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Recommendations

• Image: image-file-name
• Ubuntu machine configuration:
  • OpenSSH server
  • LAMP server
  • MySQL root password: root-password

Create an internal virtual network switch

• Press Windows key and type Hyper-V.
• Click Hyper-V Manager to start Hyper-V Manager application.
• In Actions pane, click Virtual Switch Manager....
• Under Virtual Switches, ensure New virtual network switch is selected.
• Under Create virtual switch, select Internal.
• Click Create Virtual Switch.
• Give the switch a name.
• Click OK.

Share Internet with your wi-fi adapter

• Click Windows key.
• Type View network connections, click Settings and start the View network connections applet.
• Right-click on your wi-fi adapter and click Properties.
• Click on Sharing tab.
• Check Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection.
• Under Home networking connection, selectthe virtual network switch created in section A.
• Click OK.

Create virtual machine

• Click Windows key and type Hyper-V.
• Type Hyper-V Manager and start Hyper-V Manager application.
• In Actions pane, click New and select Virtual Machine....
• In Name, enter ubuntu-12.10-server-amd64 and click Next >.
• In Startup memory, enter 2048, check Use Dynamic Memory for this virtual machine. and click Next >.
• Click Next >.
• In Size, enter 30 and click Next >.
• Select Install an operating system from a boot CD/DVD-ROM.
• Select Image file (.iso) and click Browse... to select the image file image-file-name.
• Click Next >.
• Click Finish.

Configure virtual machine

• Right-click newly created virtual machine and select Settings....
• Under Hardware, click Network Adapter and click Remove.
• Under Hardware, click Add Hardware.
• Select Legacy Network Adapter and click Add.
• Under Legacy Network Adapter, in Virtual switch, select the virtual network switch created in section A.
• Click OK.