Virtual Machines
The SCS Labs have VirtualBox, giving users the ability to run virtual operating systems or Virtual Machines (VMs). There are a number of VMs that have been specifically built for
particular courses. There are a number of benefits when you use a VM including:
- Experiment with multiple OS’s safely as the VM has no impact on the host machine.
- Run a group of VMs on a virtual network without actually risking the real network.
- Can be customized for each course to run a different OS and software without risk of conflicts.
Additional Resources:
- Download the user guide for SCS Virtual Machines: VirtualBox_HowTo (pdf)
- Learn more about SCS Virtual Machines here: Windows help, including Virtual Machines
- Download VirtualBox from VirtualBox.org, and import the .ova file to run the Virtual Machine.
The Virtual Machines are all in VirtualBox .ova format (unless otherwise noted). They can usually be opened with other virtualization products (KVM, VMWare, Hyper-V, etc). The naming convention is the course code COMPXXXX of the course it was built for, followed by an optional term designation, such as -F16 for Fall 2016, which represents the term for which it was originally created. Many VMs continue to be used both for future terms, and for different courses. Consult with your Instructor to determine the exact VM you are expected to use for your course!
NOTE: Most of our images use the VirtualBox Extension Pack, so please make sure you add it when you install VirtualBox (see the VirtualBox How-To Ubuntu guide above).
WARNING: The Current Course Virtual Machines have been tested with VirtualBox 5.1.14 on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Mac OSX and Linux. There are known issues with Windows 10 and pre 5.0.4 versions of VirtualBox. Older Course Virtual Machines are not extensively tested on recent operating systems and newer versions of VirtualBox
Current Course Virtual Machines (2016/2017)
| Virtual Machine (SHA1 checksum) |
Size (GB) |
OS | Privileged user / password |
Staff / Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMP2401B-W17.ova (5fbc3d617bfddf3d1f21dc4fc24fccdc42bcc52b) |
1.7 | ubuntu 16.04 | admin / nimda! | Doron Nussbaum Andrew Pullin |
| COMP2406A-W17.ova – UPDATED Jan 10, 2017 (dc0535f276a53be575b2e32a8a3b97d28dbfdd32) |
1.4 | lubuntu 14.04 | student / tneduts! | Andrew Runka Andrew Pullin |
| COMP3004-W17.ova – UPDATED Jan 31, 2017 (a01a46cc1ab2e3b4e6bc4cbfc4f247096381e4fe) |
1.7 | ubuntu 16.04 | admin / nimda! | Christine Laurendeau Andrew Pullin |
| COMP2401-F16.ova (4523e451033335bfc903b62769a440b2b7d3ac5b) |
1.7 | ubuntu 16.04 | admin / nimda! | Christine Laurendeau Andrew Pullin |
| COMP4003-F15.ova (567a111d38442ed50774a328d9c3cff18930c430) |
1.1 | fedora 20 | fedora / oracle11g | Mengchi Liu Andrew Pullin |
Older Course Virtual Images
| Virtual Machine (SHA1 checksum) |
Size (GB) |
OS | Privileged user / password |
Staff / Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMP5704-F16.ova (545c489621942b4e338b66060b137e4e07a13743) |
1.9 | ubuntu 16.04 | user / user | Frank Dehne Andrew Pullin |
COMP2406-3000-W16.ova (9ba430fbc7b47bb3680f3bc0dbcbc9fd98e02897) |
1.3 | ubuntu 14.04 | student / tneduts! | Anil Somayaji Andrew Pullin |
| COMP2401-F15.ova (4a9b9a195bdb2061a118719bf99fe0cb8cb57338) |
1.5 | ubuntu 14.04 | admin / nimda! | Christine Laurendeau Andrew Pullin |
| COMP4203-5900-W16.ova (9a45fa81baa062c846efea63c4aa8e3e61414fc4) WARNING: This is a VMWare only image |
3.2 | ubuntu 15.10 | scs / scs | Michel Barbeau |
| COMP2406-3000-F15.ova (310a98869c9d43435a2e114a4f02af93051800b1) |
1.7 | ubuntu 14.04 | student / tneduts! | Anil Somayaji Andrew Pullin |
| COMP3004-F15.ova (04f052cf7bda884d3c1ab16d766d59a97275286d) |
1.7 | ubuntu 14.04 | admin / nimda! | Christine Laurendeau Andrew Pullin |
| COMP4009.ova (e4014c7bcd72620934cfdc0a84722e729eff7dc0) |
1.0 | ubuntu 10.04 | admin / nimda! | Frank Dehne |
NOTE: Most of our images have an unprivileged user account if you wish to do something on a non admin/sudo enabled account. The username / password is student / tneduts! unless otherwise noted.