Changes

◦ ** Delete any old partitions on the drive.<br />◦ ** Provide a separate mount point for '''/var/lib/libvirt/images'' with at least 100GB.

◦ ** If your MySeneca ID is long enough that typing it would be irritating to do on a regularbasis you may use an alternate name, but you must clear it with me first.

* You may use either ''iptables'' or Use ''firewalld'' as your firewall.

*Configure the postfix service on your host to send and receive email for your domain.

◦ ** It must provide forward and reverse lookups of the machines in your domain.<br>◦ ** As the course goes on, you will add entries to your zone for the machines you create.<br>◦ ** Create an MX record to direct all mail sent to users @<yourdomain>.ops to your host.<br>◦ ** It must allow machines in your virtual network to access the outside world (e.g. to get updates).<br>*Ensure both services (postfix and named) start automatically when the machine boots, and allow the traffic for both through your firewall.

◦ ** Address: 192.168.1[x].0/24, where x is the network number on blackboard. E.g. if your network number is 29, your opsnet network will be 192.168.12929.0/24.

◦ **You may wish to provide the VM access to more than 1 CPU and 1 GiB of RAM so it installs and updates faster.

**Set the hostname to blank.<yourdomain>.ops, using the same domain name as the host machine. **Provide your machine with a static address of your choice, using the host’s address for the primary DNS server and the gateway. **Set the timezone to Americas/Toronto. **Use a minimal installation (no GUI). **Set your root password, and create a non-privileged user account using your MySeneca ID.* If your MySeneca ID is long enough that typing it would be irritating to do on a regular basis you may use an alternate name, but you must clear it with me first.◦ *Once the machine is installed, ensure it is fully updated.