OVM 3.2/3.3 Manager Installation
- Install required packages
Required packages for OVMM # yum install unzip Requried packages for MySQL # yum install perl libaio VM VNC and Serial console plugins for 3.2 # yum install jta tightvnc-java for 3.3 # rpm -i <ISO mount point>/ovmcore-consle-<version>.el6.noarch.rpm
- Other configuration
- mount options for MySQL optimization
rw,noatime,data=writeback,barrier=0,nobh # if the mysql will be installed on root partition, to enable data writeback on root partition: # tune2fs -o journal_data_writeback /dev/xvda2 #root partition
- Enable ntpd
- mount options for MySQL optimization
- Run createOracle.sh
# ./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 ... Verifying user 'oracle' OS prerequisites for Oracle VM Manager ... oracle soft nofile 8192 oracle hard nofile 8192 oracle soft nproc 4096 oracle hard nproc 4096 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 ... Changing '/u01' permission to 755 ... Modifying iptables for OVM Adding rules to enable access to: 7002 : Oracle VM Manager https 15901 : Oracle VM Manager VM console proxy 54321 : Oracle VM Manager core 54322 : Oracle VM Manager core via SSL 123 : NTP 10000 : Oracle VM Manager CLI Tool iptables: Saving firewall rules to /etc/sysconfig/iptables:[ OK ] Rules added.
- Run runInstaller
# ./runInstaller.sh Oracle VM Manager Release 3.3.1 Installer Oracle VM Manager Installer log file: /tmp/ovm-manager-3-install-2013-08-15-135158.log Please select an installation type: 1: Simple (includes database if necessary) 2: Custom (using existing Oracle database) 3: Uninstall 4: Help Select Number (1-4): 1 Starting production with local database installation ... Verifying installation prerequisites ... *** WARNING: Recommended memory for the Oracle VM Manager server installation using Local MySql DB is 7680 MB RAM *** WARNING: There is potential performance issue of MySQL on ext4 without mount parameters: rw,noatime,data=writeback,barrier=0,nobh. Mount with the parameters again and reboot is recommended. 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): Verifying configuration ... Start installing the configured components: 1: Continue 2: Abort Select Number (1-2): 1 Step 1 of 10 : 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 10 : Java ... Installing Java ... Step 3 of 10 : Database schema ... Creating database 'ovs' ... Creating database 'appfw' Creating user 'ovs' for database 'ovs'... Creating user 'appfw' for database 'appfw' Step 4 of 10 : WebLogic ... Retrieving Oracle WebLogic Server 12c ... Installing Oracle WebLogic Server 12c ... Step 5 of 10 : ADF ... Installing Oracle ADF ... Step 6 of 10 : Oracle VM ... Installing Oracle VM Manager Core ... Retrieving Oracle VM Manager Application ... Extracting Oracle VM Manager Application ... Step 7 of 10 : Domain creation ... Creating Oracle WebLogic Server domain ... Starting Oracle WebLogic Server 12c ... Creating Oracle VM Manager user 'admin' ... Step 8 of 10 : Deploy ... Deploying Oracle VM Manager Core container ... Deploying Oracle VM Manager UI Console ... Deploying Oracle VM Manager Help ... Configuring Https Identity and Trust... Step 9 of 10 : 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 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 ... Retrieving Oracle VM Manager Wsh tool ... Extracting Oracle VM Manager Wsh tool ... Installing Oracle VM Manager Wsh tool ... 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 10 of 10 : Start OVM Manager ... Enabling Oracle VM Manager service ... Shutting down Oracle VM Manager instance ... Starting Oracle VM Manager instance ... Waiting for the application to initialize ... Oracle VM Manager is running ... Please wait while WebLogic configures the applications... This can take up to 5 minutes. 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 : 0004fb0000010000f9fcf1374999fc7d 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://ca-sysmgr610.us.oracle.com:7002/ovm/console Log in with the user 'admin', and the password you set during the installation. Note that there are two packages that you need to have installed in order to gain VNC and serial console access to your Virtual Machines (VMs): * The tightvnc-java package provides VNC access to guest VMs * The jta package provides serial console access to guest VMs Please review the Oracle VM Installation and Upgrade Guide for additional details on how to install these packages. For more information about Oracle Virtualization, please visit: http://www.oracle.com/virtualization/ Oracle VM Manager installation complete. Please remove configuration file /tmp/ovm_configoK4f4p.
- Check configuration files
# cat /etc/sysconfig/ovmm JVM_MEMORY_MAX=4096m JVM_MAX_PERM=512m RUN_OVMM=YES DBBACKUP=/u01/app/oracle/mysql/dbbackup DBBACKUP_CMD=/opt/mysql/meb-3.8/bin/mysqlbackup UUID=0004fb0000010000f9fcf1374999fc7d # cat /u01/app/oracle/ovm-manager-3/.config DBTYPE=MySQL DBHOST=localhost SID=ovs LSNR=49500 OVSSCHEMA=ovs APEX=8080 WLSADMIN=weblogic OVSADMIN=admin COREPORT=54321 UUID=0004fb0000010000f9fcf1374999fc7d BUILDID=3.3.1.465
Upgrade/backup/restore
- Backup/Restore for OVMM 3.3
# service ovmcli stop; service ovmm stop # /u01/app/oracle/ovm-manager-3/bin/ovm_upgrade.sh --deletedb --dbhost=localhost --dbport=45900 --dbsid=ovs --dbuser=ovs --dbpass=Welcome1