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1. Download the gen-node-key.sh script to the following location on the management node:

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   cd /root wget http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/121138/gen-node-key.sh?version=2

2. Set the script to be executable:

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   chmod +x /root/gen-node-key.sh

3. Determine the IP address of the Windows XP VM by running ipconfig:

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   Windows IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.123.175 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : dcs.mcnc.org IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 152.46.18.179 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 152.46.23.254

4. Run the script and specify the node as an argument (either the node's DNS name or IP address can be used):

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   /root/gen-node-key.sh 152.46.18.179

   Note: You will need to enter the root account's password during script execution.
5. Attempt to connect from the management node to the Windows VM via SSH using the key:

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   ssh 152.46.18.179

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Configure the hosts file to include entries for the VM host server and guest

Configure the sshd Service to Listen on the Virtual Private Network 

Add the following line to the end of the file:

Restart the sshd service on the management node:

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Configure The VM Host To Be Able To SSH To Itself

Add the VM host's public key to its own authorized_keys file to allow it to SSH to itself without a password prompt: 

The following command should execute without having to enter a password:

Configure The DHCP Service On The Management Node 

Save a copy of the original dhcpd.conf file:

Configure the dhcpd.conf file: 

sharedddns-update-style none; shared-network vmnet1 {
7        subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 {0 {
                ignore unknown-clients;
                ignore unknown-clients;
option routers 192.168.0.1;
                host vmguest-1 {
                        option host-name "vmguest-1";
                        hardware ethernet 00:50:56:1A:01:01;
                        fixed-address 192.168.1.1;
                        option dhcp-server-identifier 192.168.0.1;
                }
        }
}

Configure the dhcpd service to automatically start at runlevels 3-5:

Configure the dhcpd service to only listen on the vmnet1 virtual network:

Add vmnet1 the daemon $dhcpd line as shown:dhcpd 

start() {
    [ -x $dhcpd ] || return 5
    [ -f $conf ] || return 6

    pidofproc $prog >/dev/null 2>&1
    RETVAL=$?
    [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && return $RETVAL

    echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
    daemon $dhcpd vmnet1 $DHCPDARGS 2>/dev/null
    RETVAL=$?
    echo
    [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && touch $lockfile
    return $RETVAL
}

Start the dhcpd service:  

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Common Problems

 You may see the following dialog box when powering on a VM which has been saved in a VCL image. Click on Always Keep: