Step by Step Guide to Configure Virtual Machine

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Steps to Configure a Virtual Machine 1

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Steps to Configure a Virtual Machine

Purpose of Document This document covers the information how to install virtual machine and describes

the settings required to configure the network between guest and host operating

system

Host Operating System: Windows 7Guest Operating System: Linux Red Hat 5.4.8

Assumptions This Guide is written assuming that you know how to install Linux and you want to

configure your Linux for Apps installation.

Out of Scope Installation of Linux is out of scope

Prepared By Syed Farhan Ashraf

Prepared Date June 7, 2013

Last Updated June 7, 2013

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Steps to Configure a Virtual Machine

1.

Configure Microsoft Loop Back Adapter and give any IP e.g 192.168.1.8

2.

Open the VM Ware Player





5.

Select he guest operating system as Linux and select the version below. As I am going to install

Linux 5.4 update 8, so I have selected Red Hat Linux Version 5.

Alternatively if you select the first radio button in above screenshot and Linux CD is in the CD

ROM, System will automatically select the Linux Version.

6.

Provide the location to install the OS and give the name and press NEXT





7.

Privide the space required along with radio option selected to make VM in one single file

8.

Click Finish





9.

Click Edit Setting and make the RAM Size as per your system.

10.

Make sure to select following settings for network adaptor





Click OK and install Linux.

Installation steps for Linux in out of scope of this doucument and will be covered in separate document.

Once installatoion of Linux is done on virtual machine. Configure a Fixed IP on Linux Machine by logging

in through root user and opening the network interface following the mentioned below menu

navigation





Following screen will open, Select the ethernet card and click edit





Configure the IP as given below. Make sure that you configure the IP in same scheme as you have used

while configuing the Microsoft Loop Back Adaptor.





Click OK.

Go to location /etc





and make changes as follows





Once you save it, this entry will be visible in HOSTS tab on network screen as follows.





Now search for the hosts file in host operating system. Navigation of this file is as follows





C:/Windows/

System32/Drivers/etc

And edit the hosts file in host operating system as follows. You need to add the entry of guest operating

system IP as follows

At this point of time, all configurations are done and both machines should ping each other.





From Host to Guest Machine

From Guest to Host Machine

Step by Step Guide to Configure Virtual Machine

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