Step by step install for CentoOS 6.5 on VMWare 9

1. Install – CentOS 6.5 on VMWare 9.04
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2. Select Typical Install

3. Select ISO Image
If easy install is not
available then you do not
have the correct version of
VMware or the correct
CentOS image.
You will need to follow
the manual install guide.

4. Enter User Settings
Be wary of entering weak
passwords.

5. Choose Server Name / Location

6. Select an appropriate disk size

7. Click finish to complete the wizard
Ensure the power on machine
checkbox is un-checked.

8. Easy Install
Easy Install installs the
OS for you and will then
shut down the server.

9. Customise Hardware
If you change the memory
note that you may have to
reallocate the swap
partition.
We will be updating the
packages on our new install
so ensure that networking
is either NAT or Bridged.

10. Login
Use the user name and
password entered
previously.

11. Open a terminal window

12. Determine IP Address

13. Connect to the new server using SSH/Putty
Easy install should have
Installed ssh for you.
If you can’t complete
this step then run:
$ su
# yum -y install openssh-server
# chkconfig sshd on
# service sshd start

14. Run the ‘su’ command then ‘yum update’
The password for
su is the password
entered previously

15. Download Package Updates

16. Re-boot

17. Installation Complete
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