IMAT1209 Lab 3 Virtual Systems PDF

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IMAT1209 –Devices and Networks Lab 3 Week 4 Virtual Operating Systems and Linux In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is an emulation of a particular computer system. Virtual machines operate based on the computer architecture and functions of a real or hypothetical computer, and their implementations may involve specialised hardware, software, or a combination of both. Task 1: Copy the VM 1. Create a folder under your university logon account called LinuxVM 2. Copy the Debian folder and its contents to your newly created LinuxVM folder. There are a number of files within the Debian folder ALL of them are required for the VM to work on your computer. 3. Start VMWare Player and run

Task 2: Familiarise yourself with the VMPLayer Software. This is the main screen where all VMs are located

Click the virtual machine settings link at the bottom of the screen The options on the left enable you to tailor your VM to what you want it to actually do. Remember a virtual machine is a representation of a full system – hardware and software. The first option is to set how much memory you will require for your VM.

Note the minimum, recommended and maximum sizes. What do you think will happen if you select more memory for your VM than is actually installed inside your physical computer?

Next you can define how many processor cores your VM “thinks” it has/can use.

The file location at the top of the screen is where your VM files are located. The HDD capacity is set during the initial creation of the VM and cannot be changed.

The network adapter screen allows you to keep your VM isolated from the main system (sandboxing) or you could connect two or more VMs together as a private network. You can also share your host’s network connection if you want to interact with the hosts network / Internet.

Have a look at the other options, change some settings such as giving your VM more memory.

Task 3: Start the Debian VM At the main screen click the Power On link to start the Debian VM. On the boot up screen you will see an option for Debian GNU/Linux and Advanced options for Debian GNU/Linux. Either wait for the timeout or press enter on the Debian GNU/Linux option.

The Debian VM does not take long to boot-up. Once started you will need to login with the following credentials. debian login: dmu password: dmu (note you will not see any characters being typed!!)

What you are seeing is a full computer system and operating system running within a program window on your desktop. Impressed? This operating system is a CLI (command line interface) only version. We will be using the command line in a number of our labs so you will need to get used to it. For the rest of the lab use the Internet to search for commonly used Linux/Debian CLI commands.

http://linuxcommand.org/lc3_learning_the_shell.php...