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Importing a PTSG Virtual Machine

Importing a PTSG Virtual Machine. 9-6-2012. Import PTSG VMs with VirtualBox. Machines are VMDK format packaged in .ova format Ex. Clients: VirtualBox , VMPlayer U/N: ptsguser P/W: password. Step 0: Download a PTSG virtual machine http:// ptsg.egr.msu.edu /pub/codes/VM/12.04

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Importing a PTSG Virtual Machine

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  1. Importing a PTSG Virtual Machine 9-6-2012

  2. Import PTSG VMs with VirtualBox • Machines are VMDK format packaged in .ova format • Ex. Clients: VirtualBox, VMPlayer • U/N: ptsguser • P/W: password • Step 0: Download a PTSG virtual machine • http://ptsg.egr.msu.edu/pub/codes/VM/12.04 • Step 1: Select the “Import Appliance” wizard

  3. OVA is a TAR file with an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) directory inside • Step 2: Find the downloaded virtual machine and select it

  4. Step 3: Changing default settings and Import • Default Settings: • 2GB of RAM, 10.30GB dynamic partition, 1 CPU • Uncompressed ~3.4GB • Make sure to select initialization of the network card MAC address • (EGR)MSU networks may get very unhappy if a bunch of (virtual) machines try to access the web with the same MAC address.

  5. Step 4: Select the newly imported virtual machine and click “Start” • Linking a folder on the physical machine: • Setting up a shared folder under “Settings” and within the Host OS: Should be straight-forward, might not be • Local SSH with sharing enabled, Samba shared mount, selective mounting of a USB dongle, etc. • Download Dropbox or another file sharing client

  6. Welcome to Ubuntu 12.04.1 w/ PTSG codes

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