Oracle VM Manager 2.1.2

✍ Scribed by Singh, Tarry

• Publisher: Packt Pub
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 244
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is a practical, hands-on book with precise, step-by-step instructions. We go about installing Oracle VM Servers and Oracle VM Manager. The writing style is conversational and the book also gives you a graphical view of the steps that are carried out. The book starts by looking at the important features of virtualization and then takes you directly to installation. The motive is to get you started right away and have you excited enough to use the complete book as an essential guide to not only learning but implementing your Oracle VM farm within your data center. This book is for anyone who wants to learn virtualization with Oracle VM Manager and has some understanding and experience with virtualization; it is not an introductory book on virtualization but goes into detail explaining Oracle VM Servers and managing those VM Servers with Oracle VM Manager. The book is aimed at IT managers or administrators looking to learn a new set of skills to enhance their careers as well as those looking for more consolidated and comprehensive tools to manage virtual infrastructures. It will be helpful to VMware, Microsoft, and other virtualization administrators who are looking for robust and cheaper alternatives to otherwise expensive and proprietary virtualization software. Generally IT managers and non-core-IT staff may also benefit from chapters that teach how to manage the life-cycle of VMs and generally integrate the technology process into the people and processes of their organization

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Oracle VM Manager 2.1.2
Oracle VM Manager 2.1.2
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewer
Preface
What this book covers
Part l: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Introduction to Oracle VM
Chapter 2: Installing Oracle VM Manager
Chapter 3: Installing Oracle VM Server
Part II: Looking into the Architecture and Management
Chapter 4: Oracle VM Management
Chapter 5: Managing VMs with Oracle VM Manager --
Part 1
Chapter 6: Managing VMs with Oracle VM Manager --
Part 2
Chapter 7: Managing VMs with Oracle VM Manager --
Part 3
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting and Gotchas. Appendix: Command Line ToolsWhat you need for this book
Who this book is for
What you will find in the book
What you won't find
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Errata
Piracy
Questions
I. Part 1
1. Introduction to Oracle VM
Virtualization: What is it?
Brief history of virtualization
What forms of virtualization do we have?
Why should we virtualize?
Oracle VM
Oracle VM Manager
Oracle VM Server
Oracle VM Agent
Oracle VM Manager configuration
What about roles in Oracle VM Manager?
Oracle VM Server
Xen hypervisor, Domains, and Virtual Machines
Summary. 2. Installing Oracle VM ManagerWhat's new in Oracle VM Manager 2.1.2
What are the hardware requirements?
Getting the software
Installing Oracle EL 5 Update 2
Final checks before installing Oracle VM Manager
Port test
Libaio check
Other checks: Passwords and ports
What comes packaged with the Oracle VM Manager ISO file?
Installing Oracle VM Manager
Upgrading Oracle VM Manager from 2.1 or 2.1.1 to 2.1.2
Uninstalling Oracle VM Manager
Logging into WebUI: Oracle VM Manager, Oracle Database, and OC4J homepages
Summary
3. Installing Oracle VM Server. What is supported in Oracle VM ServerWhat are the hardware requirements?
Getting the software
On-premise Cloud installation: Installing Oracle VM Server 2.1.2 with a CD ROM
Off-premise Cloud installation: Installing Oracle VM Server from other sources
Installing from hard disk
Installing from a NFS image
Installing from an FTP server
Installing from HTTP
Upgrading Oracle VM Server
Summary
II. Part 2
4. Oracle VM Management
Getting started with Oracle VM Manager
How to register an account
Logging in to Oracle VM Manager
Oracle VM management: Managing Server Pool. Architectural decisions around designing Server PoolsServer pool creation
Editing Server Pool information
Searching and restoring Server Pools
Restoring a Server Pool
HA fundamentals and enabling HA
Deleting a Server Pool
Oracle VM Management: Managing VM Servers and repositories
How to add a Server
Editing Server information
Restart, shutdown, and delete Servers
About managing repositories
What are exactly Oracle VM repositories
Adding and removing a repository
User and Group management
Managing Users
Creating a User
Viewing or editing a User
Changing a User's role.