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:'''VM Details:'''
:: '''VM Name (and hostname):''' centos3centos2
:: '''Boot media:''' Network installation
:: '''Installation source URL:''' http://belmont.senecac.on.ca/centos/7/os/x86_64/
:: '''VM Image Pathname:''' /var/lib/libvirt/images/centos3centos2.img
:: '''Memory:''' 2048MB
:: '''Disk space:''' 20GB
# Create the VM (called '''centos3centos2''') as you did with the ''centos1'' machine, except for the following differences:<br><br><ol type="a"><li>Select '''Network Installation''' using the installation source URL displayed above.</li><li>When customizing your partitions, do the same operation that you did in centos2, but after automatically creating the partitions, reduce the size of the root LVM partition to '''8000 MB''' and add an LVM partition with a size of '''2000 MB''' (mount point: '''/home''', name: '''home''', and make certain root and /home partitions have '''ext4''' file system).</li><li>Don't forget to install the GNOME desktop here as you will need a GUI for Centos3Centos2<br><br></li></ol># Complete the installation. Login to your regular user account, and perform a yum update for the centos3 centos2 VM (reboot if required). Make certain to adjust your screen-saver settings if desired.# Repeat the steps as you did to '''start the SSH service''', '''set iptables to accept connections via ssh''', '''test connections between centos3 centos2 and centos1''', and '''disable SELinux''' (refer to lab1).
# Record the time taken to install, and compare this to the time taken by the previous installations. Record your findings in the Installation Comparison chart in lab2 logbook.
{{Admon/important|Remember to Backup your VM to USB Key!|Remember that you need to backup your '''centos3centos2''' VM to your USB key before you leave your Seneca lab, or you will lose your work!}}
== Part 3: Installing from a Network using a Kickstart File ==
# Create the VM as you did with the ''centos3centos2'' virtual machine, specifying a network install as before, but specify the kickstart location under the "options section" for network install. What do you think is the purpose of this kickstart file?
# Observe the installation. How is it different from booting from a downloaded image?
# Complete the installation. Record the time taken to install, and compare this to the time taken by the previous installations.<br><br>If the during the installation, you see the message at the bottom '''Pane is Dead''', click the '''Virtual Machine''' menu at the top, select '''Shut Down''' -> '''Force Off''', '''right-click''' on '''centos4''' in the ''virtual manager'' window and select '''Delete'''. Redo the VM setup for a new instance of the ''centos4'' VM.
'''Answer the Investigation 1 observations / questions in your lab log book.'''
{{Admon/important|Remember to Backup your VM to USB Key!|Remember that you need to backup your '''centos3centos2''' VM to your USB key before you leave your Seneca lab, or you will lose your work!}}
=INVESTIGATION 2: COMMON POST-INSTALL TASKS=