Reconfigure Linux VM Guest Image: Difference between revisions

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* Make sure the guest starts automatically on virtualization host reboot.
* Make sure the guest starts automatically on virtualization host reboot.
* Manual start/stop scripts in ~/environments/.../start-*|stop-*
* Manual start/stop scripts in ~/environments/.../start-*|stop-*
* Secure instance.

Revision as of 03:58, 22 April 2018

Internal

Sequence

  • Change machine name.
  • Pick an available IP address from IP address spreadsheet and update IP address spreadsheet.
  • Change the IP address. On VirtualBox, the internal host-only IP interface is configured in ifcfg-eth0.
  • If multicast was enabled and a static multicast added, update the IP address of the interface in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-*.
  • Change machine ID.
  • yum -y update
  • Install various public keys in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys.
  • Change the root password.
  • Configure log rotation.
  • Make sure the guest starts automatically on virtualization host reboot.
  • Manual start/stop scripts in ~/environments/.../start-*|stop-*
  • Secure instance.