02 Install OVMM 3.2.6

Overview

Install OVM Manager on top of OEL6u5 on a VM.

References

• Oracle VM Installation and Upgrade Guide for Release 3.2
  • Chapter 4. Installing Oracle VM Manager
    • 4.3 Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements
      • 4.3.2 Software Requirements
        • 4.3.2.4 Environment Configuration Script
    • 4.4 Installing Oracle VM Manager
      • 4.4.1 Mounting the Oracle VM Manager Installation Media
      • 4.4.2 Running the Oracle VM Manager Installer
        • 4.4.2.1 Simple Installation (includes database if necessary)

Procedure

Mount Installation DVD

Used the following command to mount the ISO image (V40082-01.iso) as a DVD:

mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/dvd /mnt

Create the Oracle User and Associated Parameters

As advised by 4.3.2 Software Requirements, used the following command to create the Oracle user and associated system parameters:

/mnt/createOracle.sh

The output of the command is:

Adding group 'oinstall' with gid '54321' ... Adding group 'dba' Adding user 'oracle' with user id '54321', initial login group 'dba', supplementary group 'oinstall' and home directory '/home/oracle' ... Changing ownership of '/home/oracle' to oracle:dba Creating user 'oracle' succeeded ... Verifying user 'oracle' OS prerequisites for Oracle VM Manager ... oracle soft nofile 8192 oracle hard nofile 8192 oracle soft nproc 4096 oracle hard nproc 4096 oracle soft core unlimited oracle hard core unlimited Setting user 'oracle' OS limits for Oracle VM Manager ... Altered file /etc/security/limits.conf Original file backed up at /etc/security/limits.conf.orabackup Verifying & setting of user limits succeeded ... Creating mountpoint '/u01' ... Modifying iptables for OVM Adding rules to enable access to: 7002 : Oracle VM Manager https 15901 : Oracle VM Manager VM console proxy 54321 : Oracle VM Manager core 54322 : Oracle VM Manager core via SSL 123 : NTP 10000 : Oracle VM Manager CLI Tool iptables: Saving firewall rules to /etc/sysconfig/iptables:[ OK ] Rules added.

Install OVMM

Using the procedure in 4.4.2.1 Simple Installation (includes database if necessary), the following commands to install Oracle Virtual Machine Manager:

cd /mnt [root@melbourne mnt]# ./runInstaller.sh

The log of the installation is uploaded as 02 Install OVM 3.2.6.log.