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Oracle Enterprise Linux Guests on Virtual Box Hosts Ahbaid Gaffoor Amazon.com/A9.com. Overview. Virtualization High Level Steps & Concepts Build a Guest Machine Packages and Configuration Running Headless VMs. 1. Virtualization. Single Host CPU, Disk, Memory, Video, Sound Offerings:
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Oracle Enterprise Linux Guestson Virtual Box HostsAhbaid GaffoorAmazon.com/A9.com
Overview • Virtualization • High Level Steps & Concepts • Build a Guest Machine • Packages and Configuration • Running Headless VMs
1. Virtualization • Single Host • CPU, Disk, Memory, Video, Sound • Offerings: • VirtualBox, • OracleVM, • Vmware, • KVM, Xen • Microsoft Virtual Machine • Amazon EC2 (cloud)
2. High Level Steps & Concepts • Virtualization Host Recommendations • Guest Recommendations • Storage • Networking • Installing VirtualBox • Installing a Guest
2. High Level Steps & Concepts • Virtualization Host Recommendations: • CPU: Multi Core, at least 4 cores • RAM: 4GB min, 8 recommended, 16GB better • Disk: 1 spindle per Guest, SSD if possible • Video: Shell Prompt • Windows 7 64-bit, SSD TRIM command support
3. Build a Guest Machine • Virtual Box • High Level Steps • Build a Guest VM
3.1 Virtual Box: • otn.oracle.com -> VM VirtualBox • virtualbox.org (Open Source) • Run Installer
3.2 Virtual Box: High Level Steps • VM Name & OS Type • Specify Memory (2GB) • Virtual Hard Disk Creation • Specify CD Rom for boot • Customize Guest VM • Boot and Install OS • Specify Hard Disk for Boot • Boot Guest VM
3.3 Virtual Box: Build a Guest VM Type, Memory, Disk
3.3 Virtual Box: Build a Guest VM Customize
3.3 Virtual Box: Build a Guest VM Installation BOOT