NSEOS30615WBTT - Networking Software Essentials: OS 3 Key Features

How to Create a Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation

The New Virtual Machine Wizard guides you through the key steps for setting up a new virtual machine on any hypervisor, you set various options and parameters for that virtual Machine. You can then use the virtual machine settings editor (VM > Edit Settings) if you need to make any changes to your virtual machine’s setup like increase RAM, Change Network type (NAT/Bridge/Host only), Increase harddisk etc.
You can details idea about Virtual machine from here
1. Start VMware Workstation from windows client.
Windows hosts: Double-click the VMware Workstation icon on your desktop or use the Start menu (Start > Programs > VMware > VMware Workstation).

1. Start the New Virtual Machine Wizard.

When you start VMware Workstation,  create a new one from  File > New > Virtual Machine to begin creating your virtual machine.


2. The New Virtual Machine Wizard presents you with a series of screens that you navigate using the Next and Prev buttons at the bottom of each screen. At each screen, follow the instructions, then click Next to proceed to the next screen.

3. Select the method typical/Custom you want to use for configuring your virtual machine. basically used Custom for customized configuration. Otherwise you need to change later

4. Select the method of platform for hardware compatibility

5. Select Installation media/method. If you want to install from CD/DVD then chose “installer disk”. If you want to install from image/ISO then chose “installer Disk Image file (iso)”.
Note: For Windows server 2012 R2 you need select “I will install operating system Later”

6. Select Operating system type like Microsoft windows/Linux/Solaris etc from operating system list:

7. Choose a server/machine Name what you want Like If you want to make a Domain controller the you can mentioned name “DC” and select machine store location via browse

8. Select hardware firmware type BIOS/EFI

9. Select Number of Processor, Core etc. from drag menu

10. Set Virtual Machine memory size/ RAM size

11. Choose Network type

12. Select I/O controller type as LSI logic SASS

13. Specify the type of the virtual disk.

14. Specify the  virtual disk as create new. If have existing HDD then choose existing and link that HDD

15. Specify the capacity of the virtual disk.

16. Specify the location of the virtual disk’s files.

17. Click Finish. If need to change then click customize hardware option and set changes

18. Your virtual machine is ready now:

How to Install Zabbix Server 3.0 on linux environment

At first update all package on your system
[root@localhost ~]#yum -y update
[root@localhost ~]#rpm –import http://repo.zabbix.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-ZABBIX

Installing repository configuration package

Install the repository configuration package. This package contains yum configuration files.

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -ivh http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.0/rhel/7/x86_64/zabbix-release-3.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
Retrieving http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/3.0/rhel/7/x86_64/zabbix-release-3.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
Preparing…                          ################################# [100%]
Updating / installing…
1:zabbix-release-3.0-1.el7         ################################# [100%]

Installing Zabbix packages

Now Install Zabbix packages. Example for Zabbix server and web frontend with mysql database.

[root@localhost ~]# yum -y install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-web-mysql mysql mariadb-server httpd php
How to Install Zabbix Server 3.0 on linux environment

Creating initial database

Create zabbix database and user on MySQL. For instructions on doing that,

[root@localhost ~]# systemctl start mariadb
[root@localhost ~]# systemctl enable mariadb
[root@localhost ~]# mysql_secure_installation
In order to log into MariaDB to secure it, we’ll need the current
password for the root user.  If you’ve just installed MariaDB, and
you haven’t set the root password yet, the password will be blank,
so you should just press enter here.
Enter current password for root (enter for none):
OK, successfully used password, moving on…
Setting the root password ensures that nobody can log into the MariaDB
root user without the proper authorisation.
Set root password? [Y/n] Y
New password:
Re-enter new password:
Password updated successfully!
Reloading privilege tables..
… Success!
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] Y
… Success!
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] Y
… Success!
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] Y
– Dropping test database…
… Success!
– Removing privileges on test database…
… Success!
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] Y
… Success!

Cleaning up…
How to Install Zabbix Server 3.0 on linux environment
All done!  If you’ve completed all of the above steps, your MariaDB
installation should now be secure.
[root@localhost ~]# mysql_secure_installation
MariaDB [(none)]>

MariaDB [(none)]> create database zabbix_db;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
MariaDB [(none)]> grant all privileges on zabbix_db.* to zabbix@localhost identified by ‘redhat’;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
MariaDB [(none)]> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
MariaDB [(none)]> exit
[root@localhost ~]# cd /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql-3.0.2/
[root@localhost zabbix-server-mysql-3.0.2]# gunzip create.sql.gz
[root@localhost zabbix-server-mysql-3.0.2]# mysql -u root -p zabbix_db < create.
sql

Starting Zabbix server process

Edit database configuration in zabbix_server.conf

[root@localhost ~]# vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf
DBHost=localhost
DBName=zabbix
DBUser=zabbix
DBPassword=zabbix

Editing PHP configuration for Zabbix frontend

Apache configuration file for Zabbix frontend is located in /etc/httpd/conf.d/zabbix.conf. Some PHP settings are already configured.

php_value max_execution_time 300
php_value memory_limit 128M
php_value post_max_size 16M
php_value upload_max_filesize 2M
php_value max_input_time 300
php_value always_populate_raw_post_data -1
# php_value date.timezone Asia/Dhaka

After changing the configuration file restart the apache web server.
Install Zabbix Server 3.0 on linux

[root@localhost ~]# systemctl start httpd

Finally Start Zabbix server process by

[root@localhost ~]#service zabbix-server start


Now you login your zabbix and install web content with Database.

How to Show My Computer Icon on Windows 2012, R2 Server

As mentioned earlier, this feature is not included by default. If you can manage the server without  My computer icon on desktop or other personalization options, better continue with it without installing additional features. But if you desperately want my computer icon then follow these steps.
We must install ‘Desktop Experience’ feature to get back personalization options which will help to get My computer back on Windows 2012 R2 server desktop.
Go to ‘Add Roles and Features’ in server dashboard, select ‘Role-based or Feature-based installation’ , do not select anything in Server Roles, and under Features select ‘Desktop Experience’ as mentioned below.

Install other required features too.
You must restart the server after the installation.

Even though this feature would have added several options but our concern is to get My computer icon on desktop.
After the restart you must be seeing the ‘Personalize’ from right click menu from desktop (which was not shown in earlier screenshot).

Click on Personalize and ‘Change desktop icons’ at top left corner. It will bring back our traditional desktop icons settings like Windows 7 or 8.
Select the icons you want to show, in our case it is My Computer icon.

That will show My computer icon on Windows 2012 and R2 server desktop.