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==Investigation 1: Host Installation==
Install CentOS 7 Directly on your drive following the guidelines below.
*Networking Should should be on.*Set the hostname of the machine to be ''host.<domainname>.ops''. Check blackboard for your assigned domain name.*Set the timezone to '''Americas/Toronto'''*Select '''Server with GUI ''' as the installation type.
*The partition setup will be similar to what you had in previous OPS courses.
◦ Delete any old partitions on the drive.
◦ Provide a separate mount point for '''/var/lib/libvirt/images '' with at least 100GB.
*Set a good root password. No, not ‘P@ssw0rd’.
*Create a non-privileged user account using your MySeneca ID.
Make sure your machine meets the following conditions:
* Your NIC is set to automatically turn on when the machine does.
* Add a virtual interface to your existing one. Give it the '''static address 172.16.[x].1''', where x is the network number on blackboard.* SELinux is set to '''enforcing'''.
* The machine must be fully updated.
* You may use either ''iptables '' or ''firewalld '' as your firewall.* Install ''libvirt '' and ''virt-manager''. Set the virtualization service to start automatically when the machine boots.
* Reboot your machine
==Investigation 2: Basic Service Installation==
Configure the postfix service on your host to send and receive email for your domain.
