h3. How to apply for a virtual server to be used in a project

IT Services provides with a blank virtual server on which the user themselves can install an operating system. We suggest that the person in charge of the technical platform have taken a Metropolia Linux installation and maintenance class or a comparable Windows class. Virtual machines are in limited pilot use.


An application for a virtual server must be sent by the instructor in charge of the project, to helpdesk@metropolia.fi. This ensures that also the head of degree program in question is informed about the application.


The following information is needed for the application:
* Basic information
** Project name (will be the server name and the name of the administrator account) (Max 10 letters)
** Names of the members of the project as well as the name of technical person in charge whom the information will be sent to (the .metropolia.fi address)
** Name of the project's supervising instructor
** Duration of the project (max 6 months)
* Operating system
** Linux or Windows?
** 64 or 32 bit
** The newest 64Bit CentOS or Windows 2008R2 operating system is recommended.
* Memory
** Windows default 2GB Linux 1GB
*** Lisämuisti vaatii perustelut sekä palvelun testauksen ensin allokoidulla määrällä.
* CPU
** 1x Virtual CPU
*** Getting a second CPU requires that the service be tested first with one CPU so as to prove the need for a second CPU.
* Disk space
** 40GB C drive (LUN1)
** 20GB D drive (LUN2) (if needed)
* IT Services does not make backups of virtual servers in instructional use. Thus the project itself MUST take care of backups.
* IT Services does not provide with support in operating system related problems. (Check the schools class schedule for applicable classes).
** If the virtual server crashes, an application for a new blank server (or for a reset of the old one) can be sent to IT Services.

Virtual servers in instructional use are accessible from within Metropolia internal network only. The following services are already open to the internal network: HTTP/S, SSH,RDP,SVN,8080. Other ports can be considered on case-by-case basis. (Disk shares, DNS, AD and other infra traffic cannot be implemented on virtual servers).



h3. Installing the operating system on a virtual server

Log into VMware environment using the Vmware Vsphere client available in classrooms.
(The address of the server is eduvcenter.metropolia.fi.) Administration is possible only in Metropolia locations.
# Select you server from the list (in Home menu, select VMs and Templates to access the list).
# Start the server using the power button (Power On option).
# Select the Launch Virtual Machine management console. So as the access the server console. (In top of the window there is an icon with an arrow in the top of the screen.)
# Connect the installation media to the server (Connect/ Disconnect CD).
## Select Connect to ISO image on a datastore.
## Select IsoImages \-datastore.
## Select the installation media of your chosen operating system.
## Windows media are MSDNAA versions. Thus serial numbers can be obtained from MSDNAA pages.
# Boot the server if the installation has not already started.
## If the hard drive was blank, installation will start automatically.
## If there was already something installed on the drive, select Boot menu by pressing ESC and select Boot from CD.
# Install the operating system.
# After the installation, please REMEMBER to remove (Disconnect) the CD from the drive.
# Install the VMware Tools driver kit on the server.
## In the VM menu in the top of the window \-> Guest \-> Install/Upgrade VMware tools.
## In Windows the installer starts automatically.
### Install with defaults.
## In Linux the option mounts the installation CD to the CD drive.
## Use this only if yum repo or open-vm-tools is not available
 ### mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
### cp /mnt/cdron/*tar.gz /tmp
### cd /tmp; tar xzfv 'nimi'.tar.gz; umount /mnt/cdrom
### Start the installer.
# Remember to quit installing the VMware Tools package (in Linux)(VM \-> Guest \-> End VMware tools install).
## For Rhel / Centos 7 Just do yum install open-vm-tools 
## For RPM based distributions <Rhel/Centos 7 there is also a YUM Depository, where packets can be easily obtained from.
### Create a file: /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo
### Contents: for rhel / centos 6 x64 VM
{code}[vmware-tools]
name=VMware Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/latest/rhel6/x86_64
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
{code}
### Next: yum install vmware-tools-nox

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