Server Installation Guide - Vmware
Prior installation system requirements
In order to configure the virtual machine, the following requirements must be met first:
- ESXi 6.0 or later (VM version 11);
- 4 CPU cores;
- minimum 32 GB RAM (64 GB recommended);
- DISK1: 100 GB;
- DISK2: minimum 10 GB (1 TB recommended, but not exceeding 3,5 TB).
Installing CyberQuest
OVA Deployment
For deploying the CyberQuest virtual machine (OVA file), follow these steps:
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Connect to vCenter (or ESXi Hypervisor). Open vSphere Client or the web interface. Fill in the username and password credentials.
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Right click on Virtual Machines and select Create/Register VM
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In this window, select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file* and click on Next***
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Choose a name for the virtual machine ("CyberQuest" in this example), and click on Click to select files or drag/drop to select files for CyberQuest server deployment.
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In the new window, locate the CyberQuest virtual machine, select the files and click Open > Next.
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Choose the storage where to import the virtual machine on and click Next.
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Select the network and VLAN and check the box for Thin* in Disk provisioning, then click Next***.
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Review the previously selected parameters, click Finish and wait for the import of CyberQuest virtual machine to be complete.
CyberQuest virtual machine configuration
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Power on the CyberQuest virtual machine from the vSphere client (or from the web interface) by clicking on the Power on button in the top menu.
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To open the console, right click on the virtual machine > click on Console > Launch remote console. You can also use the Console menu button.
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Connect using the username “root” and password “toor1”.
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Open the main configuration menu.
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Use the keyboard's arrows, TAB*, ESC and Enter keys for navigating the main menu. First, navigate to Setup and press Enter***.
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On Set TimeZone* button, press Enter again to choose the correct timezone. Select the Geographic area and press Enter. Then, select the city/region and press Enter***.
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Configure the network by going to Setup*, then press Enter. Select *Network and press Enter.
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Select eth0* and press Enter. Select *STATIC and press Enter. Modify the designated fields and press Submit.
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Configure "Hosts*" by selecting Setup, then press Enter. Select *Hosts and press Enter.
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Change the IP address with the Cyberquest IP address and press Enter. At the prompt press "y" and Enter to confirm the change.
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In order to increase the storage partition /data, follow these steps:
- Open the vSphere Client, locate the CyberQuest virtual machine on the left side tree, right click on CyberQuest virtual machine, select Power and click on Power Off.
- After the CyberQuest VM is powered off, click on it, select Snapshot and click on Snapshot Manager
- In the new window, check if CyberQuest VM has no previous snapshot. If it has previous snapshots, delete them by selecting Snapshot* then click on Delete***.
- Right click on CyberQuest VM and select Edit Settings
- In the left side list select Hard disk 2* and in the right side increase the disk with a new size alocated for CyberQeust, then click on Save***.
- Power on the CyberQuest VM and open the console.
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Connect with the username root and password toor1, then open Main Menu configuration.
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Access GrowPartition*, press Enter and wait for the process to finish. After the process is finished, select Reboot and press Enter*** for finalizing the storage partition resizing.
- Open the vSphere Client, locate the CyberQuest virtual machine on the left side tree, right click on CyberQuest virtual machine, select Power and click on Power Off.