Recitation 9 (R9)

CT320: Network and Systems Administration

Group Work, COMSC 315 Lab

Virtualization and Samba Lab

The purpose of this assignment is to learn about virtualization and sharing of file systems between Linux and Windows using NFS and Samba.

Description

For this assignment you will install Windows Vista on Fedora 17 using one of the open source solutions for virtualization. We suggest you use Virtual box. Student can also use Xen or another full virtualization solution if you are already familiar with it. This lab will be done during the recitation and checked off by the instructor or teaching assistant.

Part 1 — Virtualization

Install the required packages for virtualization, as described in (make sure you have installed fedora 17 with updates): http://www.tecmint.com/install-virtualbox-on-redhat-centos-fedora/

Part 2 — Install Windows

• Install Windows using the supplied media.
• Verify that you can run Windows under Fedora.
• Create a directory under windows called C:\WindowExports and another called C:\LinuxImports.
• Add some content to C:\WindowsExports.

Part 3 — Enable file sharing from Windows to Fedora

Set up Samba to enable file sharing of the directory C:\WindowsExports on Windows to a directory called /imports on Fedora.

NOTE: Beware of firewall issues on both operating systems!

Part 4 — Enable file sharing from Fedora to Windows (Extra Credit)

Setup Samba to enable file sharing of the NFS file system /exports on Fedora to a directory called C:\WindowsImports on Windows. You may use the system-config-samba tool on Fedora.

NOTE: Beware of protection issues on both systems!

Grading

Show your solution to the instructor or teaching assistant.