Create a Windows 2025 Server

  • VM Name: g#-s#-dns
  • IP address: 192.168.x.y1 (where x is your group # and y is your student #)
  1. Install Windows Server
  2. Install VMware Tools on your VM
  3. Configure NIC properly (should be using vmxnet3 NIC)
  4. Configure DNS Server Tool on server
  5. Create a Forward zone for g#s#.com
  6. Add an A record to your zone for your mysql server (mysql.g#s#.com points to 192.168.g#.s#8)
  7. Add an A record for your Apache server (web.g#s#.com points to 192.168.g#.s#7)
  8. Utilize the nmtui tool to set your Client VM’s primary DNS address to your new DNS server.
  9. On the Client, go to https://mysql.g#s#.com:10000 to load your webmin interface completed in Lab 1
  10. Submit screenshot of that page showing that it is responding to the new DNS entry