Installing Oracle Linux 6 on VirtualBox VM

This is a quick post on installing Oracle Linux 6 on VirtualBox. This post was originally intended to create a VM (1st node) of a RAC setup.

You can download the required software from below links:-

STEP 1 – Oracle VirtualBox Installation.

Run the setup from the downloaded Oracle VirtualBox software, this would present you with setup dialog box as below. Proceed with the setup to perform a clean installation.

STEP 2 – Create Virtual Machine

Once VirtualBox is installed, open the VirtualBox Manager to create a new machine by clicking at New tab, this will open following dialog box.

Enter the desired VM’s Name and Choose the OS as per the software handy with you.

STEP 3 – Memory Settings

Choose appropriate memory setting, as per the available RAM on your host machine.

STEP 4 – Virtual Hard Disk

At this stage choose the default i.e. Create new hard disk.

STEP 5 – Choose the File Type for Virtual Disk

Depending on your need choose the File type accordingly, if not sure, choose the default i.e. VDI

STEP 6 – Virtual Disk Storage Details

If this is a test env. choose Dynamically Allocated else for better performance choose Fixed Size.

STEP 7 – Virtual Disk File Location

Choose the appropriate path at the Host machine where you want to create the physical file for Virtual Disk and also specify the Size.

STEP 8 – Create Virtual Disk

Review the information in the Summary and Click on Create tab to create the Virtual Disk with specified configuration.

STEP 9 – VM – System Settings

Choose the appropriate system settings (RAM, Processor, etc) as per your requirement

STEP 10 – VM – Network Settings – Adapter 1

Choose the Network Adapter for your env. Since we need 2 Network Adapter for Public and Private Communication, we would enable 2 Network Adapter with Bridged Network Configuration.

STEP 11 – VM – Network Settings – Adapter 2

Choose the network configuration for 2nd Adapter and then close the settings dialog box.

STEP 12 – Start the VM

Right click on the VM and choose Start => Normal Start

STEP 13 – Installation Media

During Start the VM would prompt for installation media, choose the ISO of the OS you have selected during STEP – 2 and click Next.

STEP 14 – Start the VM

STEP 15 – OS Installation

Once the VM is booted with provided ISO, choose the Install or upgrade an existing system tab and hit Enter.

STEP 16 – OS Installation

Press tab to move focus to the “Skip” key, then press Enter.

STEP 17 – OS Installation

Click Next

STEP 18 – OS Installation

Choose Language and click Next.

STEP 19 – OS Installation

Choose Keyboard setting and click Next.

STEP 20 – OS Installation

Choose the appropriate Storage Option and click Next.

STEP 21 – OS Installation

If this warning is prompted, Choose Yes, discard any data to format the partition.

In case any error regarding initialize is prompted choose Re-initialize all and proceed.

STEP 22 – OS Installation

Enter the desired hostname for this VM.

Here we are choosing ora12node1.

And then Choose the Configure Network tab.

STEP 23 – OS Installation

Choose System eth0 and Click Edit, in the Network Connections tab.

STEP 24 – OS Installation

In Editing System eth0 dialog box, tick on Connect Automatically and Available to all users check boxes.

Then click the IPv4 Settings tab.

STEP 25 – OS Installation

In the IPv4 Settings tab, ensure the Method is Manual (Since we are not using DHCP) and Add the Network Address, Netmask and Gateway accordingly.

Once through press Apply.

STEP 26 – OS Installation

Now proceed similarly for System eth1.

STEP 27 – OS Installation

STEP 28 – OS Installation

STEP 29 – OS Installation

Once through with both the Network Connections close the dialog box and click Next.

STEP 30 – OS Installation

Choose the relevant timezone and click Next.

STEP 31 – OS Installation

Enter the credentials for root user and click Next.

STEP 32 – OS Installation

Choose the appropriate partitioning type, if you want to review and modify the partitioning, tick the checkbox Review and modify partitioning layout.