VMWare Installation Instruction summary and challenge

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This is the work, Just focus on the 2 pages with the instructions and how hard while doing it. I will try to install it on my hand.

This week you'll be creating your own virtual "cloud". The instructions below provide information on how to download and install a virtual system and the instructions are specific to VMWare Player and Virtualbox (or VMPlayer). Both products support 32-bit and 64-bit Operating Systems including Windows and Linux platforms. You will need to choose the product that is compatible with the OS platform you are using.

After installation, you need to provide a minimum 2-page synopsis of your experience along with screen shots of your virtual environment. (The screen shot does not count in the length of your document.)


Installation Instructions - VMWare Player

A. Download VMware Playerfrom the VMware website for your Windows or Linux host machine.

B. Double click on the executable file (e.g. VMware-player-x.x.x.xxxxx.exe) to start the installation of VMware Player.

C. An installation wizard for the VMWare Player will appear. Click the "Next" button - following the default options, then click "Install".

D. After the installation has finished, click the "Finish" or "Close" button to finalize the installation.

E. Review and follow the instructions below to Load an Operating System into the Virtual Machine.

Loading an OS into the Virtual Machine – VMWare Player

A. Start VMWare Player. Once started you will choose the “Create a New Virtual Machine” option.

B. Depending on the host OS you are running, the installation process for a new virtual machine is different. I highly encourage you to do some research on the various installation options before proceeding and to utilize this week’s discussion forum to ask questions or post problems you have.

Note: .iso images can be downloaded via the DreamSpark portal or you can create and use your own.


Installation Instructions - VirtualBox/VMPlayer (you'll need to find your instructions for VMPlayer)

VirtualBox comes in many different packages, and installation depends on your host operating system. If you have installed software before, installation should be straightforward. Similar to VMWare Play, the product supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Operating Systems (See http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#hostossupport – for a complete list of OS platforms supported). You will need to choose the product that is compatible with the OS platform you are using.

A. Download VirtualBox from the VirtualBox website for your supported host machine.

B. Review and follow the installation instructions via this link

C. Review and follow the instructions below to Load an Operating System in the Virtual Machine.

Loading an OS into the Virtual Machine – VirtualBox

A. Review and follow the instructions via this link – make sure you completely read how to “Start” VirtualBox and how to create and run your first Virtual Machine.

B. Depending on the host OS you are running, the installation process for a new virtual machine is different. I highly encourage you to do some research on the various installation options before proceeding and to utilize this week’s discussion forum to ask questions or post problems you have.

Note: .iso images can be downloaded via the DreamSpark portal or you can create and use your own.


Once you complete installation, provide a synopsis of your experience. This assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length

and should document your installation of the virtual system. Include at

least 3 screen-shots showing the installation and use of the virtual

environment and your client operating systems. (The screen shot does not count in the length of your document.)

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Running head: VMWare Installation

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VMWare Installation
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VMWARE INSTALLATION

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Virtual Machine Installation

Introduction
Virtualization is used in computing whereby computer systems are emulated. Virtual
machines such as VMware and VirtualBox provide functions of a physical computer and they are
based on computer architectures (Gebhart & Bozak, 2016).

VMware Installation
The screenshot below shows VMware window during installation.

Figure 1: Source author's screenshot setup

VMWARE INSTALLATION

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VMware can be easily installed by double-clicking on the installation file. After running
the set the above window will appear. The installation windows give various options such as
adding VMware shortcut icon to the desktop and in the start menu (Tennenhouse, 2017). In this
case, we going to check both the options as shown in the screenshot below for easy accessibility.

Figure 2: Source author's screenshot installation settings
After installing the VMware its shortcuts can be found on both desktop and start menu
and remember we enabled this option during installation. This is shown in the screenshot below.

VMWARE INSTALLATION

Figure 3: So...


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