01 Extract Template into Seed Pool

Overview

The downloaded Oracle VM Templates for Oracle Database Media Pack v1 for x86 (64 bit) is reconstructed into the seed pool on VICTORIA.

References

Readme for Media Pack B74025-01 Oracle VM Templates for Oracle Database Media Pack v1 for x86 (64 bit)

Procedure

Unzip the Uploaded Files

On VICTORIA, run the following commands to unzip the uploaded files inside the /OVS/scratch directory:

cd /OVS/scratch

unzip V38984.zip

unzip V38985.zip

Extract the OVM Template Files

On VICTORIA, run the following commands to reconstruct the OVM template files inside the /OVS/scratch directory:

cd /OVS/scratch

cat OVM_OL6U4_X86_64_12101DBRAC_PVM-1of2.tbz OVM_OL6U4_X86_64_12101DBRAC_PVM-2of2.tbz|tar xvjf -

Note: the README instructions give the incorrect tar options.

Move the OVM Template Files into the Seed Pool

On VICTORIA, run the following command to move the OVM template files, as well as the PDF documentation, inside the /OVS/scratch directory to the /OVS/seed_pool directory:

mv /OVS/scratch/OVM_OL6U4_X86_64_12101DBRAC_PVM /OVS/seed_pool

mv /OVS/scratch/*.pdf /OVS/seed_pool/OVM_OL6U4_X86_64_12101DBRAC_PVM

Clean Up the Scratch Directory

On VICTORIA, run the following command to clean up the /OVS/scratch directory:

cd /OVS/scratch

rm -f *.zip *.tbz