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OPS235 Lab 1 - CentOS7 - VMware

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::*If you have used your hard disk for previous Linux (Centos) distributions, you should remove them. Click on the distribution, and for each partition, select the partition and click the remove button (minus sign) and confirm deletion.
::Remember that the sizes are recorded in MB (eg. 20 GB = 20000 MB) and you should multiply GB by a factor of 1024 to get the correct size.<br> (eg. '''20 GB x 1024 = 20480 MB''')<br><br>
<ol><li value="45">We will now create the root (/) partition. '''Click on the add button (plus) sign'''.<br></li>
<li>In the '''Add a New Mount Point''' screen, select '''/''' as the mount-point (either by typing or selecting from drop-down menu), and enter '''20480''' in for partition size and click '''Add Mount Point''' button.</li>
<li> You will return to the previous dialog box.<br><span style="background-color:yellow">For the '''/''' partition, change the file-system type from '''xfs''' to '''ext4''' and make certain that the Device Type is set to Standard Partition (<u>not</u> LVM). You need to repeat this procedure for the ''/home'' and ''/var/lib/libvirt/images partitions'' as well)</span>.</li>
<li>Recheck each of the created partitions, and make certain that the file-system type is set to ''ext4'' and the Device Type is set to ''Standard Partition''.</li>
<li>Finally, add a swap partition (Mount Point: swap) for '''16 GB'''.</li>
<li>Check that your partition settings are correct (you can ask your instructor or lab monitor to confirm), and then click '''Done''' (possibly '''<u>twice</u>''') in order to proceed<br><br><span style="background-color:yellow"><br><br></li></ol>
{{Admon/tip|Error indicating /boot/efi partition required|If there is an error message associated with your created partitions, you may need to add a '''/boot/efi''' partition (as a new mount). The capacity should be: 2954MB (i.e. 2,954 MB). Once finished, click '''Done'''.</span>|
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<ol><li value="1112">A Summary of Changes screen will appear to show the partitioning operations that will be created. Click the '''Accept Changes''' and click '''Begin Installation''' in the Installation Summary screen to proceed with the installation.</li>
<li>Start timing your '''centos1''' virtual machine installation.</li>
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