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Instructor Setup Instructions

Creating Virtual Machines for class

Email Doug Slade (dugslade@us.ibm.com) with any questions or for access.

Step 1:

Navigate and login to IBM Cloud.

Step 2:

Go to sidebar then Classic > Devices > Manage > Images

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Step 3:

Click on InstanaPOTStudentVMImages (old-> ausptw-mar22-master) which is the master image

Step 4:

Go to top right corner and click Actions > Order Public VSI

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Step 5:

Create a host name that is appropriate to the location of the class

Step 6:

Choose quantity (20 Max).

Change billing rate to Hourly.

Change profile to B1 2x8.

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Step 7:

Click the Create button in the right-hand sidebar

Once Virtual Machines are Created

Step 1:

Search devices for “aiops-”

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Step 2:

Click on VM Image and go to Password tab

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Step 3:

SSH into each machine using the given password and change it to something more secure.

  • ssh root@(machine-ip)
  • passwd ubuntu
  • (enter new ubuntu password [Do not use common password like “ubuntu”])

You can exit and SSH into machine again and verify ubuntu password works.

  • ssh ubuntu@(machine ip)