Convert CyberOps VMs to VMware Compatible
I have a problem with the CyberOps course regarding the VMs. Currently the VMs are based on VirtuablBox. The problem with this on a campus netowrk is that there is no way to prevent the student from changing the network adapter from host only (private network) to Bridged. Bridged allows the VM to act a host on the LAN. Allowing students to fire up Kali linux on a campus LAN is a major NO-NO.
I do have access to vSphere (VMware virtualization) where we can alter permissions on the VMs so the students cannot change the network adapters. This would also allow us to create a resource pool with the VMs for the course and clone the pool for each student making deployment much easier.
The problem is, the current ova files are from VirtualBox. I have tried everything I know of, including irc support from vbox, and cannot import the ova files into VMware. I have even tried imaging the disks using CloneZilla and linux (dd). Nothing seems to work.
I would request that NetAcad recreates these VMs using VMware and export the ovf files so we can import them into vSphere. I woould also be fine if they could provide instructions on how to create the VMs in the first place (what packages they installed and how to configure) if that is easier.
Michael Knichel
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Thank you for the feedback. Unfortunately we are not going to implement your suggestion at this time. As a workaround, you try the video below that shows how to do import OVA files into VMware Workstation and WMware Fusion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiZMB0tLgLg
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Echo Rantanen commented
I have heard this from multiple academies. Many of the are also teaching VMware so it makes sense that they would like to have the image for this software. Virtual Box was chosen due to zero cost point so we would still need to support this option.