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Create a virtual machine from a template
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Configure processing resources
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Assign Networks
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Specify Boot Order
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Connect to the console
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Start your virtual machine
Use the Oracle VM Manager to deploy your VMs. Browsing the manager displays the
management application, with tabs across the top for VM Manager configuration and
display, and two panes providing access to controls and components for specific VM
management.
Follow the steps below to deploy your VM(s):
1.
From the Oracle VM Manager application Home page, navigate to the
Repositories tab.
2.
Click the Virtual Appliances folder on the left pane, then click the download icon
from the center pane.
Oracle VM Manager displays the Import Virtual Appliance dialog.
3.
Type the URL, either the HTTP or the FTP server, of your .ova appliance into the
Virtual Appliance download location text box.
4.
Check the Create VM checkbox.
5.
Select the server pool to which your new machine belongs from the Server Pool
dropdown.
6.
Click OK.
Oracle VM manager creates your Virtual Machine.
7.
Select VM Files folder on the left pane and verify the file is present.
8.
Select the Servers and VMs tab and select the server pool.
9.
Click on the Perspective drop down menu and select Virtual Machines.
10.
Right click on the Virtual Machine and select Edit.
11.
Edit your VM to configure the desired CPU, memory and core resources. Consider
the following settings:
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Operating System - Oracle Linux 7
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Domain Type - XEN HVM PV Drivers
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Memory - Set according to your deployment (defaults to 8G)
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Processors - Set according to your deployment (defaults to 4)
12.
Open the Networks tab to manage your networks using the Network drop-down
selection box. OVM does not display MAC addresses until the user applies the
configuration.
The OCSBC enumerates and binds network interfaces in the order presented by
the hypervisor to the virtual machine. If it presents 3 or less interfaces, the bind
order is wancom0, s0p0, s1p0. If it presents more than 3 interfaces, the bind order
is:
a.
wancom0
Chapter 6
Create and Deploy on Oracle VM Manager
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