When installing Oracle VM Utilities on an Oracle Linux server or
desktop computer, you may put them in the installation directory
of your choice; for example: /usr/local/bin
.
The Oracle VM Utilities are bundled in a
.zip
archive. To install, simply download the
archive, copy and extract in the appropriate directory.
# cpovm_utils_archive
.zip /usr/local/bin/oracle/ # cd /usr/local/bin/oracle # unzipovm_utils_archive
.zip
Oracle VM Utilities do not
work with the Open JDK or GNU Compiler for Java (GCJ). You
must install a standard Java VM, version 1.6.x, and make sure
it is defined as the default Java VM by the
JAVA_HOME
environment variable or included
in the PATH
variable on your system.
The command line scripts in Oracle VM Utilities execute a Java program and use the default Java VM on the host computer. To verify the exact path to the Java executable and the active Java version, use the following commands:
# which java /usr/java # java -version java version "1.6.0_26" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_26-b03) Java(TM) Server VM (build 20.1-b02, mixed mode)
If a standard Java VM, version 1.6.x, is not available on your
system, download and install the version suited for your
platform from
http://java.com/en/download/.To
ensure that the appropriate Java VM version is used, set the
JAVA_HOME
and PATH
variables as follows:
Edit the Oracle Linux shell profile.
# vi /etc/profile - OR - # vi /etc/bashrc
Add the lines below to the profile. If your Java path does
not match /usr/java
, replace with the
actual path on your system.
JAVA_HOME=/usr/java
export JAVA_HOME
PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
export PATH
Save the file. Log out and log back in to activate your changes.
Verify the Java path and version again, to make sure that the correct Java VM is used.
# which java /usr/java # java -version java version "1.6.0_26" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_26-b03) Java(TM) Server VM (build 20.1-b02, mixed mode)
At this point, the command line scripts are ready to use.