VM Setup in Virtualbox

Creating the VM

Create a new VM by clicking the blue new button

Open

In the dialog that appears, make sure to set the values matching the image below:

Open

Ensure the memory is set to 8192MB

On the Hard Disk screen, click create

For the file type, choose VDI and click next

For the choice of dynamically allocated or fixed size, either one works, you are choosing a size vs speed tradeoff. We normally choose dynamically allocated, but fixed size gives better speed but at the cost of taking all the disk space right now.

For the size, we normally choose 100GB, but as long as you have at least 60GB you should be able to do the install. The default path should be okay.

Configuring the VM

Once the VM is created, there are a few configuration options we need to change prior to using the VM.

First, highlight your new VM, and then click settings

The first thing to change is the Processor count. This can be changed in System → Processor. Ensure your settings match the screenshot below

The next item to configure are the network adapter configurations. By default, the VM only comes with 1 network adapter setup using NAT, this is fine for most cases, but it can be beneficial to use a bridged adapter instead of NAT if you want to access this from any different machines on your network. Bridged adapter configuration can be setup by clicking the NAT dropdown and change to a bridged adapter. Then you need to choose a network device that has an active network connection.

The next thing is to add a second adapter so we have a host-only network configuration. This can be done by clicking the Adapter 2 tab and changing the settings to match the image attached

With these steps completed, you can proceed with the CentOS installation guide found at https://relias.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CEMVP/pages/1182925189