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Student Number: ……………….……….……….……….……………….

Lab Instructions
1. Type your name, student ID.
2. Follow the procedure of the lab and fulfil all requirements.
3. Answer all questions in the provided spaces.
4. Add all required screenshots into corresponding spaces.
5. Save the file again as a “ .pdf ” file.
6. Submit the PDF file to Blackboard by the due date.

Overview
In this lab you will learn how to download, install and back up virtual machines (VMs) in
VMware Workstation. You will be configuring the virtual machines using:

 Windows Server 2022

You have free access to all the software you need for this lab.

Registering for Microsoft Azure education benefits (free)

Open the Microsoft Azure Education Portal in a web browser, you should see the following
screen.

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Click on Sign up now. Fill in your information for student verification. You should use your
Seneca email address and Seneca College in the “school name field”. However, you do not
need to use the rest of your real information if you do not wish.

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Downloading Windows Server 2022 ISO
Open the Microsoft Azure Education Software menu your web browser to download
Windows Server 2022. You will need to log in using your Seneca College credentials. You
should see the following list. Scroll down to the bottom.

Click on Windows Server 2022 Standard and click the Download button at the bottom of
the pop-up window.
Click View Key. This is your product registration key. You will need to later to install
Windows Server, so you should write it down or save it somewhere safe.

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Accessing VMware Workstation on the College PCs
(recommended)
You can access VMware Workstation on the PCs at Seneca College by using MyApps. Open a
web browser and navigate to the MyApps website and login with your Seneca username
and password.

Accessing VMware Workstation on Your PC or Laptop

You should have received an email from the VMware IT Academy in your Seneca email. It
has instructions on how to get a VMware Workstation licence for free. Download and install
the application. You will need it for the next part.
If your home PC or Laptop isn’t powerful enough to run VMware, you can remotely access a
college PC by using Seneca Virtual Commons.

Creating a Windows Server 2022 Virtual Machine (VM)

Launch VMware Workstation (16.1)

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You can create a virtual machine (VM) in one of two ways. You can click Create a New
Virtual Machine on the home tab. Alternatively, you can go to File > New Virtual Machine.
Click on New Virtual Machine using either of the methods described above. In the New
Virtual Machine Wizard, select Custom under Virtual Machine Configuration.

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Click Next. You should see the following:

Leave the defaults and click Next.

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Under Install operating system from: select I will install the operating system later.

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For Guest Operating System select Microsoft Windows. Click the drop-down menu beside
Version: and select Windows 10 x64.

Click Next.

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Name it Srv2022_Int1 (Int are your initials) and set the location to your external SSD\Int1
(Solid State Drive).

Click Next.

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Under Firmware Type select UEFI and make sure Secure Boot is unchecked.

Click Next.

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Under Number of processors select 2 and Number of cores per processor: 4.

Click Next.

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Set the Memory for this virtual machine to 2048 MB.

Click Next.

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Under Network Connection select Use network address translation (NAT). This will allow
the virtual machine to access the internet through the host or physical PC’s IP address.

Click Next.

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Accept the defaults.

Click Next.

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Accept the defaults.

Click Next.
Select Create a new virtual disk.

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Click Next.

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Leave the default Maximum disk size (in GB) and leave the default to Split virtual disk into
multiple files.

Click Next.

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Accept the default File name.

Click Next.
You should see a summary screen like the following screenshot. Confirm everything is
correct and click Finish.

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Your new virtual machine doesn’t have an operating system. You will install that now. First
you need to configure the VM (Virtual Machine) to boot from the iso you downloaded
earlier.
To do that, double click on CD/DVD (SATA) under Devices. Select Use ISO image and browse
to the iso you downloaded earlier.

Click OK.

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Installing Windows Server 2022
Go to VMware Edit tab | Preferences..
Go to Input and check “Grab Keyboard and mouse input on key press”
Start your VM by clicking Start up this guest operating system OR by clicking on the green
play button icon above My Computer.

Press any key to boot from the DVD. If this times out, power off the VM and repeat the
above step.

You should see the Windows installer. Leave the defaults for Language, Time and currency
format and Keyboard or input method.

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Click Next.

Click Install now.

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Enter the product key you wrote down earlier and click Next.
Select Windows Server 2022 Standard (Desktop Experience).

Click Next.

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Accept the software license terms and click Next.

Select Custom: Install Microsoft Server Operating System only (advanced). Select your hard
drive.

Click Next. The installation may take between 5 and 10 minutes.

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When Windows finishes installing, you will be prompted to create a password for the
Administrator user account. Set it to P@ssw0rd123. This is not a secure password by any
means and should never be used in a production environment. However, we are working in
a lab environment and standard passwords make troubleshooting issues easier.

Click Finish. To send the Ctrl + Alt + Del key combination to login, click the VM menu in
VMware Workstation. Confirm you can log in with your password.

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Lab outcomes
From the Start menu navigate to Windows PowerShell; open it.
Issue the following commands:
I) Confirm network connectivity:
a. ping www.google.ca (take a screenshot of the result and place it below)

Take a screenshot of your machine and insert the picture here:

b. How many replies did you get? _____________

c. Ping has many options to be used with it. Use this command to get 7 requests

of ping instead of the default ones “ping -n 7 www.google.ca”.

d. How many replies did you get now? __________________

e. Another option is to use -t to ping anything unlimited times or until manually

stopped. Use “ping -t www.google.ca”. Stop your command using “CTRI + C”

f. Use tracert www.google.ca (take a screenshot of the result and place it

below)

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Take a screenshot of your machine and insert the picture here:

II) Confirm IP addresses:

a. Type ipconfig /all and check your IPv4 address on Ethernet adapter.

o Record your local IP address ___________________________________

o Record your subnet mask _____________________________________

o Record your Default Gateway address___________________________

o Record your DHCP address ____________________________________

o Record your DNS address _____________________________________

b. Ping your local address. How many replies did you get? ________________

c. The loopback address is 127.0.0.1, this is used to check your network

adapter. It is equivalent to pinging your local IP address. Ping 127.0.0.1. How

many replies did you get? __________________

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Backing up your Virtual Machines
Now that you have successfully installed one virtual machine, it is a clever idea to back it up.
Hardware fails sometimes, either through manufacturing defect or human error. Files can
become corrupt, which is exactly what your virtual machines are. Additionally, if you
accidentally break your system while learning to configure something it’s nice to have a
backup to roll back to.
You should keep a copy of your backups in two locations. For professional backups in
industry this means one on site and the other off site. While you do not have multiple sites
to deal with, you can implement a version of this that makes sense for our use. Keep one
copy of the backup on your SSD. Keep a second copy of that backup on a separate USB flash
drive; or copy it to your personal computer’s hard drive. You should make a backup of your
virtual machines after every lab.
To Back up your Windows VM. Create a snapshot of your win2022 VM. You should also
create copies of your VMs on an additional media, such as a USB flash drive.
III) Snapshot bootup
a. Try logging in from your snapshot.
b. Take a screenshot and place it below.

Take a screenshot of your machine and insert the picture here:

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