Creating an Oracle Linux Virtual Machine

This section describes creating an Oracle Linux Virtual Machine (VM).

To create an Oracle Linux VM:

1. Download the "Oracle Linux 7.x for x86 64 bit ISO image" from http://edelivery.oracle.com/linux.
   1. Sign in.
   2. Enter Oracle Linux in the search field.
   3. From Select Platform choose x86 64 bit and click Select.
   4. Click Continue.
   5. Click Continue again if the correct version is displayed.
   6. Follow the instructions to complete the download.
2. Open the vSphere Client and create a new VM.
   1. Set Configuration to Typical.
   2. Enter the Name and Location.
   3. Set Storage to the appropriate datastore.
   4. Set Guest Operating System to Linux with Version Oracle Linux 4/5/6/7 (64-bit).
   5. Set Networks, with the number of NICs set to 4. Also set the following networks (all with Adapter set to VMXNET3 and Connect at Power On selected):
      • 1: "VM Network"
      • 2: "VM Local"
      • 3. "VM Voip"
      • 4. "VM Data"
   6. Set Create a Disk as Thin Provisioned at either the Virtual Disk Size or a different size.
   7. On the "Ready to Complete" screen, select Edit the virtual machine setting before completion to adjust resources such as Memory and CPUs.
   8. If necessary, select the "Options" tab's Boot Options menu item to force entry into the BIOS setup screen.
3. Select File, New, 'Virtual Machine...'
   1. Follow the Typical instructions.
   2. Choose Oracle Linux 4/5/6/7 (64-bit) for Guest Operating System.
   3. Connect the 4 NICs.
   4. Select Thin Provision for the datastore.
   5. Click Finish.
4. Right-click the new VM and select Edit Settings....
   1. Select the Options tab.
   2. Select Boot Options from the left panel.
   3. Check the box under Force BIOS Setup in the right panel.
   4. Click OK.
5. Start the VM.
6. 'Open Console' to the VM, and you see the BIOS screen.
   1. Select the Boot table using the arrow keys.
   2. Move the curser over the CD-ROM Drive and hit the '+' key to move it above the Hard Drive.
   3. Do not exit BIOS yet.
7. Within the vSphere Client, ensure the VM is selected and click the CD icon in the toolbar.
   1. Select CD/DVD drive 1.
   2. Select Connect to ISO image on local disk....
   3. Select the Oracle 7 ISO image downloaded in step 1.
8. In the console, Save & Exit from BIOS.
   Installation begins. Follow the instructions provided.

   Note:

   During the installation, the default configuration of partitions allocates almost the entire disk to the "/home" directory. ISR software is installed by default on the path /opt/isr, requiring more space on the root ("/") directory, or more specifically the "/opt" directory. If the Oracle Linux 7 installer defaults are accepted, the ISR components can very easily run out of disk space and not function properly.