO I<u>m</u>age file'''. Click the '''Browse''' button and specify the path of your downloaded Centos7 Full install DVD (most likely file is contained in your Downloads folder). When finished, click on the OK button.
# You will return to your centos1 c7host VM. Click the play button near the top to boot your centos1 c7host VM for the first time.
