1.1 Installing Oracle VM

1.1 Installing Oracle VM
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1.1.1 Installing Oracle VM Server on x86
1.1.2 Installing Oracle VM Server on SPARC
1.1.3 Installing Oracle VM Manager

To install Oracle VM, you must install at least one Oracle VM Server, and then install one instance of Oracle VM Manager. Your Oracle VM Server can be on either x86 hardware, or on SPARC hardware. Oracle VM Servers in a server pool must be of the same type, either x86 or SPARC. You cannot mix x86 and SPARC servers in the same server pool, however Oracle VM Manager is capable of simultaneously managing server pools of different types.

Important

In a production environment Oracle VM Manager and Oracle VM Server versions must ideally match. While it is supported to use Oracle VM Manager to manage an Oracle VM Server within the same release but at a different patch level, it is recommended that customers maintain the same patch level for both server and manager.

1.1.1 Installing Oracle VM Server on x86

Installing Oracle VM Server on x86 deletes any previous operating system and data on the drive selected for installation. To install Oracle VM Server on an x86 server:

Boot the computer on which you want to install Oracle VM Server with your Oracle VM Server CD.
At the boot prompt, press Enter.
Follow the prompts to install Oracle VM Server.

See Chapter 2, Installing Oracle VM Server on x86 for detailed information on installing Oracle VM Server.

If you want to use more than one Oracle VM Server, repeat the installation process. Oracle VM Servers can be added to a server pool and managed by Oracle VM Manager.

1.1.2 Installing Oracle VM Server on SPARC

Installing Oracle VM Server on a SPARC server requires you install and configure the following on the SPARC server:

Oracle Solaris OS in the control domain.
Oracle VM Server for SPARC. This is included in Oracle Solaris 11 OS.
Oracle VM Agent for SPARC.

Note that installing Oracle Solaris within the control domain will destroy the data on the disk on which it is installed, however if Oracle Solaris 11 is already installed within the control domain then Oracle VM Server for SPARC is already available and there is no need to reinstall. Setting up Oracle VM Server for SPARC in this environment will not result in any data being destroyed.

See Chapter 3, Installing Oracle VM Server for SPARC for detailed information on installing Oracle VM Server on SPARC servers.

If you want to use more than one Oracle VM Server, repeat the installation process.

1.1.3 Installing Oracle VM Manager

To install Oracle VM Manager:

Start up the operating system on the computer on which you want to install Oracle VM Manager.
Insert and mount the Oracle VM Manager CD.
As the root user, start the Oracle VM Manager installation script:
```
# ./runInstaller.sh
```
Follow the prompts to install Oracle VM Manager.

See Chapter 4, Installing Oracle VM Manager for detailed information on installing Oracle VM Manager.