Installing OEL6U3 on Virtual Box

1. Open Virtual Box.

2. On Home screen click on New
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3.Type Name as OEL6U3, select Type as Linux and Version as Oracle 64 bit
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4. Assign memory size to 2048 MB, this can be changed later.
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5. Select ‘Create a virtual hard drive now’ and click on create
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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.
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7. Select Dynamically allocated
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8. Enter Virtual Disk size as 50 GB, and click Create.
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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
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10. Click on System and modify the Base Memory, Processor, and Network as per your requirements.
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Now we will start the Operating System Installation

11. Insert the Linux CD, or select the ISO from the settings window.
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12. Click on Start
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13. A new window will open, click on skip
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14. Click Next
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15. Select Basic Storage
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16. Select yes diascard my data. Use this option with caution, select the option only if you are installing on a Virtual Box.
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17. Select root password, time zone in next few screens.

18. Select Create Custom Layout
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19. Create a Standard Partition
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20. Create 1GB /boot
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21. Create 30GB /
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22. Create 8GB swap
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23. Click Next
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24. Select Basic Server and Customize
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25. After the installation is done reboot the server.
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