1. Step 4 – Downloading and Installing the VMware
Target Image
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2. Now you should browse to the Web Site for your competition, see your appropriate
competition documentation for the correct URL to download the VMware images.
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3. Once you have downloaded the VMware Target Image to your Desktop (red circle),
you should double click the WinMD5 icon on your Desktop (red arrow).
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4. Next you will see the "WinMD5Free" window. In the "Original file MD5 checksum
value" data field, cut‐and‐paste, or manually type in, the MD 5 checksum that was
previously provided in your Practice or Qualification Round Instruction Guide.
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5. Once you have entered that checksum, you now need to identify where the zipped
VMware image is that you want to validate. In the "Select a file to compute MD5
checksum" data field, select "Browse".
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6. In the "Open" Window, locate the WMware image file, highlight it, and click
"Open".
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7. Once you have clicked "Open", the MD5 software will calculate the checksum of the
zipped file.
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8. Once calculated, the image MD5 checksum value is displayed in the "Current file
MD5 checksum value:" data field.
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9. To verify that they are both the same value, you simply need to select the "Verify"
button.
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10. If the downloaded file checksum, and the checksum provided match, then you
know that the VMware image is Valid. Select "OK" to finish.
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11. You are now finished validating the MD5 checksum and installing the CyberNEXS
Competition Image. Now you can proceed to unzipping and installing a
Competition Image.
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