Configure the Preinstalled Oracle VM 3.3 OS

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These instructions only describe how to configure the preinstalled Oracle VM Server on your server. Oracle VM has other components that must be installed or already up and running to support the virtual machine environment.

For more information about Oracle VM requirements, refer to the Oracle VM documentation listed in http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/vm/documentation/index.html.

If you are not already logged in to Oracle ILOM, log in either through the serial management port or from the network management port.
Refer to Server Administration, accessing Oracle ILOM.

If main power has not yet been applied to the server, power on or restart the server in one of these ways.
- Power on the server – Use one of these methods:
  - From the Oracle ILOM web interface Summary Information page, click Turn On for the Power State in the Actions panel.
  - From the Oracle ILOM CLI, type:
```
-> start /System
```
- Restart the server – Use one of these methods:
  - From the Oracle ILOM web interface, navigate to Host Management → Power Control and select Reset from the Select Action drop-down menu. Then click Save and OK.
  - From the Oracle ILOM CLI, type:
```
-> reset /System
```
The server starts the boot process.

From Oracle ILOM, start the remote console using one of these methods.
- From the Oracle ILOM web interface
  
  Navigate to the System Information → Summary page, click Launch for Remote Console in the Actions panel. Then click Turn On for the Power State.
- From the Oracle ILOM CLI
  
  Type:
```
-> start /HOST/console 
Are you sure you want to start /HOST/console (y/n)? y 
Serial console started.
```
From the GRUB menu, you can choose whether you want to continue to direct the display to the serial port, or whether you want to direct the display to a device connected to the video port.

Note - If you do not press a key within five seconds, the GRUB menu disappears from the screen and the display is by default directed to the serial port. To pause at the GRUB menu, press any key other than Enter. Then select the option you want to use and Press Enter to continue.

Use the up and down arrow keys to select one of these display options.
Note - The first two options and the last option listed on the screen are not supported.
- Display output to the serial port – Select the appropriate option in the GRUB menu and press Enter.
  This is the default option. If you do not select an option on the GRUB menu, after five seconds, the GRUB menu is no longer available and the system continues with the output directed to the serial port.
- Display output to the video port – Select the appropriate option in the GRUB menu and press Enter.
  If you choose this option, you must connect a device to the VGA connector on the server and an input device (USB keyboard or mouse).

Follow the Oracle VM installer on-screen prompts to configure the Oracle VM Server portion of the software.
After you have responded to all the prompts for system information, the server completes the boot process and displays the Oracle VM login prompt.

Configure the Preinstalled Oracle VM 3.3 OS

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