Installing Oracle VM 2.1.2 Manager & Server on EL5U2 (OTN Installfest)
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Oracle OpenWorld 2008
*** This guide is for test purposes only - not production ***
*** Shows howto use two 2GB RAM boxes to build a ***
*** stand alone Oracle VM Manager & Server test environment ***
*** use an ethernet cable to connect Nodes 1 & 2 ***
On Node1 : Install Oracle VM 2.1.2 Manager & Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2
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Boot from el5u2 dvd on the
press enter for graphical install
+ Automatically or Manually partition your hard drive with Disk Druid
note: default partitioning will overwrite data on your drive.
+ Accept defaults for GRUB boot loader, configure networking, set hostname
hint: for testing disable ipv6 and DHCP
IP : 192.168.100.10 netmask : 255.255.255.0
manually set the hostname : ovm212mgr
gateway : 192.168.100.1
Primary DNS : 127.0.0.1
+ Set time and root password
+ Mark the 'Software Development' checkbox, and
select the 'customize now' radio button.
+ Make sure the packages essential for installing Oracle are selected.
Desktop Environment : Gnome or KDE
Applications :
Editors - at least one editor - vi etc.
Graphical Internet - a web browser eg.firefox
Development :
- Development Tools - Legacy Software Development
- Gnome or KDE Software Development
Base System :
- Java - legacy software support - Xwindow System
+ Uncheck the non-essential packages.
Servers : Printing support
+ Hit 'Next' at the kickstart page, then there is 20min of copying files etc.
On Node 2 : Install the Oracle VM Server 2.1.2
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** Note: The Server expects to be on a dedicated box, and has it's own OS **
Boot from Oracle VM 2.1.2 Server bootable CD
press enter for graphical install
** Need at least 2 GB RAM **
+ Accept the default partitioning, or Create a custom partition layout eg.
Device Start End Size Type Mount Point
/dev/sda
sda1 1 13 101M ext3 /boot
sda2 14 405 3074M ext3 /
sda3 406 19326 148420M ocfs2 /OVS
sda4 19327 19457 1027M Extended
sda5 19327 19457 1027M swap
+ Accept the defaults for the GRUB boot loader
/dev/sda Master Boot Record (MBR)
+ Select the network interface to use for management of this machine.
these should be detected automatically
eg. eth0: 00:1C:23:19:BE:67
+ Configure networking, set hostname
hint: for testing disable ipv6 and DHCP
IP : 192.168.100.11
netmask : 255.255.255.0
gateway : 192.168.100.1
Primary DNS : 127.0.0.1
manually set hostname : ovm212svr
+ Set time, ovs-agent & root passwords
click ok - it will then begin to install OracleVM Server
+ mount USB stick on the OVM Server (Node 2) and extract the 64bit template in the seed pool
# mkdir /mnt/stick
# mkdir /OVS/seed_pool
# mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt/stick
# cd /mnt/stick
# ls
oracle11g_x86_64.tar.bz2.1 oracle11g_x86_64.tar.bz2.2
OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB.tgz
# cp ./OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB.tgz /OVS/seed_pool/
# cd /OVS/seed_pool
# tar -xzvf OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB.tgz (this may take over 6min)
./OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB/
./OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB/system.img
./OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB/vm.cfg
./OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB/README
[root@ovm212svr seed_pool]#
On Node 1 : Finish installing el5u2 and begin installing Oracle VM Manager 2.1.2
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+ Reboot Node 1
+ Most Linux distros and EL5U2 ship with default security preferences locked down.
For testing purposes I typically turn off the firewall and disable SE Linux.
+ Enabling kdump will provide useful information for support
+ Set a local user eg. todd/welcome
don't create the oracle user at this point you will do that later.
### For post-install configuration login as root on Node 1
+ Copy the Oracle VM Manager DVD to root's home directory on Node 1 (about 6min)
+ SSH into the Oracle VM Server machine (Node 2) and build the Oracle11g template img.
# ssh -4 192.168.100.11
The authenticity of host '192.168.100.11 (192.168.100.11)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is 74:c0:a3:63:d0:9d:63:86:5c:e7:b3:60:71:04:a2:90.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.100.11' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
root@192.168.100.11's password:
Last login: Wed Sep 17 15:32:24 2008
[root@ovm212svr ~]# cd /OVS/seed_pool/OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB
[root@ovm212svr]# cp /mnt/stick/oracle11* .
[root@ovm212svr]# ls
oracle11g_x86_64.tar.bz2.1 oracle11g_x86_64.tar.bz2.2 README system.img vm.cfg
[root@ovm212svr]# cat oracle11g_x86_64.tar.bz2.1 oracle11g_x86_64.tar.bz2.2 | tar xvj
./oracle11g_x86_64.img
README.oracle (This step may take over 10min)
+ Open a New terminal window on (Node 1) and launch the Oracle VM Manager installer
# rpm -qa |grep libaio (make sure libaio is installed)
libaio-0.3.106-3.2 (Oracle XE needs this)
# cd /root/OracleVM-Manager-2.1.2
[root@ovm212mgr OracleVM-Manager-2.1.2 2008082]# ls
EULA LICENSE readme.txt runInstaller.sh scripts source TRANS.TBL
[root@ovm212mgr OracleVM-Manager-2.1.2 2008082]# sh ./runInstaller.sh
Welcome to Oracle VM Manager 2.1.2
Please enter the choice: [1|2|3]
1. Install Oracle VM Manager
2. Uninstall Oracle VM Manager
3. Upgrade Oracle VM Manager
1
Starting Oracle VM Manager 2.1.2 installation ...
Do you want to install a new database or use an existing one? [1|2]
1. Install a new Oracle XE database on localhost
2. Use an existing Oracle database in my network
1
Prepare to install the Oracle XE database ...
Checking the supported platforms ... Done
Checking the prerequisite packages are installed ... Done
Checking the available disk space ... Done
Installing the oracle-xe-univ package (rpm) now ...
Done
Oracle Database 10g Express Edition Configuration
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This will configure on-boot properties of Oracle Database 10g Express
Edition. The following questions will determine whether the database should
be starting upon system boot, the ports it will use, and the passwords that
will be used for database accounts. Press <Enter> to accept the defaults.
Ctrl-C will abort.
Specify the HTTP port that will be used for Oracle Application Express [8080]:
Specify a port that will be used for the database listener [1521]:
Specify a password to be used for database accounts. Note that the same
password will be used for SYS and SYSTEM. Oracle recommends the use of
different passwords for each database account. This can be done after
initial configuration:
Confirm the password:
Do you want Oracle Database 10g Express Edition to be started on boot (y/n) [y]:y
Starting Oracle Net Listener...Done
Configuring Database...Done
Starting Oracle Database 10g Express Edition Instance...Done
Installation Completed Successfully.
To access the Database Home Page go to "http://127.0.0.1:8080/apex"
Set default database schema to 'OVS'.
Please enter the password for account 'OVS':
Confirm the password:
Creating the Oracle VM Manager database schema ...Done
Installing the ovs-manager package (rpm) ...
Done
Installing the oc4j package (rpm) ...
Done
Please enter the password for account 'oc4jadmin':
Confirm the password:
Starting OC4J ... Done
To access the OC4J Home Page and change the password go to http://127.0.0.1:8888/em
Deploying Oracle VM Manager application to OC4J container.
Creating connection pool ... Done
Creating data source ... Done
Deploying application ... Done
Deploying application help ... Done
Configuring Oracle VM Manager DataCollector ... Done
Please enter the password for the default account 'admin':
Confirm the password:
Configuring SMTP server ...
Please enter the outgoing mail server (SMTP) hostname: mail.oracle.com
Mail server checking, may need some time, please wait ...
Mail server 'mail.oracle.com' check failed, want to re-enter it(Y|n)?n
Setting the SMTP hostname server to mail.oracle.com ...
Done
Please enter an e-mail address for account 'admin': todd.trichler@oracle.com
Confirm the e-mail address:todd.trichler@oracle.com
Failed to send mail to 'todd.trichler@oracle.com', want to re-enter the email address(Y|n)?n
Updating e-mail address for account 'admin' to 'todd.trichler@oracle.com' ...
Done
The console feature is not enabled by default.
For detailed setup, refer to Oracle VM Manager User's Guide
Installation of Oracle VM Manager completed successfully.
To access the Oracle VM Manager home page go to:
http://ovm212mgr:8888/OVS
To access the Oracle VM Manager help page go to:
http://ovm212mgr:8888/help/help
[root@ovm212mgr OracleVM-Manager-2.1.2 2008082]#
+ SSH to (Node 2) mount OVS with sync, add the 11g image, set template memory
[root@ovm212mgr OracleVM-Manager-2.1.2 2008082]# ssh -4 192.168.100.11
[root@ovm212svr ~]# cd /OVS/seed_pool/OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB
[root@ovm212svr OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB]# ls
oracle11g_x86_64.img oracle11g_x86_64.tar.bz2.2 README.oracle vm.cfg
oracle11g_x86_64.tar.bz2.1 README system.img
[root@ovm212svr OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB]# mv *bz2* /OVS/seed_pool
[root@ovm212svr ~]# vi /etc/fstab
mount OVS with the sync option eg.
/dev/sda3 /OVS ocfs2 defaults 1 0
would change to
/dev/sda3 /OVS ocfs2 sync 1 0
Reboot the Oracle VM Server, or do the following..
[root@ovm212svr ~]# mount -o remount,sync /OVS
[root@ovm212svr ~]# cp vm.cfg vm-old.cfg
[root@ovm212svr ~]# vi vm.cfg
+ On the server (Node 2) modify the vm.cfg file to chnage the memory, add a second disk,
and set the MAC Address for example,
replace the line
disk = [ 'file:/OVS/seed_pool/OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB/system.img,hda,w', ]
with
disk = [ 'file:/OVS/seed_pool/OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB/system.img,hda,w',
'file:/OVS/seed_pool/OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB/oracle11g_x86_64.img,hdb,w',]
on a 2GB RAM machine you will want to replace the line
memory = "2048"
with
memory = "1024"
Note: when importing a template, you need to make up a unique MAC address,
anything other than what you are getting on the network.
+ Save the vm.cfg file and follow the steps in the section "Importing an
Oracle VM Template into Oracle VM Manager" to import the Oracle VM template
into Oracle VM Manager.
Node 1 : Using the Oracle VM Manager console
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+ login to http://ovm212mgr:8888/OVS as user admin with the password you created during install
+ use the wizard to create a server pool
server information --
Server Host/IP: 192.168.100.11
Server Name: ovm212svr
Agent Password: eg. oracle
Server Username: eg. root
Server Password: eg. oracle
server pool information --
Server Pool Name: OTNserverPool , click 'Next'
confirmation --
click on 'Confirm' to create the server pool
+ Click on the Resources tab and import a new VM Template
Click on the Import button --
Source: Select from Server Pool (Discover and register)
General Information --
Server Pool Name: OTNserverPool
Virtual Machine Template Name: OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB
Enable High Availability:
Operating System: Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 64-bit
Virtual Machine System Username: eg. root
Virtual Machine System Password: eg. oracle
click on 'Confirm' to import the template
select the template and click 'Approve'
+ Click on the Virtual Machines tab to create a new Virtual Machine
Click on the 'Create Virtual Machine' button --
Creation Method: Create virtual machine based on virtual machine template
Server Pool Name: select OTNserverPool
Source : Select the VM template to use as source eg. OVM_EL5U1_X86_64_PVM_10GB
Virtual Machine Information --
Virtual Machine Name: otnVM1
Console Password: eg. oracle
Confirm console password: eg. oracle
Enable High Availability:
Accept the discovered settings for the network interface
eg. VIF0 00:16:3E:45:27:3D xenbr0
preview and confirm the settings to create the virtual machine.
wait for the status to change from 'creating' to 'Powered Off'
this may take 5-10min depending on the size of your machine.
+ Do the following to enable the console button in Oracle VM Manager
Copy the ovs-console across from oss.oracle.com/oraclevm/manager/RPMS
and install it on the manager machine -- Node 1.
[root@ovm212mgr ~]# ls *.rpm
ovm-console-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm -- installs a ovm-console plugin for x86 machines
ovm-console-1.0.0-2.x86_64.rpm -- installs a ovm-console plugin for x86_64 machines
tightvnc-java-1.3.9-3.noarch.rpm -- (if you are using a browser on windows)
[root@ovm212mgr ~]# rpm -ivh ovm-console-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:ovm-console ########################################### [100%]
[root@ovm212mgr ~]#
+ Select the virtual machine 'otnVM1' and power it on
Wait for it to change from 'Initializing' to 'Running' then click on the console tab
this will then open up an OVS console for you to work through,
the actual virtual machine will be running on the Oracle VM Server.
Enterprise Linux 5.1 will start running in the console window,
you can logon as root/ovsroot and begin working with it.
press Ctrl-Alt exit the OVS-console and return cursor control.
note: the difference between running # xm list in the console window and when you
run # xm list after ssh into the ovm212svr machine.
+ In the Console work out the MAC address and then add it to the config file
# ifconfig eth0
eg. HWaddr 00:16:3E:45:27:3D
# vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/icfg-eth0 and add
HWADDR=00:16:3E:45:27:3D
+ Useful commands
# ssh -4 192.168.100.11 (To ssh into the Oracle VM Server)
# ssh -4 192.168.100.10 (To ssh into the Oracle VM Manager)
Many thanks to Greg Marsden for his help with this install guide.
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