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With the virtualization software installed and your personal network created, you are now ready to create your first virtual machine. You will need an ISO file for CentOS 7 (the same one you burned your DVD from). It is recommended to use the wget command to download this image onto your host machine. In this way, you can keep it on your host machine for the remainder of this course in case you need it.
Perform the following steps to create your first Centos7 VMon your Virtual Machine Manager application:
# Create a new virtual machine named '''c7-vm1'''
# Set the disk image size set to '''8GB'''
# The VM will be connected to your new ops335 virtual network
# You don't need to modify the disk layout, in fact leave most of the installation settings at defaults. Specifically - don't # For Software Selection: Do NOT install a GUI on the virtual machine, none of your VMs in this course will have a GUI. Select '''server''' instead.# The one option you should change is Ensure that your hostname host- make it name is set to: '''vm1.localdomain'''
# During installation you will be prompted to set the root password and an initial user account. For the initial user, enter the same information you entered on your host machine.
