Question

Description: In this project, you are asked to install virtualization software on a host

computer, install guest operating system on the virtual machine, and finally set up a web

server in the guest operating system.

Host Operating System: Your host operating system can be any operating system you

are familiar with and have access to.

Virtualization Software: VMWare Workstation Player or VirtualBox

Guest Operating System: Ubuntu

Web Server: Apache

Steps:

1. Install Virtualization software

a. VMWare Player

i. Free download

https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_c

omputing/vmware_workstation_player/15_0|PLAYER-

1551|product_downloads

ii. Instruction

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation

Player/index.html

b. Virtual Box

i. https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

2. Download Linux distribution (.iso)

a. Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download

3. Create Virtual Machine and Install Guest Operating System with VMWare Player

a. Use EasyInstall provided by VMWare Player

4. Install Apache web server on guest operating system

a. First from a terminal window, use command “sudo sh” to get root

privilege

b. Then use command “apt-get install apache2” to install apache web server.

Note that you must have Internet access when install apache package. c. Or you can type “sudo apt-get install apache2” as one command

5. Visit the web server from virtual machine with URL as 127.0.0.1 and host

computer with URL as network address of the network card in guest operating

system

Questions:

1. What is the name of the directory holding virtual machine information? What is

the size of this directory?

2. What is the purpose of the files with suffix .vmdk (for VMWare Player) or .vdi

(for virtual box)?

3. What is the IP address of the host computer (issue command “ipconfig /all” from

windows CLI)?

4. What is the IP address of the virtual machine (issue command “ifconfig –a” from

ubuntu terminal)?

Deliverables:

Answer to the questions AND screenshot to support your answer. Please submit

both hard copy and electronic copy on due date. You only need to submit one

copy from each team.

Answer 1

127.0.0.1 is running well

Answer 1
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it is where the vdi file stores we can keep it anywhere in our drives during installation steps

Answer 2
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purpose of vdi is to keep hard drive virtual so we can take that vdi file to any of the computer and we can install virtual box and use that already installed apache2 without wasting all the steps and time.

Virtual Machine Disk [vmdk] is virtual hard drive made under VMware application which we can also import in virtual box

Answer 3 & 4
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virtual box is using virtual network interface so IP address is different then host OS.

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