TNE10005/TNE60002

Network Administration
Lab 1

Using Virtualization and

Installing Windows Server
2016 As a Virtual Machine in
Oracle VM VirtualBox

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Aim:
• To learn how to use Virtusalisation at an introductory level.

• To install Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 in a virtual machine.

Resources:

“Get Started with Windows Server 2016”

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/server-basics

Windows 10 (Multiple Editions), Version 1703, 32/64-bit (English) iso image

https://tinyurl.com/mry6mtyr

and Windows Server 2016 ISO Image (Link available on Canvas)

https://tinyurl.com/4cn5th28

Virtual Box: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

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Preparation:

According to Microsoft what are the:

Minimum Hardware Requirements for Installing Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016:

CPU GHz

RAM for installing a Virtual Machine: MB

Disk Space GB

Besides hardware what else will be needed before you can both start and
complete the installation?

Where can you get these?

We have already downloaded the Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows Server 2016
Datacenter 64-bit (English) iso image. The ISO Image is placed in the Public Folder
on your Lab computer, or the link is in Canvas. The product key for this will be
given in the lab class. However, it is only allowed to be used for this class.

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Introduction to using Hyper-V

There are in total 10 computers required in the Network Administration lab activities. It is not
possible for each student to control 10 physical computers at once, whether it is space or cost
the of running those machines. Hyper-V is Microsoft’s software for running multiple and
independent computers within the software so that they can deploy multiple virtual computer on
a single computer hardware. We call the physical computer the host and its operating system
is called the host operating system. The computers that run inside the software is called virtual
computers, virtual machines, or guests. The part of the host operating system that allows the
virtual machines to share the hardware is called the hypervisor, and this is where Hyper-V gets
its name.

Most current computers (i.e. those built since 2012) have processors that support virtualisation
with hypervisors. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 or above with Windows 8 Professional or
above can all function as a guest operating system for Hyper-V. Unfortunately, the home
editions of Windows 8 & Windows 10 do not support Hyper-V. If you do have to learn how to
install Hyper-V

• Enabling Hyper-V Manager on your computer, click here.

• Installing Hyper-V Virtual Machines, click here.

However, keep in mind that you need lots of RAM, and lots of free disk space.

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Introduction to using Oracle VirtualBox

As Swinburne Sarawak computer lab is currently having issue with the usage of Hyper-V, for
this semester, we will be using Oracle VM VirtualBox as a replacement for virtualization.
To use Hyper-V, it is required for the host machine to support Intel VT-x or AMD AMD-V with
host operating system of Windows 10/11 -Professional/Enterprise/Education and Administrator
rights to the system which students do not have as it is not part of the SOE.

What is Oracle VirtualBox?

Similar to Hyper-V, Oracle VirtualBox is a third-party (non-Microsoft) software program that
allows you to create and run multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical computer.
Each virtual machine acts like a separate computer with its own operating system, programs,
and files, but they all run on the same physical hardware.
This means you can use VirtualBox to create and test different operating systems, try out new
software without affecting your main computer, or run applications that are only compatible with
specific operating systems.

VirtualBox is free to download and use, and it's available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and
Solaris operating systems.
The bad and good news is:

Bad News Good News

Not following current Australia’s Standard Its free!
Slightly slower than Hyper-V as Virtualbox is Students can run it easier at home as it does
Hypervisor Type 2. run in various types of operating systems.

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Creating a Windows 10 Virtual Machine on OracleVM
1. Start OracleVM Program. From the Actions pane, click New.

2. Create Virtual Machine box would appear. Name the new Virtual Machine as
sWin10PC203XX (substitute XX with your initial, i.e KA, MJ, etc), ensure the machine
folder is placed in the PC D Drive (or any other external drive you may use).

3. Assign the minimum amount of memory for a virtual machine as recorded in the
Preparation section at the start of this document. Preferably 2048MB of RAM.

4. Choose Create virtual hardisk now. Use the default format VDI for the virtual
hardisk. Choose Dynamically allocated to decrease required disk space.

5. Set the disk space as the minimum required amount (16GB is the minimum amount
but allocate 20GB in this case for other softwares may be required). Please choose
to folder place your virtual hardisk in the correct position. Anything in the C drive, in
the lab computer would be deleted once it is turned off. Currently, the lab still does
not have secondary storage. If you do have external SSD/HDD, you may use it so
you can bring your progress back home.

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6. Now your machine is now created.

7. Highlight the Virtual Machine sWin10PC203 on the left pane, click settings on the
action pane.

8. The virtual machine virtual hardware could be set in the settings.

9. Firstly, go to the Network setting, and change the NAT to Internal Network.

10. Leave the name as intnet for now. (Important)

11. This will disable the virtual machine connection to the outside internet. It is required
for this lab.

12. Go to the storage and follow the following step to insert a virtual disc into the
machine to be used to install Windows 10.

13. Access the machine C Drive and explore until you find
en_windows_10_enterprise_x64_dvd_6851151.iso

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The ISO Location should be inside Windows(C:)> Users > Public. Make sure you
extracted the .RAR file first by using 7zip or any software inside the computer that
can be used to extract it.

The ISO Files only available in this location if you’re doing the Lab work inside B509,
You need to download the file if you’re using your own laptop.

14. Proceed to click ok. Now on the Action Pane, click Start to start the virtual machine.

15. Once the virtual machine starts, you should be greeted by the Windows 10
Installation wizard as follow.

16. Click Next then Install Now.

17. Accept the License Term. Choose Custom: Install Windows Only (advanced)

18. Highlight the Drive 0: Unallocated Space then click next. Waiting time!

19. After the installation done, you can either choose to use Express Settings or
customize the setting yourselves.

20. Create a user account named Jack with password as Pa55w.rd. The hint could be
“standard lab password”. Please use this password throughout the labs.

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Launching a Virtual Machine
1. If your Virtual Machine was shut down or closed, start the Oracle VM VirtualBox
Manager client. Highlight the virtual machine you wish to turn on and click Start or
Double-click the machine.

2. After the Windows finished loading, type in the password and either press
Enter or click on the Submit icon (i.e. “→”). The password for Jack is
Pa55w.rd
This will be the standard password for all user accounts in all labs and
exams this semester – so remember it!

3. When the login is complete, click the Win key to bring up the Start screen.

Figure 3: Windows 10 Start screen

4. At the Start screen, start typing Notepad.

Note that when you start typing, a search bar appears and lists the applications
and files that match you typing. Click Notepad to launch it. Now that you know how
to launch an application in Windows 10, we can close Notepad.

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5. Minimize the Notepad to go back to the Windows 10 desktop, if you are not
already at the Desktop.

Figure 4: Windows 10 Desktop

6. Right- click the Win key on the tool bar at the bottom left of the window, the
Windows 10 Start Menu will pop up.

Figure 5: Windows 10 Start Menu

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7. Select Run. In the Open box, type cmd and click OK.

Figure 6: To Launch Command Prompt

8. In the Command Prompt, type Ipconfig and press Enter.

9. Record the output for the Ethernet Adapter here:

10. Type shutdown –s –t 0 and press Enter. This should shut down the virtual
machine. Note that this could also have been typed at the Start screen.

Some other ways of shutting down Windows 10 is by right clicking the Win key
from the Desktop, click Shutdown or sign out, then select Shut down; or by
pressing Alt-F4 from an empty desktop, select Shutdown and click OK, then
click Yes.

If you only want to log off a Windows 10 computer you can type logoff from either
the Start screen or Command Prompt.

These tips also work with Windows Server 2016.

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Creating a Virtual Switch
11. From the VirtualBox Manager pane select a Virtual Machine and click Settings.

12. Navigate to the Network setting.

13. Previously, it was stated to use Internal Network “intnet” In the Name: field, enter
the name WantirnaXX (substitute XX with your Initial, i.e. RS, CL, UT, etc.).

14. This setting will connect the chosen virtual machine to a Virtual Switch called
WantirnaXX.

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Creating a Windows Server 2016 Virtual Machine
Note
15. Refer to Step 2, repeat but use Windows Server 2016 ISO.
B509 lab is a shared lab for
16. Name the new Virtual Machine SWin16Svr3XX Network Administration and
(substitute XX with your Initial, i.e. RS, CL, UT, other Networking students. In
this section, all names, i.e.
etc.), the name for the Windows Server 2016 in Virtual machine name, Virtual
Virtual Box should be Windows 16. Remember to hard disk name, are
appended with XX, where XX
change the location for the VM and click Next. is your Initial, to ensure any
new virtual machine or virtual
17. Assign the minimum amount of memory for a virtual hard disk created does not
machine as recorded in the Preparation section have the same name as an
existing virtual machine or
at the start of this document. virtual hard disk. Any Data
saved in C Drive will be lost
after computer shut down.

18. Choose Create virtual hardisk now. Use the default format VDI for the virtual hardisk.
Choose Dynamically allocated to decrease required disk space.

19. Set the disk space as the minimum required amount. Place the virtual hardisk in the
preferred location.
20. In the network setting, connect the new virtual machine to the previously created
WantirnaXX.

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21. Refer to Step 16. Browse to your desktop to en_windows_server_2016_x64_dvd-
9718492.iso, click Open, then click Finish. The new virtual machine will now be
created.

22.Start the Virtual Machine and proceed with Windows Server 2016 installation.

23.Look under the Input menu.

Notice that it shows you input to the keyboard shortcut for Ctrl+Alt+Del. This
means that whenever you are asked to press Ctrl+Alt+Del to log onto a virtual
machine in Virtual Box, you need to insert it using this Input. This is because
Ctrl+Alt+Del is reserved for the host operating system.

We will not be using Snapshot in these labs, but at home it is very useful. It will save
the state of the virtual machine.

You can revert back to the previous working setting in the Snapshot shown above.

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This will allow you to use previous state of the virtual machine before you make
changes to it.

24.There is no preinstalled operating system in the VM hard disk, and we are going to
install a fresh Windows Server 2016, click Install now. Setup will start.

We will only use the installed machine for the duration of this lab only, so click I don’t
have a product key, then click Next. Product Key is provided for you in Canvas for
TNE10005 educational purposes only.

Figure 10: Activate Windows Option

25.At the Windows Setup dialog, select the last operating system in the list i.e. Windows
Server 2016 Datacenter (Desktop Experience). This option is useful when a GUI is
required, also it supports all server roles and features..

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Figure 11: Select Operating System Type to Install

26. Accept the license agreement.

27.For Which type of installation do you want?, select Custom: Install Windows only
(advanced) since we did not previously have an operating system on the virtual
machine

28.When asked Where do you want to install Windows?, select Drive 0 unallocated
space and click Next.

29.The installer will then take some time to copy files, install features and updates and
reboot.

Figure 12: Installing Windows

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30.After virtual machine reboots, you will be asked to perform Customize settings.

To set the password for the built-in administrator account, type Pa55w.rd in both the
Password and the Re-enter password boxes, then click Finished. The machine
again reboots.

Note: Pa55w.rd in our standard lab password (see step 7), and make sure you do not
make a mistake.

Figure 13: Customize Settings - Password

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31. While waiting for the newly installed server to reboot after configuring the
administrator’s password, start the sWin10PC203 virtual machine. Then log on as
Jack with password as Pa55w.rd.

32. After the SWin16Svr3XX completes rebooting, input the key combination for the
guest operating system (see step 47), and enter the password.

Configuring IP Settings
33. On SWin16Svr3XX, click Local Server in the most left pane. Below the
properties section, click the link next to Ethernet. In the Network
Connections, right click Ethernet and select Properties

34. Without removing the tick, click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4),
and select the Properties button.

35. Select Use the following IP address: and enter the following details:

IP address: 192.168.100.100
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

36. In order to prepare for testing, right click the Win key and select the Control Panel.

From the Control Panel click System and Security, then Windows Firewall.

From the left pane, click Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall.
Then scroll down until you see File and Printer Sharing and click the check boxes
under the Private and Public columns, and click OK.

Testing the Network

37. Switch back to the sWin10PC203 virtual machine, and log on.

38. Launch Command Prompt (see steps 11-12).

39. Type ping 192.168.100.100

If you receive a reply from 192.168.100.100, then you have verified that you
have network connection between the two virtual machines.

40. Does it not work? Why? For 2 devices in a LAN to communicate. It needs to be
connected to the same Switch. Have at least IP address and Subnet mask
configured. Anything else? Security settings? IP addressing issue?

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Pack Up
1. Shut down all virtual machines.
2. Sign off the PC

Extension
1. Change the IP Address on SWin16Svr3XX to 192.168.10.100. From
sWin10PC203, try to ping SWin16Svr3XX newly configured IP
192.168.10.100.

What is the result this time?

Can you explain this change? (If not you will be able to soon).

End of Lab

Do not leave the lab until the pack up stage is complete

Network Administration
- ZekkouKyo

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