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How to Install Oracle VM Manager 3.4.2

For simplifying our procedures, I have to assume that you have installed Enterprise Linux 6.7 minimal on the server. The hardware requirements to install OVMM 3.4.2 safely is as of:
  • 8GB memory or above: Any figure lower than 8GB will meet errors during installation.
  • 40GB disk space or so.

A. Configure file hostname resolution.

The name resolution is pretty important for setting up an Oracle VM environment by Oracle VM Manager (OVMM) later.
[root@ovmm ~]# cat /etc/hosts
...
192.168.10.20   ovmm ovmm.example.com
192.168.10.21   ovs1 ovs1.example.com
192.168.10.22   ovs2 ovs2.example.com

B. Install required packages.

Since we were installing a minimal version of Linux, there're some packages required to make us go further.
[root@ovmm ~]# yum -y install zip unzip perl numactl ntp libaio

C. Mount OVMM ISO file

After that, please mount the ISO ovmm-3.4.2-installer-OracleLinux-b1384.iso on cdrom of this server.
[root@ovmm ~]# mount /dev/cdrom /media
mount: block device /dev/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only

Another approach is to mount the uploaded ISO file directly to utilize the content.

D. Install OVMM 3.4.2

Installing OVMM 3.4.2 is actually a two-step procedure, one is creating accounts and allocating resources, the other one is installing the software. Let's take a look the first step.
[root@ovmm ~]# cd /media
[root@ovmm media]# ./createOracle.sh
Adding group 'oinstall' with gid '54321' ...
Adding group 'dba'
Adding user 'oracle' with user id '54321', initial login group 'dba', supplementary group 'oinstall' and  home directory '/home/oracle' ...
Changing ownership of '/home/oracle' to oracle:dba
Creating user 'oracle' succeeded ...
For security reasons, no default password was set for user 'oracle'. If you wish to login as the 'oracle' user, you will need to set a password for this account.
Verifying user 'oracle' OS prerequisites for Oracle VM Manager ...
oracle  soft    nofile          8192
oracle  hard    nofile          65536
oracle  soft    nproc           2048
oracle  hard    nproc           16384
oracle  soft    stack           10240
oracle  hard    stack           32768
oracle  soft    core            unlimited
oracle  hard    core            unlimited
Setting  user 'oracle' OS limits for Oracle VM Manager ...
Altered file /etc/security/limits.conf
Original file backed up at /etc/security/limits.conf.orabackup
Verifying & setting of user limits succeeded ...
Creating mountpoint '/u01' ...
Modifying iptables for OVM
Adding rules to enable access to:
     7002  : Oracle VM Manager https
       123 : NTP
     10000 : Oracle VM Manager CLI Tool
service iptables status: stop
iptables: No config file.                                  [WARNING]
iptables: Saving firewall rules to /etc/sysconfig/iptables:[  OK  ]
iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter          [  OK  ]
iptables: Flushing firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
iptables: Unloading modules:                               [  OK  ]
iptables: Applying firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter          [  OK  ]
iptables: Flushing firewall rules:                         [  OK  ]
iptables: Unloading modules:                               [  OK  ]
Rules added.

Now, we can begin the installer.
[root@ovmm media]# ./runInstaller.sh

Oracle VM Manager Release 3.4.2 Installer

Oracle VM Manager Installer log file:
/var/log/ovmm/ovm-manager-3-install-2017-03-30-132433.log

Please select an installation type:
   1: Install
   2: Upgrade
   3: Uninstall
   4: Help

   Select Number (1-4): 1

Verifying installation prerequisites ...

Starting production with local database installation ...

One password is used for all users created and used during the installation.
Enter a password for all logins used during the installation:
Enter a password for all logins used during the installation (confirm):

Please enter your fully qualified domain name, e.g. ovs123.us.oracle.com, (or IP address) of your management server for SSL certification generation, more than one IP address are detected: 192.168.10.20 192.168.24.20 [ovmm.example.com]:

Verifying configuration ...

Start installing Oracle VM Manager:
   1: Continue
   2: Abort

   Select Number (1-2): 1

Step 1 of 7 : Database Software ...
Installing Database Software...
Retrieving MySQL Database 5.6 ...
Unzipping MySQL RPM File ...
Installing MySQL 5.6 RPM package ...
Configuring MySQL Database 5.6 ...
Installing MySQL backup RPM package ...

Step 2 of 7 : Java ...
Installing Java ...

Step 3 of 7 : WebLogic and ADF ...
Retrieving Oracle WebLogic Server 12c and ADF ...
Installing Oracle WebLogic Server 12c and ADF ...
Applying patches to Weblogic ...
Applying patch to ADF ...

Step 4 of 7 : Oracle VM ...
Installing Oracle VM Manager Core ...
Retrieving Oracle VM Manager Application ...
Extracting Oracle VM Manager Application ...

Retrieving Oracle VM Manager Upgrade tool ...
Extracting Oracle VM Manager Upgrade tool ...
Installing Oracle VM Manager Upgrade tool ...

Retrieving Oracle VM Manager CLI tool ...
Extracting Oracle VM Manager CLI tool...
Installing Oracle VM Manager CLI tool ...
Installing Oracle VM Manager WLST Scripts ...

Step 5 of 7 : Domain creation ...
Creating domain ...

Step 6 of 7 : Oracle VM Tools ...

Retrieving Oracle VM Manager Shell & API ...
Extracting Oracle VM Manager Shell & API ...
Installing Oracle VM Manager Shell & API ...

Retrieving Oracle VM Manager Wsh tool ...
Extracting Oracle VM Manager Wsh tool ...
Installing Oracle VM Manager Wsh tool ...

Retrieving Oracle VM Manager Tools ...
Extracting Oracle VM Manager Tools ...
Installing Oracle VM Manager Tools ...

Retrieving ovmcore-console ...
Installing ovmcore-console RPM package ...
Copying Oracle VM Manager shell to '/usr/bin/ovm_shell.sh' ...
Installing ovm_admin.sh in '/u01/app/oracle/ovm-manager-3/bin' ...
Installing ovm_upgrade.sh in '/u01/app/oracle/ovm-manager-3/bin' ...

Step 7 of 7 : Start OVM Manager ...
Enabling Oracle VM Manager service ...
Shutting down Oracle VM Manager instance ...
Starting Oracle VM Manager instance ...

Please wait while WebLogic configures the applications...
Trying to connect to core via ovmwsh (attempt 1 of 20) ...
Trying to connect to core via ovmwsh (attempt 2 of 20) ...
Trying to connect to core via ovm_shell (attempt 1 of 5)...
Oracle VM Manager installed.

Installation Summary
--------------------
Database configuration:
  Database type               : MySQL
  Database host name          : localhost
  Database name               : ovs
  Database listener port      : 49500
  Database user               : ovs

Weblogic Server configuration:
  Administration username     : weblogic

Oracle VM Manager configuration:
  Username                    : admin
  Core management port        : 54321
  UUID                        : 0004fb0000010000dc838b4131d12c04


Passwords:
There are no default passwords for any users. The passwords to use for Oracle VM Manager, Database, and Oracle WebLogic Server have been set by you during this installation. In the case of a default install, all passwords are the same.

Oracle VM Manager UI:
  https://ovmm.example.com:7002/ovm/console
Log in with the user 'admin', and the password you set during the installation.

For more information about Oracle Virtualization, please visit:
  http://www.oracle.com/virtualization/

Oracle VM Manager installation complete.

Please remove configuration file /tmp/ovm_configoqVxRJ.

E. Install VNC Console for OVMM.

After that, you need to install VNC console for interacting with your VMs.
[root@ovmm media]# yum info ovmcore-console
Our OVMM is now ready.

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