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== Investigation 2: Installing from the Network ==
{{Admon/tip|Authenticate to the network|The rest of this lab uses network access. ''' Be sure to authenticate to the network using your browser before proceeding'''.}}
=== Introduction ===
==== VM details ====
* '''Name: ''' fedora2* '''Boot media: ''' Network installation* '''Installation source: ''' http://belmont.senecac.on.ca/fedora/releases/16/Fedora/x86_64/os/* '''Memory: ''' 512MB* '''Disk space: ''' 15GB* '''CPUs: ''' 1
==== Steps ====
# Observe the boot process. How is it different from booting from an optical disc (CD/DVD)?
# Start the installation process. When you get to the disk partitioning step, enable the checkbox labelled ''Review and modify partition layout''. On the next screen, change the logical volumes as follows:
#* Reduce the size of the root LV to '''8000 MB'''.#* '''Add a logical volume with a size of 2000 MB and a mountpoint of /home ''' (you can name it whatever you want, and use ext3 or ext4 as the filesystem type).
# On the software selection screen, select ''Graphical Desktop''.
# '''On the same screen, select the "Fedora 16 - x86_64" and the "Fedora 16 - x86_64 - Updates". Leave "Installation Repo" selected. ''DO NOT'' enable the "Test Updates" repository'''.
# Complete the installation. Record the time taken to install, and compare this to the time taken by the previous installations.
==== VM details ====
* '''Name: ''' fedora3* '''Boot media: ''' Network installation* '''Installation source: ''' http://belmont.senecac.on.ca/fedora/releases/16/Fedora/x86_64/os/* '''Kickstart location: ''' http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/~chris.tyler/fedora16-vda-ks.cfg* '''Memory: ''' 512MB* '''Disk space: ''' 10GB* '''CPUs: ''' 1
==== Steps ====
#* Why does it take longer in some VMs than others?
Complete the following table(and transfer into your lab2 log-book notes):
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== Investigation 6: How do I backup a virtual machine? ==
{{Admon/important|Backing up VMs|Taking the time to backup the image of the Operating System's file system allows the user to return to a '''"restoration point"''' in case something bad occurs to the OS during a lab. Failure to take the time to make and confirm backups can result in loss of lab work for the student!|}}
# Shut down all of the virtual machines.
# Write the answer to the Investigation 6 question in your lab book.
{{Admon/important|Backing up VMs|It's a good idea is essential to back up your VMs at the end of each lab, so you can easily restore them if something goes wrong in the next lab.}}
{{Admon/tip|Shutting Down the Host while Virtual Machines are Running|If you shut down your host system while virtual machines are running, they will be suspended, and will resume the next time you boot your host system.}}
