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New Generalized Preloaded VMs available for MIT community
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan McIndoe Hunt)
Wed Mar 16 13:10:26 2011
From: Jonathan McIndoe Hunt <jmhunt@MIT.EDU>
To: "ITpartners (itpartners@MIT.EDU)" <itpartners@mit.edu>,
"winpartners@mit.edu" <winpartners@mit.edu>,
"macparnters@mit.edu"
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CC: "is&t@mit.edu" <is&t@mit.edu>, "it-lead@mit.edu" <it-lead@mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:10:15 -0400
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Good afternoon,
Information Services & Technology (IS&T) has been working with the Office o=
f Educational Innovation and Technology and others to create Virtual Machin=
es (VMs) that are preloaded with Windows 7, security updates and bundles of=
software for different segments of the MIT community.
There are two versions, one for administrative staff and one for students. =
The administrative staff VM is supported only on Macintosh host machines as=
a way to access Windows-only software. The student VM is designed to be u=
sed on Windows or Macintosh host machines, but an extra step is required to=
configure the full features on Windows.
Download and Setup
You can download the VM, go through the initial setup of setting your usern=
ame and password and access to administrative- or student-focused Windows s=
oftware without the need to install Windows or the included applications.
To obtain the appropriate VM and documentation, visit the Available Softwar=
e page at https://ist.mit.edu/services/software/available-software, select =
Virtualization in the Software Type, and click Apply.
(Certificates required)
Please note that in order to use these VMs, you must have VMware Workstatio=
n (for Windows or Linux) or VMware Fusion (for Macintosh) installed and wor=
king beforehand. Both of these programs are available from the Available So=
ftware page<https://ist.mit.edu/services/software/available-software> as we=
ll.
Documentation
(NOTE: included are important instructions with regard to McAfee and Virtua=
l Machines on the Macintosh platform)
As you wait for these very large VMs (4+ GB compressed) to download, please=
read through the short
Introduction to the Administrative Staff Virtual Machine
https://ist.mit.edu/services/software/vmware/admin-image/intro
or
Introduction to the Student Virtual Machine
http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/vmware/student-image/intro
Support
The IS&T Help Desk is ready to assist you in setting up these VMs or using =
the supported software in them. You can contact the Help Desk at (617) 253-=
1101 or helpdesk@mit.edu<mailto:helpdesk@mit.edu>.
IS&T will release new versions of these virtual machines twice a year at th=
e start of each semester. These releases will include updated versions of s=
oftware with security and anti-virus patches applied. We welcome feedback a=
bout the included software and settings.
We hope these VMs will save you and your communities' time and effort.
Thanks,
Jon
_______________________________________________________
Jonathan McIndoe Hunt MIT EECS '97 617.253.0172
Senior Educational and Sustainability IT Project Manager
Faculty & Student Experience (FSX)
Information Services & Technology (IS&T), MIT
http://ist.mit.edu/about/org/fsx
Important: IS&T staff will *NEVER* ask you for your password nor send email=
requesting it. The bogus emails and phone calls asking for your password =
are Phishing attempts to compromise your email.
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nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoPlainText>Good afternoo=
n,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMs=
oPlainText>Information Services & Technology (IS&T) has been workin=
g with the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology and others to cr=
eate Virtual Machines (VMs) that are preloaded with Windows 7, security upd=
ates and bundles of software for different segments of the MIT community. <=
o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPl=
ainText>There are two versions, one for administrative staff and one for st=
udents. The administrative staff VM is supported only on Macintosh hos=
t machines as a way to access Windows-only software. The student VM i=
s designed to be used on Windows or Macintosh host machines, but an extra s=
tep is required to configure the full features on Windows.<o:p></o:p></p><p=
class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText><b>Downl=
oad and Setup<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText>You can download th=
e VM, go through the initial setup of setting your username and password an=
d access to administrative- or student-focused Windows software without the=
need to install Windows or the included applications. <o:p></o:p></p=
><p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>To obtai=
n the appropriate VM and documentation, visit the Available Software page a=
t <a href=3D"https://ist.mit.edu/services/software/available-software">http=
s://ist.mit.edu/services/software/available-software</a>, select <b>Vi=
rtualization</b> in the Software Type, and click <b>Apply</b>.<o:p></o:p></=
p><p class=3DMsoNormal>(Certificates required)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMso=
PlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dapple-sty=
le-span><span style=3D'font-size:11.5pt'>Please note that in order to use t=
hese VMs, you must have VMware Workstation (for Windows or Linux) or VMware=
Fusion (for Macintosh) installed and working beforehand. Both of these pro=
grams are available from the <a href=3D"https://ist.mit.edu/services/s=
oftware/available-software">Available Software page</a> as well.</span=
></span><span style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif=
"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p cl=
ass=3DMsoPlainText><b>Documentation</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>=
<span style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;color:#FF3735'>(NOTE: included are importan=
t instructions with regard to McAfee and Virtual Machines on the Macintosh =
platform)</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText>As you wait for these very <i>large</i> VMs=
(4+ GB compressed) to download, please read through the <i>short</i><o:p><=
/o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'margin-left:.5in'>Introduction to=
the Administrative Staff Virtual Machine<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlain=
Text style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><a href=3D"https://ist.mit.edu/services/sof=
tware/vmware/admin-image/intro">https://ist.mit.edu/services/software/vmwar=
e/admin-image/intro</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText style=
=3D'margin-left:.5in'>or<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText styl=
e=3D'margin-left:.5in'>Introduction to the Student Virtual Machine<o:p></o:=
p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><a href=3D"http://=
ist.mit.edu/services/software/vmware/student-image/intro">http://ist.mit.ed=
u/services/software/vmware/student-image/intro</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=
=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b>Support</b><o:=
p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>The IS&T Help Desk is ready to assist =
you in setting up these VMs or using the supported software in them. You ca=
n contact the Help Desk at (617) 253-1101 or <a href=3D"mailto:he=
lpdesk@mit.edu">helpdesk@mit.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNor=
mal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>IS&T will release new ver=
sions of these virtual machines twice a year at the start of each semester.=
These releases will include updated versions of software with security and=
anti-virus patches applied. We welcome feedback about the included softwar=
e and settings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>=
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>We hope these VMs will save you and your communitie=
s' time and effort.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p>=
</p><p class=3DMsoPlainText>Thanks,<br>Jon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlai=
nText>_______________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p=
><p class=3DMsoPlainText>Jonathan McIndoe Hunt MIT =
EECS '97 617.253.0172<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainTe=
xt>Senior Educational and Sustainability IT Project Manager<o:p></o:p></p><=
p class=3DMsoPlainText>Faculty & Student Experience (FSX)<o:p></o:p></p=
><p class=3DMsoPlainText>Information Services & Technology (IS&T), =
MIT<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText>http://ist.mit.edu/about/org/fsx<=
o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPl=
ainText>Important: IS&T staff will *NEVER* ask you for your password no=
r send email requesting it. The bogus emails and phone calls asking f=
or your password are Phishing attempts to compromise your email.<o:p></o:p>=
</p><p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoPlainText><o=
:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>=
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