Server Virtualization: Installation and Configuration of VMware and Ubuntu Virtual Machine

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SERVER VIRTUALIZATION
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TASK 1
VMware INSTALLATION
VMware is software that enables virtualization of operating systems, servers, and application
software’s and server applications for planning and managing resources for users.
Virtualization is the creation of replication of an actual object these resources may include
hardware, software, devices used for storage and network resources to be shared by the
people accessing the network.
I will configure VMware using Dell Power Edge R220 that has the following specification:
16GB RAM (16384 MB)
64bit processor
Dire Version 11
BIOS 1.10.2
Processor speed 3.1 GHz
Below is a screenshot of the specifications:
Working with ESXI
In order to use ESXI I have to start by setting up a favourable network environment .I will set
up my network so that I can make sure there is an IPv4 traffic between vSphere components
this I will do by using network configuration settings.

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Every activity is happening within a private network without the inclusion of DHCP which
means that there will be need for a gateway or a proxy server with a windows machine.
Below is how I will first start by installing ESXi.
Install ESXi
The first step to coming up with a Vsphere environment will be the installation of ESXi bare-
metal hypervisor (Petit, 2018). I will install ESXi interactively which means that I will click
on the installer and then follow the prompts which will in turn lead to the installation of ESXi
on a local host disk.
I used the interactive installation because it is favourable for my computer since I do not
require using any scripts and VMware Auto Deploy infrastructure. I make sure that I install
ESXi on the target location to avoid loss or interference with any available data, resources or
work in the memory space.

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Procedure
In the table below is the procedure of installing ESXi
1. I will start by putting the ESXi installer media in a drive on the machine that I am using and
then I will shut down then boot or just restart the machine.
2. While the host machine is restarting I put the BIOS to start (boot) from the device that I
intend to boot my host machine from, this will be done by the changing of boot order of the
BIOS.
3. I will then select the ESXi installer in the menu and press enter and then I press F11 this
will now begin the process of installation.
4. After the installation is complete I will now remove the drive that I was booting from and
restart the host computer.
At this point the ESXI has been installed successfully I therefore can access the resources of
ESXi and in the absence of a DHCP I have been assigned an IP address of 169.254.0.0/16.
Configure the ESXi Host
After the installation of ESXi the next thing s its configuration, I will use console to
configure my host I will give my host a specific imp address and go through the options of
configuration that are provided by the console.
After the host has finished its configuration process the console will appear again with
various operations which include: Configuring the available hosts, carrying out the trouble
shooting process and setting the privileges and restriction of the administration. Below is the
step by step procedure of how that occurs:
Procedure
1. Begin by opening the console of ESXI
2. Type F2 in order to access the configuration screen.
3. I keyed in the details of administrative access or credentials.
4. I typed root as my username in the first login text box option.
5. I set the administrator password to be my password .This is the administrator password.
6. I then used the keyboard to select the option of configuration of Network Management and
then I pressed Enter
7. I then select the IP configuration and pressed enter. Lastly I have to ensure that all details
are okay before I exit.
After installing the ESXi I then move to installation of vSphere client which must be used in
the case of deploying and creating virtual machines.
Install the vSphere Client

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I will need this vsphere to enable me in managing the privileges and access rights of the
clients in ESXi (Suzuki et al. 2018). In order to use this I am going to download vSphere to
my local host.
I am going to use vCenter Server and the browser-based vSphere Web Client to manage a
group of hosts in case they are many. Below is the procedure for using vSphere client
Procedure
I will start by login on to the windows system that I will use to access the host network
I will then open my browser window and type the Open a Web browser window and type the
IP address of the host that I am using in this case 192 . 168 .0. 2. This is the IP address that I
typed while I was setting the IP address of the host
At this point o will click on the option of downloading the installer and then I save it at my
desired directory (Downloads).
I will then open the executable file by double clicking on it
I proceed according to the prompts then accept the default settings and then I click on Finish
After this process it is clear that I have deployed Vsphere on my local machine and the next
step is to deploy the virtual machine as I had intended.
Logging to ESXi Host and Deploying a Virtual Machine.
Since I have already configured my ESXi I am going to deploy Windows virtual machine in
my host by using a vsphere client. One host is able to host several virtual machines and the
same applies to ESXI host with the help of a vsphere client.
In order to create windows virtual machine there is need for the setup of the windows
intended to be created to be in a disk or drive within the computer, below is the process for
creating a windows virtual machine:
Procedure
I begin by opening the vsphere client and then I will type the details that are required to login
to my host.
In the place where there is a place required to type the imp I will type 192.168.0.2.
In the text box of username I will type root
And in the place for password I will type the password I had created which was
“my password”
I then will click on the certificate and in the place to do with security warning I will click on
ignore and proceed
I will press on the create new virtual machine tab
I will then follow the prompts as they appear until I will reach a place when it is asking which
type
I will click on the typical and then proceed

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I will type my windows vim and then click next
I will then respond to the option of data store and move on
I will then proceed to choosing a windows version that is equivalent to the one that I own
which is windows 2010
To finish the wizard I will then agree to all the default settings and then click on Finish.
I will then to move to allocate 4GB ram to virtual machine so that I can be able to install
vCenter server
I will select my windows virtual machine that I created
I will then launch my console and try and install the vCenter Server from the CD drive that I
had placed it on, I will then follow the prompts to ensure that all the default settings and
everything is okay.
I then finish my installation by clicking on the Finish button