RAC Attack - Oracle Cluster Database at Home/VirtualBox Windoze/Create VM

  1. From the main screen, click the New icon in the upper left hand corner.

    VirtualBox Manager Home

  2. Click Next.

    VirtualBox New VM - Intro

  3. Type in collabn1 for the Name of the VM. Choose Linux for the Operating System and Oracle for the Version and click Next.

    VirtualBox New VM name OS

  4. Type 760 in the Size field and click Next.

    VirtualBox New VM Memory

  5. Leave Start-up Disk checked. Leave Create new hard disk selected and click Next.

    VirtualBox New VM Hard Disk

  6. Leave VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) selected and click Next.

    VirtualBox New VM Image Type

  7. Leave the Storage Details as Dynamically Allocated and click Next.

    VirtualBox New VM Dynamic Fixed

  8. Type in the full path or choose through the browse icon the Location for the disk file to be created. The file should be named collabn1.vdi. Type in 30.00 GB in the Size field and click Next.

    VirtualBox New VM Location Size

  9. Review the disk creation summary and click Create.

    VirtualBox New VM Disk Summary

  10. Review the VM creation summary and click Create.

    VirtualBox New VM Summary

  11. From the main screen, click the Settings icon in the upper left hand corner.

    VirtualBox New VM Post Settings Summary

  12. Open the Settings sub-menu. Uncheck the Floppy check box in the Boot Order list.

    VirtualBox New VM System Settings

  13. Open the Audio sub-menu. Uncheck the Enable Audio check box.

    VirtualBox New VM Sound Settings

  14. Open the USB sub-menu. Uncheck the Enable USB Controller check box.

    VirtualBox New VM USB Settings

  15. Open the Storage sub-menu. Delete the Empty disk under the IDE Controller.

    VirtualBox New VM Settings Storage

  16. Click on the Add CD/DVD Device icon next to IDE Controller, then click Choose disk from the popup dialog box.

    VirtualBox_New_VM_Settings_New_IDE

  17. Locate and open the Enterprise-R5-U6-Server-i386-dvd.iso file.

    VirtualBox_New_VM_Settings_CD_1

  18. Add a second CD/DVD Device and open the RAC11gR2.iso file.

    VirtualBox_New_VM_Settings_CD_2

  19. Add a third CD/DVD Device and open the VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO (C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso).

    VirtualBox_New_VM_Settings_CD_3

    • Add a second Hard Disk by clicking on the second icon next to the SATA Controller that says Add Hard Disk.

    New_machine_9911

    • Add a third Hard Disk by clicking on the second icon next to the SATA Controller that says Add Hard Disk.
  20. Open the Network sub-menu. Under the Adapter 1 tab, change the Attached to: dropdown to Host-only Adapter.

    VirtualBox_Settings_Network_Adapter_1

  21. Choose the Adapter 2 tab. Check the box for Enable Network Adapter. Change the Attached to: dropdown to Internal Network and type the name rac-priv in the Name field.

    VirtualBox_New_VM_Settings_Network_Adapter_2

  22. Choose the Adapter 3 tab. Check the box for Enable Network Adapter. Change the Attached to: dropdown to NAT and click OK.

    VirtualBox_New_VM_Settings_Network_Adapter_3

  23. Review the summary of the new virtual machine and click Start to boot it.

    New_machine_992

Last modified on 27 October 2012, at 22:33