VirtualBox 7 Install Session
Oracle VirtualBox 7
Change values as required for your environment.
DL latest version files.
- Oracle VirtualBox Base Packages - 7.n.n (7.1.8)
- Oracle VirtualBox: Base package source code and Extension Pack
- VBox GuestAdditons
Prerequisites
- MS Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable Package.
Run Installer
Run VirtualBox-7.1.8-168469-Win.exe:
- Accept License Agreement: [Next]
- Accept Defaults: [Next]
- Warning: Network Interfaces: [Yes]
- Missing Dependencies (Python...): [Yes]
- Options (accept defaults): [Next]
- Ready: [Install]
-- If disconnected, reconnect.
- Oracle VirtualBox installation is complete.
[ ] Start Oracle...
[Finish]
- [Close]
Install Extension Pack
- Right-clik, Open: Oracle_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-7.1.8.vbox-extpack - [Install] - Accept VirtualBox Extension Pack...: [I Agree] - [Expert Mode] - [Close]
Create OEL 8 VM -> New
- Press Right-Ctrl to be able to move mouse outside VM.
- Use default values for everything except specfied.
Name and Operating System - Name: OEL8_BaseInstall - Folder: D:\VirtualBoxes - ISO: F:\sw\iso\OracleLinux\OL85.iso [x] Skip Unattended Installation Hardware - Base Memory: 12,288 MB - Processors: 2 - Hard Disk -- 128 GB - [Finish] Settings - General -- Advanced: Shared Clipboard: Bidirectional Drag 'n' Drop: Bidirectional - System - [ ] Floppy - Display Video Memory: 128 MB [x] Enable 3D Acceleration - Storage, Audio, Serial, User Interface, USB Use defaults (leave as-is) - Network Adapter 1 [x] Enable Network Adapter Attached to: NAT Adapter 2 [x] Enable Network Adapter Attached to: Host-only Adapter Promiscuous Mode: Allow All Adapter 3 [x] Enable Network Adapter Attached to: Internal Network Name: pubnet Promiscuous Mode: Allow All - Shared Folders + {folder icon} F:\sw: ☑ Auto-mount
Linux OS Install
Start
- Install OS as normal. ... - [Reboot System] - Login as root, next through initital screens. - Power off - Clone OS (just in case - can deleted after Guest\Add installed).
Install Guest Additions (OEL 8 or later)
0. Make sure in Settings\General: Advanced -> Shared Clipboard = Bidirectional
1. Update Linux
Set /etc/resolv.conf
yum repolist
yum search release-el8
yum update -y
2. Reboot.
3. yum -y install kernel-uek-devel-`uname -r`
4. Unmount any .iso disks.
5. Mount\run the latest Guest Additions version .iso (ex: 7.1.8).
Comments
D:\VirtualBoxes *.vbox *.vdi Linux Version cat /etc/system-release Oracle Linux Server release 8.10 Pre-Expand File System So does not happen during install or DB creation. dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/zTmpfile.dat bs=1M count=10240 status=progress ls -l /tmp/zTmpfile.dat rm /tmp/zTmpfile.dat
Windows 2016
• Windows 2016
NEW
https://oracledba.help/index.php/SpecialTopics/VirtualBox6#baseline
SETTINGS
General
• Advanced: Shared Clipboard: Bidirectional
Hardware
Base Memory: 9216mb
• ☐ Floppy (disable)
• Pointing Device: USB Tablet (to fix bug where mouse disappears)
• Processors: 2 (minimum for RAC 4).
Hard Disk: 100 GB
Video Memory: 128mb
Display: Default is VMSVGA
[ ] Enable 3D Acceleration <-- Important on latest VBox!
Controller: IDE -> Optical Drive: -> <Choose Linux ISO for Install>
Folders: F:\sw: ☑ Auto-mount
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Adapter 1
[x] Enable Network Adapter
Attached to: NAT
Adapter 2
[x] Enable Network Adapter
Attached to: Host-only Adapter
Promiscuous Mode: Allow All
Adapter 3
[x] Enable Network Adapter
Attached to: Internal Network
Name: pubnet
Promiscuous Mode: Allow All
START
- Accept Language, Time, Keyboard [Next]
[Install Now]
- Windows Server 2016 Standard (Desktop Experience) x64
- License, Accept
- Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)
- Where...install Windows?
Select: Drive 0 Unallocated Space
[Next]
Process runs... 3:15
- Copying...
- Getting files...
- Installing features...
[Restart]
- User name: [Administrator]
Password...must be changed
[Ok]
******** [tab]
******** [Enter]
[Finish]
- Login -> Menu Input...Keyboard...Insert: Ctrl-Alt-Del
- Remove Optimal Drive
- Load Guest Editions ISO
-- This PC ...
View: File Extentions
D: VirtualBox Guest Additions:
VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe
Right-Click...RunAs Administrator...[Install]
-- (x) Reboot Now
C-L-O-N-E
Disable via Server Manager Settings
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Open Server Manager.
In the top-right corner, click "Manage" > "Server Manager Properties".
Check the box that says:
"Do not start Server Manager automatically at logon"
Click OK.
Alma 9.x
Create Alma 9 VM -> New
>> Use default values for everything except specfied.
Name and Operating System
- Name: Alma96_BaseInstall
- Folder: D:\VirtualBoxes
- ISO: F:\sw\iso\OracleLinux\Alma96.iso
[x] Skip Unattended Installation
Hardware
- Base Memory: 12,288 MB
- Processors: 2
- Hard Disk
-- 128 GB
- [Finish]
Settings
- General
-- Advanced: Shared Clipboard: Bidirectional
Drag 'n' Drop: Bidirectional
- System
- [ ] Floppy
- Display
Video Memory: 128 MB
[x] Enable 3D Acceleration ???? 10/27 did not choose this as remember had to disable to get ORacle GUI working in v8.
- Storage, Audio, Serial, User Interface, USB =
--> Use defaults - leave as-is.
- Network
Adapter 1
[x] Enable Network Adapter
Attached to: NAT
Adapter 2
[x] Enable Network Adapter
Attached to: Host-only Adapter
Promiscuous Mode: Allow All
Adapter 3
[x] Enable Network Adapter
Attached to: Internal Network
Name: pubnet
Promiscuous Mode: Allow All
- Shared Folders
+ {folder icon}
F:\sw: ☑ Auto-mount
====================================================================================================
Note: Press Right-Ctrl to be able to move mouse outside VM.
Start
- Install OS as normal.
>>> Terminate Plymouth Boot Screen = paused there about 3 min
...
- [Reboot System]
- Login as root, next through initital screens.
- Power off
- Clone OS (just in case - can deleted after Guest\Add installed).
Install Guest Additions (OEL 8 or later)
0. Make sure in Settings\General: Advanced -> Shared Clipboard = Bidirectional
1. Update Linux
Set /etc/resolv.conf
yum repolist
yum search release-el9
yum update -y
2. Reboot.
3. Unmount any .iso disks. (should already be unmounted)
4. Mount\run the latest Guest Additions version .iso (ex: 7.1.8).
5. Shutdown. Then manually start.
yum install s-nail
NTP = 10.7.109.203
D:\VirtualBoxes
*.vbox
*.vdi
F:\sw
cat /etc/system-release
Oracle Linux Server release 8.10
dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/zTmpfile.dat bs=1M count=10240 status=progress
ls -l /tmp/zTmpfile.dat
rm /tmp/zTmpfile.dat
Redhat 9.x
Create RH 9 VM -> New
>> Use default values for everything except specfied.
Name and Operating System
- Name: RH96_BaseInstall
- Folder: D:\VirtualBoxes
- ISO: F:\sw\iso\OracleLinux\RH96.iso
[x] Skip Unattended Installation
Hardware
- Base Memory: 12,288 MB
- Processors: 2
- Hard Disk
-- 128 GB
- [Finish]
Settings
- General
-- Advanced: Shared Clipboard: Bidirectional
Drag 'n' Drop: Bidirectional
- System
- [ ] Floppy
- Display
Video Memory: 128 MB
[x] Enable 3D Acceleration ???? 10/27 did not choose this as remember had to disable to get ORacle GUI working in v8.
- Storage, Audio, Serial, User Interface, USB =
--> Use defaults - leave as-is.
- Network
Adapter 1
[x] Enable Network Adapter
Attached to: NAT
Adapter 2
[x] Enable Network Adapter
Attached to: Host-only Adapter
Promiscuous Mode: Allow All
Adapter 3
[x] Enable Network Adapter
Attached to: Internal Network
Name: pubnet
Promiscuous Mode: Allow All
- Shared Folders
+ {folder icon}
F:\sw: ☑ Auto-mount
====================================================================================================
Note: Press Right-Ctrl to be able to move mouse outside VM.
Start
- Install OS as normal.
>>> Terminate xxx boot screen = paused there a while (I might have hit a key and it continued)
...
- [Reboot System]
- Login as root, next through initital screens.
- Power off
- Clone OS (just in case - can deleted after Guest\Add installed).
Install Guest Additions (OEL 8 or later)
0. Make sure in Settings\General: Advanced -> Shared Clipboard = Bidirectional
1. Update Linux
Set /etc/resolv.conf
yum repolist
yum search release-el8
yum update -y
2. Reboot.
3. yum -y install kernel-uek-devel-`uname -r`
4. Unmount any .iso disks.
5. Mount\run the latest Guest Additions version .iso (ex: 7.1.8).
D:\VirtualBoxes
*.vbox
*.vdi
F:\sw
cat /etc/system-release
Oracle Linux Server release 8.10
dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/zTmpfile.dat bs=1M count=10240 status=progress
ls -l /tmp/zTmpfile.dat
rm /tmp/zTmpfile.dat