Installing OEL6U3 on Virtual Box
1. Open Virtual Box.
2. On Home screen click on New
3.Type Name as OEL6U3, select Type as Linux and Version as Oracle 64 bit
4. Assign memory size to 2048 MB, this can be changed later.
5. Select ‘Create a virtual hard drive now’ and click on create
6. On the Hard Drive File Type screen select VMDK, since is compatible with VMware, incase if you want to switch to VMware in future.
7. Select Dynamically allocated
8. Enter Virtual Disk size as 50 GB, and click Create.
You can expand this later using virtual box tools, or add a new drive to install other applications.
9. Select the machine and click on Settings
10. Click on System and modify the Base Memory, Processor, and Network as per your requirements.
Now we will start the Operating System Installation
11. Insert the Linux CD, or select the ISO from the settings window.
12. Click on Start
13. A new window will open, click on skip
14. Click Next
15. Select Basic Storage
16. Select yes diascard my data. Use this option with caution, select the option only if you are installing on a Virtual Box.
17. Select root password, time zone in next few screens.
18. Select Create Custom Layout
19. Create a Standard Partition
20. Create 1GB /boot
21. Create 30GB /
22. Create 8GB swap
23. Click Next
24. Select Basic Server and Customize
25. After the installation is done reboot the server.
2. On Home screen click on New
3.Type Name as OEL6U3, select Type as Linux and Version as Oracle 64 bit
4. Assign memory size to 2048 MB, this can be changed later.
5. Select ‘Create a virtual hard drive now’ and click on create
6. On the Hard Drive File Type screen select VMDK, since is compatible with VMware, incase if you want to switch to VMware in future.
7. Select Dynamically allocated
8. Enter Virtual Disk size as 50 GB, and click Create.
You can expand this later using virtual box tools, or add a new drive to install other applications.
9. Select the machine and click on Settings
10. Click on System and modify the Base Memory, Processor, and Network as per your requirements.
Now we will start the Operating System Installation
11. Insert the Linux CD, or select the ISO from the settings window.
12. Click on Start
13. A new window will open, click on skip
14. Click Next
15. Select Basic Storage
16. Select yes diascard my data. Use this option with caution, select the option only if you are installing on a Virtual Box.
17. Select root password, time zone in next few screens.
18. Select Create Custom Layout
19. Create a Standard Partition
20. Create 1GB /boot
21. Create 30GB /
22. Create 8GB swap
23. Click Next
24. Select Basic Server and Customize
25. After the installation is done reboot the server.
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