Environment Provisioning - absentee-neptune/SYS-350 GitHub Wiki

Accessing the SuperMicro server over IPMI

Navigate to the login screen by inputting https://super-ipmi5.cyber.local in the browser
- Proceed even though the connection is not private
- Input credentials and login

Installing ESXi HyperVisor

When logged in, under the tab Virtual Media select CD-ROM Image
Pull up File Explorer to navigate to the \\foster-synology.cyber.local share
- Input the foster-synology credentials to continue
- Proceed through the SYS350-SHARE and select the VMware-VMvisor-Installer iso file and copy the path
Back in the CD-ROM Image menu input the appropriate information into the text boxes
- Don't forget to add .iso at the end of the path file
- Save and then mount the image
Under the tab Remote Control select iKVM/HTML5
- Select the link to launch it
When launched this screen should pop up:
Under the Power Control tab select Set Power Reset to restart the server
- When prompted press F11 on the virtual keyboard to invoke the Boot Menu
Under the boot device menu select the Virtual CDROM option to launch the ESXi installer on the server
- When loaded press enter then press F11 on the virtual keyboard to continue through the installer
- A prompt will pop up to select a disk to install ESXi on, select the Micron disk then continue
- When prompted, then select to Install ESXi and overwrite the VMFS datastore, and continue
- When prompted create a root password, then continue
- Finally press F11 on the virtual keyboard to install

Configuring ESXi Hypervisor Network Settings

When the server has fully restarted select F2 on the virtual keyboard and enter the root password
Select the Configure Management Network option
- Select the IPv4 Configuration option
  - Switch the setting to Static IP and set the appropriate IPv4 Address, then press Enter
- Then select the DNS Configuration option
  - The DNS servers are automatically picked up
  - Change the hostname to super5, then press Enter
Press Esc to exit the Configure Management Network menu and press Y to apply the changes and restart the network

Logging in and Setting up VMware ESXi

On a new tab in the browser navigate to https://super5.cyber.local
- Proceed even though the connection is not private
- Input ESXi root credentials and login
Select the Storage tab on the side
- Rename datastore1 to datastore1-super5
- Select New Datastore
  - Leave the default selection then press Next
  - Name the new datastore datastore2-super5, then press Next
  - Leave the default selection then press Next
  - Review the configurations then press Finish

Setting up datastore2-super5

Open datastore2-super5 and select Datastore Browser
Create a Directory and name it isos
Making sure you are in the isos directory, select Upload to upload files
- Navigate to \\foster-synology.cyber.local\SYS350-SHARE\isos
- Upload the .iso files for vyOS, Windows Server, and Xubuntu
Close the Datastore Browser when finished

Creating vSwitches

Select the Network tab on the side, then select Virtual Switches
Select Add standard virtual switch
- Name it Nested-LAN
- Delete the Uplink, then press Add

Creating Port Groups

Switch to the Port groups tab
Select Add port group
- Name it Nested-LAN
- Tie it to the Nested-LAN vSwitch, then press Add

Creating a Virtual Machine

Power on the VM and open it
- Pick the first option when the main screen pops up to install vyOS
After it is completed the login option should appear
- Both default username and password is vyos
- The password will be changed
When logged in type: install image
- Pick the defaults throughout
- Choose a strong password
- After the installation is completed type: reboot to restart the machine

Configure vyOS Network

Set eth0 to a Static IP Address, use the following commands:
- configure
- delete interfaces ethernet eth0 address
- set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.3.45/24
- commit
- save
Set eth1 to a Static IP Address, use the following commands:
- set interfaces ethernet eth1 address 10.0.17.2/24
- commit
- save
Set system gateway address, use the following commands:
- set protocols static route 0.0.0.0/0 next-hop 192.168.3.250
- commit
- save
Set DNS Servers, use the following commands:
- set system name-server 192.168.4.4
- set system name-server 192.168.4.5
- commit
- save
Set NAT Source address, use the following commands:
- set nat source rule 1 outbound-interface eth0
- set nat source rule 1 source address 10.0.17.0/24
- set nat source rule 1 translation address masquerade
- commit
- save
Set DNS listener, use the following commands:
- set service dns forwarding allow-from 10.0.17.0/24
- set service dns forwarding listen-address 10.0.17.2
- set service dns forwarding system
- commit
- save
Restart the VM

While installing use the default settings
Log in when the installation has finally completed and the VM has restarted
- Change the network adapter setting from VM Network to Nested-LAN
- Change the network settings to the appropriate network assignment
- Restart the network

Creating the VM

Select the Virtual Machine tab on the side
Select Create/Register VM
- Leave the default selection then press Next
- Select a name and guest OS
  - Name the new VM AD
  - Switch the Compatability to ESXi 6.5
  - Select Windows for the Guest OS family
  - Select Windows Server 2016 or later (64-bit) for the Guest OS version
  - Press Next
- Select datastore2-super5 as the Storage, then press Next
- Customize the Settings to match this:
  
  Make sure to change the Disk Provisioning for the Hard Disks to Thin Provisioning
  and Select Windows Server for the Datastore ISO file
- Review the configurations then press Finish
Before starting the machine, change the network adapter to Nested-LAN
When powered on and gone through the initial user set-up, go to server manager and do the following:
- Change the hostname to ad
- Change the network settings to the appropriate network assignment
Then reboot the system

Use this template to deploy 3 instances of the Nested ESXI 6.7U3 using the OVA file
Default Root Password: VMware1!