Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

What's New in Oracle VM Manager

• New Features in Release 2.1.5
• New Features in Release 2.1.2
• New Features in Release 2.1.1

1 Overview of Oracle VM Manager

• What Is Virtualization?
• Why Virtualize?
• Introduction to Oracle VM
• Configuration of Oracle VM Manager
• Roles in Oracle VM Manager
• Main Features of Oracle VM Manager

2 Getting Started with Oracle VM Manager

• Registering an Account with Oracle VM Manager
• Logging In to Oracle VM Manager
• Using the Wizard to Create a Server Pool

3 Managing Server Pools

• Designing a Server Pool
• Creating a Server Pool
• Editing a Server Pool
  • Editing Server Pool
  • Editing Server Pool Servers
  • Editing Server Pool Users
• Searching Server Pools
• Restoring a Server Pool
• Enabling High Availability (HA)
• Deleting a Server Pool

4 Managing Servers

• Adding a Server
• Viewing and Editing a Server
• Restarting a Server
• Shutting Down a Server
• Deleting a Server

5 Managing Resources

• Importing Virtual Machine Templates
  • Importing a Virtual Machine Template
    • Selecting from the Server Pool
    • Downloading from External Source
    • Converting a Linux or Windows Host to a Virtual Machine Template (P2V)
  • Statuses of Virtual Machine Templates
  • Reimporting a Virtual Machine Template
  • Approving the Imported Virtual Machine Template
  • Editing a Virtual Machine Template
  • Deleting a Virtual Machine Template
• Importing Virtual Machine Images
  • Importing a Virtual Machine Image
    • Selecting from the Server Pool
    • Downloading from External Source
    • Converting a Linux or Windows Host to a Virtual Machine (P2V)
  • Statuses of Virtual Machine Images
  • Reimporting a Virtual Machine Image
  • Approving the Imported Virtual Machine Image
  • Editing a Virtual Machine Image
  • Deleting a Virtual Machine Image
• Importing ISO Files
  • Importing an ISO File
    • Selecting from the Server Pool
    • Downloading from External Source
  • Statuses of ISO Files
  • Reimporting an ISO File
  • Approving the Imported ISO File
  • Changing Status of an ISO File
  • Deleting an ISO File
• Managing Shared Virtual Disks
  • Creating a Shared Virtual Disk
  • Searching a Shared Virtual Disk
  • Deleting a Shared Virtual Disk

6 Managing Virtual Machines

• Overview of Virtual Machines
  • Virtual Machine Types
  • Virtual Machine Statuses
    • Creating
    • Initializing and Running
    • Pausing, Paused and Unpausing
    • Suspending, Suspended and Resuming
    • Shutting Down and Powered Off
    • Saving
    • Cloning
    • Migrating
    • Error
  • Life Cycle Management of a Virtual Machine
  • Viewing Virtual Machine Error Logs
• Supported Guest Operating Systems
• Creating a Virtual Machine
  • Creating a New Virtual Machine Based on Virtual Machine Template
  • Creating a New Virtual Machine from Installation Media
  • Creating a Network Bootable (PXE boot) Virtual Machine
• Starting and Shutting Down a Virtual Machine
  • Starting a Virtual Machine
  • Shutting Down a Virtual Machine
  • Pausing and Unpausing a Virtual Machine
  • Suspending and Resuming a Virtual Machine
• Connecting to a Virtual Machine's Console
  • Installing the Console Plug-In
  • Logging In to a Virtual Machine
• Viewing Details of a Virtual Machine
• Editing Virtual Machine Configuration
  • General
  • Network
  • Storage
  • Preferred Server
  • Profiles
• Reproducing Virtual Machines
  • Deploying a Virtual Machine
  • Cloning Virtual Machines
  • Saving a Virtual Machine as a Template
• Migrating a Virtual Machine
• Deleting a Virtual Machine
  • Deleting a Virtual Machine in "Powered Off" or "Error" Status
  • Deleting a Virtual Machine Stuck in a Certain Status

7 Managing Users and Groups

• The Default Account
• Managing Users
  • Creating a User
  • Viewing Details
  • Editing a User
  • Changing a Role
  • Deleting a User
• Managing Groups
  • Default Groups
  • Creating a Group
  • Adding a User to a Group
  • Editing a Group
  • Deleting a Group

A Preparing Virtual Machines For Importing

B Backing Up and Restoring Oracle VM Manager

• Backing Up Oracle VM Manager
• Restoring Oracle VM Manager

C Web Services API

• Web Services API
• Creating a Web Service Client
  • Creating a Proxy Class in Java
    • Using Oracle JDeveloper
    • Using wsimport
  • Creating a Proxy Class in Python
• Authentication and Security
• Web Service Locations
• Web Services
  • LifecycleService
  • ResourceService
  • PluginService
  • ServerPoolService
  • VirtualMachineService
  • AdminService

D Troubleshooting

• Log Files
• Cannot Log In to Oracle VM Manager
• Cannot Create a Virtual Machine from Installation Media
• No Sufficient Space in Repository for Creating a Virtual Machine
• The Virtual Machine Stuck in Certain Status
• The Status of the Virtual Machine Is "Error"
  • Error: HVM guest support is unavailable: is VT/AMD-V supported by your CPU and enabled in your BIOS?
  • Failed:<Exception: cannot find host server for vm('/OVS/running_pool/vm_name')>
  • Failed:<Exception: Could not find '/OVS/running_pool/vm_name' in any storage repository.>
  • Failed:<Exception: /opt/ovs-agent-2.2/utils/rcp.py /OVS/running_pool/vm_name/ [e-mail]:/OVS/running_pool/vm_name password=>encounter 'permission denied'! >
  • Failed:<Exception: return=>failed:<Exception: xm create '/OVS/running_pool/vm_name/vm.cfg'=>Error: Domain 'vm_name' already exists with ID '6' >>
  • Failed:<Exception: vm('/OVS/running_pool/vm_name') status ('RUNNING') not in ('DOWN', 'ERROR')>
  • Failed:<Exception: no server selected to run vm('/OVS/running_pool/vm_name') memory=512>
  • Failed:<Exception: return=>failed:<Exception: xm create '/OVS/running_pool/vm_name/vm.cfg'=>Error: Device 0 (vif) could not be connected. Could not find bridge device null >>
  • Failed:<Exception: no pxe bootable vif found.>
  • Failed:<Exception: failed:<Exception: virt-install --paravirt --name=vm_name --ram=256 --vcpus=1 --file /OVS/running_pool/vm_name/System.img --file-size=1 --vnc --vnclisten=0.0.0.0 --vncpasswd=/tmp/tmp01TOh4 --noautoconsole --location=nfs:host:/mnt=>mount: can't get address for host umount: /var/lib/xen/xennfs.mkvX0Q: not mounted ERROR: Unable to mount NFS location! >>
  • winxp_build failed:<Exception: return=>failed:<NameError: global name 'xen_handle_vif_qos' is not defined>>
• Cannot Access Virtual Machine Console
• Cannot Perform Live Migration
• Cannot Change CD in the Virtual Machine
• Cannot Import External Resources
• Remote Host Identification Error in Server Pool

E Third Party Licenses

• Apache XML-RPC
  • Apache XML-RPC Software License
• Third-Party Products Included with Sun Microsystems Products
  • CS CodeViewer v1.0
  • DES and 3xDES
  • Crimson v1.1.1
  • NSIS 1.0j
  • Some Portions licensed from IBM
  • Portions Copyright Eastman Kodak Company 1992
  • Lucida
  • Portions licensed from Taligent, Inc.
  • Additionally for JRE/JDK 1.5 / 5.0

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