ESDL- Create a Guest OS on Bare Metal Hypervisor (Type- 1)

Dear All,

In my earlier blog we seen how to install VM workstation as well as how to configure VM on the same.

Now, we need to proceed, Type -2 installation is possible with VMware ESXi 5.5 or Windows 2008 or 2012 Sever with hyper-v enable.

We choose VMware ESXi 5.5 for our purpose.
Basic installation steps

1) If we shortage of resources like terminals then dont worry directly install the VMWare ESXi 5.5 on workstation itself, that will give same result as independent machine will provide.

2) In this installation you will get only yellow and black window. No GUI.

3) Important is configuration of an IP address, configure IP address as per the LAN address. 

4) To create VM on ESXi you need to install vCenter client on another terminal preferable is windows base OS.

On Next Machine.

1) same procedure directly download and install .exe of vCenter client from vmware.

2) give the IP address of ESXi with valid username and password.

3) It will install certificates. 

4) Inventory will open. 

Now, you are ready to install the new VM actually on ESXi but with the help of vCenter client.

ESDL- Creat a guest OS by using Type -2 (virtualization)

Dear All,

Let we see how to install the VMware workstation 10 that is new version in market as well as to create the VM on it.

examples of type is Oracle VM Box, VMware Workstation 10 etc. This are perform a role of hypervisor in this type 2.

Steps 1

To download VMware workstation 10 from web you need account in VM ware web site. It is a trial version which will valid upto 30 days from date of registration.

Step 2

After Successful registration you download it on windows/linux platform 32 bit/64 bits versions respectively.

Installation process in Windows is quite simple as compared with ubuntu.

We see here linux based ubuntu installation.

Steps 3

After download open terminal in ubuntu set the path where the version is actually get downloaded. 

eg. it downloaded in download folder then

admin@ubuntu.desktop$ cd download

admin@ubuntu.desktop/download$ ls

all files will be on screen

Now, for installation purpose execute following commands.

1. sudo chmod 755 "the whole string name that user have been downloaded". enter

it will ask admin password, put it.

2. sudo ./"the whole string name that user have been downloaded". enter

The installation process will start.

After Successful Installation now time come for configure a virtual machine.

 Follow the steps to configure the VM.

To create a virtual machine using VMware Workstation:

1. Launch VMware Workstation.
2. Click New Virtual Machine.
3. Select the type of virtual machine you want to create and click Next:
   
   Note: Your choice depends partially on the hardware version you want your virtual machine to have. For more information, see Virtual machine hardware versions (1003746).
   • Custom: This gives you an option to create a virtual machine and choose its hardware compatibility. You can choose from Workstation 10.x, Workstation 9.x, Workstation 8.x, Workstation 6.5 -7.x, Workstation 6, Workstation 5, and Workstation 4.
   • Typical: This creates a virtual machine which has the same hardware version as the version of Workstation you are using. If you are using Workstation 8.x, it creates a virtual machine with hardware version 8. If you are using Workstation 6.5.x or 7.x, a virtual machine with hardware version 7 is created.
4. Click Next.
5. Select your guest operating system (OS), then click Next. You can install the OS using:
   • An installer disc (CD/DVD)
   • An installer disc image file (ISO)
6. Click Next.
7. Enter your Product Key.
8. Create a user name with a password.
9. Click Next.
10. Enter a virtual machine name and specify a location for virtual machine files to be saved, click Next.
11. Establish the virtual machine's disk size, select whether to store the virtual disk as a single file or split the virtual disk into 2GB files, click Next.
12. Verify the other configuration settings for your virtual machine:
    • Memory – change the amount of memory allocated to the virtual machine.
    • Processors – change the number of processors, number of cores per processor, and the virtualization engine.
    • CD / DVD – with advanced settings where you can choose between SCSI, IDE.
    • Network adapter – configure it to bridge, NAT, or Host-only mode, or customize where you can choose between 0 to 9 adapters.
    • USB Controller.
    • Sound card.
    • Display – enable 3D graphics.
13. Click Finish.
14. When the virtual machine is powered on, the VMware Tools installation starts. You are prompted to restart your virtual machine once the Tools installation completes.