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{{Admon# Refer to this listing of installation screenshots if you need a reference:<br>[ [http://important|Enabling Virtualization matrix.senecac.on .ca/~murray.saul/ops235/installation/ installation screenshots] ]<br># Insert your '''removable SATA hard disk''' into the drive tray.# Set your Home Computer|computer's drive selector switch to '''external''' (a.k.a ''position #4'').# Power up the computer and insert the '''CentOS 7 Installation DVD''' into the DVD drive, then power-off computer.# '''Newer computer models''' are labelled '''HP Z230'''.<br><br>'''NOTES:'''<ul><li>If you are going using the '''<u>newer</u>''' model, allow the computer to boot up (<u>without</u> pressing F10 key) to boot from DVD.</li><li>Refer to try this the comparison chart in lab2 lab on your home computerlogbook, there are a few things and fill in various installation information for '''c7host''' while you need perform the installation (such as time it took to be aware:perform a full install, installation options, etc).<br><br></li></ul><ol> <livalue="6">Power on the computer again, and after booting from the CD, select from the installation menu: '''RAM Size considerations:Install Centos7''' Your Seneca Lab Workstations have .<br><br>Note: If you experience unreadable display after you boot into your installed system, you can redo the install, but select from the install menu: ''<u>Troubleshooting</u>'16GB'and then select '' of RAM. Your home computer should have a <u>sufficient amount of RAMInstall in Basic Graphics Mode</u> in order to function efficiently''.<br><br></li> <li>Next, you will be prompted for a language. In the first screen, select language '''English'Enable Virtualization in home computer's BIOS:'with subselection '' Most home computers do not have Virtualization enabled on their computer's BIOS. In your machines BIOS/UEFI: Enable the options VTEnglish-X(required) Canada''' and VTthen click the '''Continue''' button on the bottom right-D(only if available)hand screen.</li></ul>}}

 Before you can install your Centos Full Install DVD onto your Virtual Machine, you must first create a storage container which is a virtual machine that will provide a platform for you to install your Centos operating system.  : <li>The '''Perform the Following Steps:Install Summary'''[[Image:vmware-2should now appear.png|thumb|right|500px|'''Main WMware application window''' in order This screen allows the installer to create a new '''Virtual Machine''' ('''VM''')]] # Refer customize their Centos7 system prior to this listing of installation screenshots if you need a reference:.<br/li>[[http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/ops235/ssd2/ installation screen-shots] ] <brli># Power up the computer in your Seneca lab in '''Windows'''.# If you haven't already downloaded the CentosOS7 Full Install DVD iso to your USB KEY, then download Configure the following link for the Centos7 Full Install DVD image on your USB device: http://belmont.senecacollege.ca/pub/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1511.iso# Plug your SSD drive into your computer. Note installation settings from the drive letter for that device.# Create a folder called: ''Install Summary Screen'Virtual Machines''' on your SSD device.# On your Seneca computer lab workstation, click the '''Windows Menu''' button and type '''VMware'''.# There are two VMware products: '''VMware Workstation Pro''' and ''VMware Player''.# Run the '''VMware Workstation Pro''' application (do '''<ubr><br><b>NOTDATE & TIME:</ub><ul>''' run VMware Player!).# <span style="background-color:yellow;"li>In your VMware Workstation application window, click Click on the '''Edit''' menu, then Map to select Toronto area (you may also select '''Preferences'''. Under from the '''Default Location For Virtual Machines''', enter the pathname for the newly created folder in your SSD device and click '''OK'''drop-down menu section)</spanli><li>.# Click on the item labelled '''Create a New Virtual Machine'''.<brb>DONE<br/b>'''NOTE:''' We will just be creating a "shell" for button at the VM top-left corner to finish and return to the contain our Centos7 Linux operating systemInstallation Summary screen.</li></ul><br>This will allow us to configure the VM properly so it will boot-up properly in our Seneca labs.<brb>NETWORK & HOSTNAME:</b><ul><brli># Select the '''Custom (advanced)''' for the Virtual Machine Configuration setting default Ethernet connection and click '''Next'''.# Click '''Next''' at the next screen button on the top right-hand side to proceed.# Select change the '''I will insetting from <b>OFF</b> to <ub>sON</ub>tall the operating system later''' option and click '''Next'''.# In </li><li>At the next screen, select '''Linux''' as the '''Guest Operating System''', and '''CentOS 64bottom left-bit''' for hand corner type the OS ''version'' and click '''Next'''.# Enter '''hostname: <b>c7host''' for the ''<u/b>V(all lowercase letters)</uli><li>irtual machine name'' and note the location where the image will be stored on Review your Windows machine and settings, then click '''Next'''.# Click '''Next''' to accept the default number of processors.# In <b>DONE</b> button at the following screen, change the Memory from ''1GB'' top-left corner to '''2GB''' (i.e. '''2048 MB''') finish and click '''Next'''.# Click '''Next''' return to accept the default (iInstallation Summary screen.e. '''NAT''') for </li></ul><br><b>SOFTWARE SELECTION:</b><ul><li>Select the network type.# Click '''Next''' to accept the default (i.e. '''LSI Logic''') for the SCSI Controller type.# software packages labelled: <b>Gnome Desktop</b></li><li>Click '''Next''' to accept the default (i.e. '''SCSI''' for <b>DONE</b> button at the virtual disk type).# Click '''Next''' top-left corner to accept ''Create New Virtual Disk''.# Change the Maximum Disk Size from ''20GB'' finish and return to '''238GB''' and click '''Next'''.# Accept the default Disk File name (i.e. c7host.vmdk) and click '''Next'''.# Quickly review your VM settings in the final setup wizard dialog box and click '''Finish'''.# You should now see a detailed Installation Summary screen for your '''c7host''' VM on the right-hand side.# In the right window pane, click the '''Edit virtual machine settings'''.# <span style="background-color:yellow"/li></ul><br></li> <li>In this setup dialog box, click Although the '''options''' tab and then click the '''Advanced''' option at the bottom of the list. On the right-hand sideCentos installtion program can provide suggestions on how to partition your hard disk, '''click''' the checkbox to enable the option to '''Boot with EFI instead of BIOS'''you will be customizing partitions for your hard disk. Then click This custom partitioning is important since it will have consequences on the '''Hardware''' tab, and then select the '''CD/DV future labs that you perform (IDE)''' device and select in the right-side select the radio button especially for the '''use ISO Image file'''. Click the '''Browse''' button and specify the path of your downloaded Centos7 Full install DVD (most likely file is contained in your Downloads folderlab2). Click '''Processors''', and click the check-box to <ubr>enable</ubr> Proceed to '''Virtual Intel VT-X/EPTPart 2'''to customize your partitions. When finished, click on the '''OK''' button</spanli>.# You will return to your c7host VM. Click '''Power on this virtual machine''' icon near the top to boot your c7host VM to start your c7host VM, and proceed to Part 2.</ol>