For the tasks and exercises associated with this guide, you need the following:
A wireless router (home network varieties are fine)
VMware Workstation 8 or later
IMPORTANT:The use of VMware Workstation 8 is intended for Novell Filr evaluation purposes only. It is not supported for Novell Filr running in a production environment.
A 64-bit host workstation that meets the following conditions:
Has the VMware platform of your choice (above) installed and ready to use
Has the following resources available for running VMware:
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Component |
Minimum |
Recommended |
|---|---|---|
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RAM |
6 GB |
8 GB |
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Hard drive free space |
50 GB |
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Network card |
Ethernet 100 Mbps |
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Mozilla Firefox |
latest version |
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Has a version of LibreOffice installed.
Two Web-based email addresses for receiving invitations and notifications.
At least one mobile device (iOS 5 or later or Android 2.3 or later) that is capable of connecting to the wireless router.
Software for the evaluation path you are following in this guide.
For Path 1 and Path 2, download the applicable Hands-on VMs from the Web:
If you don’t already have a Novell account, register for one on the Novell website.
Access the Novell Downloads Web page.
Do a keyword search for .
In the section, click .
Click the button (upper-right corner of the first table).
If you are prompted to log in, type your > and , then click .
Accept the (required for first downloads only), and answer the survey questions about your download (optional).
Print the download page. You need the listed MD5 verification numbers for verifying your download.
For Path 1, download the Hands-on_Filr_1_A-U.zip file to your VMware host workstation.
For Path 2, download the Hands-on_Filr_1_U.zip file to your VMware host workstation.
IMPORTANT:These files are approximately 3.7 GB.
We strongly recommend that you use a download manager, such as those recommended in the link on the download page.
Verify the integrity of each downloaded file by running an MD5-based checksum utility on it and comparing the values against the list that you printed in Step 8.
For example, on a Linux system you can enter the following command:
md5sum Hands-on_Filr_1_path-type.zip
For a Windows system, you need to obtain a Windows-compatible MD5-based checksum utility from the Web and follow its usage instructions.
Continue with Filr Hands-on Administration Exercises.
For Path 3, you must download the software listed in Section A.2.1, Obtaining Installation Media) to your VMware host workstation.