Document Modified on: 23 March 2015

To install VirtualBox 4.3 on Oracle Linux 6.6

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
To avoid this error "VirtualBox-4.3-4.3.20_96996_el6-1.x86_64 requires libSDL-1.
2.so.0()(64bit)" while tring to instal VirtualBox on Oracle Linux, do the follow
ing:
1. Enable the local yum repository as described above
2. Run this command:
su - root
yum install SDL
3. You can now install VirtualBox 4.3
4. To check version of virtualbox guest additions currently installed:
su - root
modinfo vboxguest
Installing in XenServer 6.5
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*** Note: Only Oracle Linux 6.5 is supported i.e. has an install template. Howev
er, Oracle Linux 6.6 also seems to work ***
1. Install from iso rather than url
2. Set advanced OS boot parameters when creating the VM:
Document: Citrix XenServer 6.5 Virtual Machine User's Guide --> Appendix B. Linu
x VM Release Notes --> B.1.1.2. RHEL Graphical Network Install Support
To perform a graphical installation, add VNC to the list of advanced OS boot par
ameters when creating the VM:
graphical utf8 vnc
You will be prompted to provide networking configuration for the new VM so that
VNC communication can be enabled. The standard graphical installer will then be
displayed.
Note: Starting with the 2.6.32 Linux kernel (Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and R
ed Hat compatable Kernel), Linux can boot on bare metal, in Xen HVM mode, and in
Xen PVM mode using paravirt_ops with the same Linux kernel. In contrast to the
2.6.32 Linux kernel (OL 5U4-), the 2.6.18 Linux kernel can boot on bare metal an
d in Xen HVM mode, and must use a Xen paravirtualized kernel for Xen PVM mode.
3. Configure and install OS as described in the other sections of this document.
4. After OS installation, install guest tools:
su mount -o ro,exec /dev/disk/by-label/XenServer\\x20Tools /mnt
/mnt/Linux/install.sh
umount /mnt
5. For now, configure vnc for root only i.e.

su vi /etc/sysconfig/vncservers
Enter these lines:
VNCSERVERS="1:root"
VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 1366x768"
su - root
# vncpasswd
Password:
Verify:
su - root
chkconfig vncserver on
service vncserver start
6. Change the run-level in /etc/inittab file
su vi /etc/inittab
from
id:3:initdefault:
to
id:5:initdefault:
7. Configure Firewall if it is enabled:
su - root
nano /etc/sysconfig/iptables
Add this line:
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 5901 -j ACCEPT
su - root
/sbin/service iptables restart
8. Reboot
9. Configure vnc and firewall for other users e.g. while connected via vnc to ro
ot, unlock oracle user and enable vnc for oracle user:
su vi /etc/sysconfig/vncservers
Adjust these lines:
VNCSERVERS="1:root 2:oracle"
VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 1366x768"
VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry 1366x768"
su - oracle
$ vncpasswd
Password:
Verify:
su - root

nano /etc/sysconfig/iptables
Add this line:
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 5902 -j ACCEPT
su - root
/sbin/service iptables restart
10. Perform other configurations as described in the other sections of this docu
ment.
Swap Space
++++++++++++
Swap space is determined by the amount of RAM found within the system. The follo
wing
table displays the swap space recommendation.
RAM Swap Space
----------------Between 1 GB and 2 GB
2 GB up to 16 GB
Greater than 16 GB

1.5 times the size of RAM

Equal to the size of RAM
16 GB of RAM

NOTE: The above recommendations are MINIMUM recommendations for installations. F

urther RAM and swap space may be required to tune/improve RDBMS performance.
During OS installation:
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Installation type: Desktop
At the bottom: select "Customize Now" and select
> Servers --> System administration tools --> optional packages --> oracle-rdbms
-server-12cR1-preinstall-1.0-12
> Desktops --> Desktop --> optional packages --> tigervnc-server
> Development --> Development tools
***Note***
When using OL6U6 as the OS for Oracle VM 3.3.2 manager, do NOT select any oracle
-rdbms-server-preinstall package (neither the 11g nor the 12c one)
If NOT using "Oracle 12cR1 Preinstallation RPM (oracle-rdbms-server-12cR1-preins
tall)", adjust nproc value
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Adjust nproc value if necessary as per Oracle Support Note "1487773.1 Cannot Inc
rease "nproc" Value More Than 1024 in Oracle Linux 6"
Symptom: "/etc/security/limits.conf" is updated with the following and the serve
r is rebooted:
* - nproc 16384
However, "ulimit -a" (for root & all users) still shows the 1024 for "max user p
rocesses" instead of 16384:

Solution: Update "/etc/security/limits.d/90-nproc.conf" and change

* soft

nproc

1024

to
* - nproc 16384
Configuring SecurityEnhanced Linux (SELinux)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SELinux is an implementation of a mandatory access control (MAC) mechanism devel
oped
by the National Security Agency (NSA). The purpose of SELinux is to apply rules
on files and processes based on defined policies. When policies are appropriatel
y defined, a system running SELinux enhances application security by determining
if an action from a particular process should be granted thus protecting agains
t vulnerabilities within a system.
The implementation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 enables SELinux by default and
appropriately sets it to the default setting of ENFORCING . It is highly recomme
nded that SELinux be kept in ENFORCING mode when running Oracle Database 11g Rel
ease 2 (11.2.0.3) and above.
From Oracle Support "Requirements for Installing Oracle 11gR2 RDBMS on RHEL6 or
OL6 64-bit (x86-64) (Doc ID 1441282.1)":
By default, RHEL 6 x86_64 Linux is installed with SELinux as "enforcing". This i
s fine for the 11gR2 installation process. However, to subsequently run "sqlplus
", switch SELinux to the "Permissive" mode. See NOTE 454196.1, "./sqlplus: error
on libnnz11.so: cannot restore segment prot after reloc" for more details. UPDA
TE: Internal testing suggests that there is no problem running "sqlplus" with SE
Linux in "enforcing" mode on RHEL6/OL6. The problem only affects RHEL5/OL5.
Verify that SELinux is running and set to ENFORCING :
As the root user,
su - root
getenforce
Enforcing
If the system is running in PERMISSIVE or DISABLED mode, modify the /etc/sysconf
ig/selinux file and set SELinux to enforcing as shown below.
SELINUX=enforcing
The modification of the /etc/sysconfig/selinux file takes effect after a reboot.
To change the
setting of SELinux immediately without a reboot, run the following command:
su - root
setenforce 1
Configuring Firewall Settings
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Firewall access and restrictions play a critical role in securing your Oracle Da
tabase 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.3) environment. It is recommended that the firewall

settings be configured to permit access to the Oracle Database network ports on

ly from authorized database or database-management clients. For example, in orde
r to allow access to a specific database client with an IP address of 10.16.142.
54 to make requests to the database server via SQL*Net using Oracle's TNS (Trans
parent Network Substrate) Listener (default port of 1521), the following firewal
l rule must be added to the iptables configuration file found at /etc/sysconfig/
iptables.
su - root
nano /etc/sysconfig/iptables
Add these lines:
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 1521 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 1158 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 5500 -j ACCEPT
Once the rules have been modified within the /etc/sysconfig/iptables, run the fo
llowing command to activate:
su service iptables restart
Creating a Local Yum Repository Using an ISO Image or DVD
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. Mount the DVD media or iso file:
(a) Command for mounting the DVD iso media attached to a VirtualBox VM
No command needed. However, use this line in step 2 below:
baseurl=file:///media/"OL6.6 x86_64 Disc 1 20141018"
(b) Command to mount iso image file
# mount -o loop <iso image file name> /mnt
e.g.
# mount -o loop /home/oracle/iso-image/OracleLinux-R6-U6-Server-x86_64-dvd.iso
/mnt
(c) Command for mounting the DVD media inserted in /dev/cdrom
# mount -r -o loop -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt
2. Create yum repository configuration file /etc/yum.repos.d/dvd.repo :
su nano /etc/yum.repos.d/dvd.repo
contents of the file:
[dvd]
name=OracleLinux6.6
baseurl=file:///mnt
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY
or (for attached DVD iso in VirtualBox VM)

[dvd]
name=OracleLinux6.6
baseurl=file:///media/"OL6.6 x86_64 Disc 1 20141018"
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY
3. Rename any other existing yum repository configuration files that point to th
e internet:
su mv /etc/yum.repos.d/public-yum-ol6.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/public-yum-ol6.repo.ren
amed
4. Clean up the yum cache.
yum clean all
5. Test that you can use yum to access the repository.
yum repolist
Packages required for Cloud Control 12.1.0.4
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
To install required packages for Cloud Control 12.1.0.4 on OL6.6 create a text f
ile (e.g. packages-to-install.txt) containing only the following :
make-3.81
binutils-2.20.51.0.2-5.42.el6.x86_64
gcc-4.4.7-11.el6.x86_64
libaio-0.3.107
glibc-common-2.12
libstdc++-4.4.7-11.el6.x86_64
libXtst-1.2.2-2.1.el6.i686
sysstat-9.0.4
glibc-devel-2.12-1.149.el6.i686
glibc-devel-2.12-1.149.el6.x86_64
As root, Change directory to the location of the text file and install:
su - root
cd /home/oracle
yum install -y $(cat packages-to-install.txt)
To verify the existence of the packages, run the above command again:
yum install -y $(cat packages-to-install.txt)
The response will be:
Package binutils-2.20.51.0.2-5.36.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest versio
n
...
Configure OS for DB
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

1. The "/etc/hosts" file must contain a fully qualified name for the server.
su cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.backup
nano /etc/hosts
Make sure that each IP address points to one and only one hostname. Example of C
orrect Contents of /etc/hosts:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
172.22.100.5
srv01.class
srv01
172.22.100.6
srv02.class
srv02
2. Open /etc/pam.d/login and add the following line if it is not already there:
su nano /etc/pam.d/login
session
required

pam_limits.so

3. Edit /etc/profile and add the following code (delete any additional spaces be
tween lines if you use copy and paste):
su - root
nano /etc/profile
if [ $USER = "oracle" ] || [ $USER = "grid" ]; then
umask 022
if [ $SHELL = "/bin/ksh" ]; then
ulimit -p 16384
ulimit -n 65536
else
ulimit -u 16384 -n 65536
fi
fi
4. Configure for AMM (Automatic Memory Management)
As root user,
Make a backup of /etc/fstab file and amend the tmpfs line in /etc/fstab
su cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bkup
gedit /etc/fstab
Include the value for size for /dev/shm as follows (Assuming the Server has 8GB
Ram of which 6GB will be used for Oracle):
tmpfs

/dev/shm

tmpfs

size=7000M

0 0

5. Login as the oracle user and add the following lines at the end of the ".bash
_profile" file (delete any additional spaces between lines if you use copy and p
aste):
su - oracle
nano .bash_profile

umask 022
ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
export ORACLE_BASE
reload .bash_profile and test:
su - oracle
. ./.bash_profile
echo $ORACLE_BASE
6. As root user, create the directories in which the Oracle software will be ins
talled.
su - root
mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle
chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01
chmod -R 775 /u01
Configure a new Firefox version
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*** 64bit ***
su cd /usr/lib64
mv firefox firefox.old
cp /home/oracle/Downloads/firefox-35.0.tar.bz2 .
tar -jxvf firefox-35.0.tar.bz2
cp /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/icons/mozicon128.png /usr/share/pixmaps
rm -rf /usr/lib64/firefox-35.0.tar.bz2
rm -rf /usr/lib64/firefox.old <--- optional
*** 32bit ***
cd /usr/lib
mv firefox firefox.old
cp /home/oracle/Downloads/firefox-35.0.tar.bz2 .
tar -jxvf firefox-35.0.tar.bz2
cp /usr/lib/firefox/browser/icons/mozicon128.png /usr/share/pixmaps
rm -rf /usr/lib/firefox-35.0.tar.bz2
rm -rf /usr/lib/firefox.old <--- optional
Install Flash plugin for Firefox on 64bit Linux
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Some of the pages of Enterprise Manager require the Flash plugin to display prop
erly.
The file containing the player is "flash-plugin-11.2.202.332-release.x86_64.rpm"
which is assumed to be located in /home/oracle/Downloads
Steps
* Shutdown Firefox
* As root user, remove any existing flash plugin
su - root
rpm -e flash-plugin

* As root, install flash-plugin-11.2.202.332-release.x86_64.rpm

su - root
rpm -Uvh /home/oracle/Downloads/flash-plugin-11.2.202.332-release.x86_64.Linux.r
pm
Set up command History for Database utilities on Unix/Linux
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. As a pre-requisite, enable the local yum repository and as root user run:
su - root
yum install readline readline-devel ncurses-devel
2. As root, install rlwrap to enable command line history for database tools suc
h as sqlplus, rman and dgmgrl (Data Guard Broker utility)
The following assumes the file rlwrap-0.37.tar.gz is located at /home/oracle/Dow
nloads
su - root
cp /home/oracle/Downloads/rlwrap-0.37.tar.gz /usr/tmp
cd /usr/tmp
gunzip rlwrap*.gz
tar -xvf rlwrap*.tar
cd rlwrap-0.37
./configure
make && make install
which rlwrap
rlwrap -v
Using rlwrap with SQL*Plus and RMAN
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Edit the .bashrc for the "oracle" user account (as well as any other user access
ing Oracle) and add aliases to run the sqlplus and rman commands as arguments to
rlwrap.
su - oracle
nano /home/oracle/.bashrc
alias sqlplus='rlwrap sqlplus'
alias rman='rlwrap rman'
alias dgmgrl='rlwrap dgmgrl'
After modifying .bash_profile, source the startup script in order to set the ali
as definitions for the current session.
su - oracle
source ~/.bashrc
Log in to either SQL*Plus or RMAN to test the new configuration. Type in a few s
tatements and use the up/down arrow keys to move through the command history as
well as the left/right arrow keys to edit the current line.
Create and configure files to act as ASM disks
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

1. To exceed the default losetup loopback limit of eight loopback devices, as ro

ot user, adjust /etc/grub.conf file:
su nano /etc/grub.conf
Add max_loop=32 to the appropriate kernel in /etc/grub.conf (after rhgb quiet)
2. REBOOT the server
3. Create the directory in which the flat files will reside
su - root
mkdir -p /u01/asmdisks
4. Create the flat files which will represent disks
su - root
dd
dd
dd
dd
dd
dd
dd
dd
dd
dd
dd
dd
dd

if=/dev/zero
if=/dev/zero
if=/dev/zero
if=/dev/zero
if=/dev/zero
if=/dev/zero
if=/dev/zero
if=/dev/zero
if=/dev/zero
if=/dev/zero
if=/dev/zero
if=/dev/zero
if=/dev/zero

of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_01
of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_02
of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_03
of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_04
of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_05
of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_06
of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_07
of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_08
of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_09
of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_10
of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_11
of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_12
of=/u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_13

bs=1k
bs=1k
bs=1k
bs=1k
bs=1k
bs=1k
bs=1k
bs=1k
bs=1k
bs=1k
bs=1k
bs=1k
bs=1k

count=2359296
count=2359296
count=2359296
count=2359296
count=2359296
count=2359296
count=2359296
count=2359296
count=2359296
count=2359296
count=2359296
count=2359296
count=2359296

5. Make the flat files available as loopback devices ( As root user)

su - root
losetup /dev/loop1 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_01
sleep 2
losetup /dev/loop2 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_02
sleep 2
losetup /dev/loop3 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_03
sleep 2
losetup /dev/loop4 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_04
sleep 2
losetup /dev/loop5 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_05
sleep 2
losetup /dev/loop6 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_06
sleep 2
losetup /dev/loop7 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_07
sleep 2
losetup /dev/loop8 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_08
sleep 2
losetup /dev/loop9 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_09
sleep 2
losetup /dev/loop10 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_10
sleep 2
losetup /dev/loop11 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_11
sleep 2
losetup /dev/loop12 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_12

sleep 2
losetup /dev/loop13 /u01/asmdisks/_file_disk_13
sleep 2
6. Alias the loopback devices to make them look like virtual block devices (VBDs
).
check if any of the xvd* naming has been taken and adjust the usage below:
ls /dev/xvd*
If all the below (xvdb up to xvdn) are available, proceed
su
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln

- root
-s /dev/loop1 /dev/xvdb
-s /dev/loop2 /dev/xvdc
-s /dev/loop3 /dev/xvdd
-s /dev/loop4 /dev/xvde
-s /dev/loop5 /dev/xvdf
-s /dev/loop6 /dev/xvdg
-s /dev/loop7 /dev/xvdh
-s /dev/loop8 /dev/xvdi
-s /dev/loop9 /dev/xvdj
-s /dev/loop10 /dev/xvdk
-s /dev/loop11 /dev/xvdl
-s /dev/loop12 /dev/xvdm
-s /dev/loop13 /dev/xvdn

7. Change ownership to oracle:oinstall. Change permissions to 666

su - root
chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01/asmdisks
chmod -R 666 /u01/asmdisks
chown oracle:oinstall /dev/loop[1-9]
chown oracle:oinstall /dev/loop1[0-3]
chmod 666 /dev/loop[1-9]
chmod 666 /dev/loop1[0-3]
8. Make the ASM environment persistent across reboot:
On startup, losetup must be executed to allocate the loopback devices. On shutdo
wn, losetup must be executed to deallocate loopback devices. Failing to explicit
ly deallocate the loopback device can cause a shutdown/reboot to take longer. A
new service will be created to handle this task.
Assuming the losetup file is in /home/oracle
As root user, copy the supplied losetup file to /etc/init.d folder:
su - root
cp /home/oracle/losetup /etc/init.d
9. After creating the file, /etc/init.d/losetup, change the permissions, then us
e chkconfig to enable the service. As OS user root execute:
su - root
chmod 755
chkconfig
chkconfig
chkconfig

/etc/init.d/losetup
losetup --add
losetup on
losetup --list

Install and configure ASM components

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. Check the architecture of the OS (assumes 64bit)
uname -r
2. install ASM drivers:
su yum install oracleasm-support
3. Install oracleasmlib
su rpm -Uvh /home/oracle/Downloads/oracleasmlib-2.0.4-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
4. Configure the ASM kernel module:
su /etc/init.d/oracleasm configure
oracle
dba
y
y

<-- answers to the prompts

5. stamp (or label) the ASM files created earlier as ASM disks.
su - root
/etc/init.d/oracleasm
/etc/init.d/oracleasm
/etc/init.d/oracleasm
/etc/init.d/oracleasm
/etc/init.d/oracleasm
/etc/init.d/oracleasm
/etc/init.d/oracleasm
/etc/init.d/oracleasm
/etc/init.d/oracleasm
/etc/init.d/oracleasm
/etc/init.d/oracleasm
/etc/init.d/oracleasm
/etc/init.d/oracleasm

createdisk
createdisk
createdisk
createdisk
createdisk
createdisk
createdisk
createdisk
createdisk
createdisk
createdisk
createdisk
createdisk

ASMDISK01
ASMDISK02
ASMDISK03
ASMDISK04
ASMDISK05
ASMDISK06
ASMDISK07
ASMDISK08
ASMDISK09
ASMDISK10
ASMDISK11
ASMDISK12
ASMDISK13

/dev/xvdb
/dev/xvdc
/dev/xvdd
/dev/xvde
/dev/xvdf
/dev/xvdg
/dev/xvdh
/dev/xvdi
/dev/xvdj
/dev/xvdk
/dev/xvdl
/dev/xvdm
/dev/xvdn

6. Scan and list the disks:

su /etc/init.d/oracleasm scandisks
/etc/init.d/oracleasm listdisks
To install VirtualBox 4.3 on Oracle Linux 6.6
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
To avoid this error "VirtualBox-4.3-4.3.20_96996_el6-1.x86_64 requires libSDL-1.
2.so.0()(64bit)" while tring to instal VirtualBox on Oracle Linux, do the follow
ing:

1. Enable the local yum repository as described above

2. Run this command:
su - root
yum install SDL
3. You can now install VirtualBox 4.3
If not needed, Disable the Local Yum Repository Using an ISO Image or DVD
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. As root, edit the file /etc/yum.repos.d/dvd.repo
su - root
password
gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/dvd.repo
2. In the file, set enabled=0 as shown below:
[dvd]
name=OracleLinux6.6
baseurl=file:///mnt
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY
3. Optionally, rename any other existing yum repository configuration files back
to their original names:
su mv /etc/yum.repos.d/public-yum-ol6.repo.renamed /etc/yum.repos.d/public-yum-ol6.
repo
4. Clear the yum cache
yum clean all
5. Check the configured repositories.
yum repolist
6. Unmount the DVD or iso image:
su umount /mnt
eject
Adjustments after cloning a configured VM
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
--- BEFORE CLONING --1. Notice the HWADDR value ifcfg-eth0 file of the source VM before cloning:
su nano /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
Result:

DEVICE=eth0
TYPE=Ethernet
UUID=ef782262-0006-4e92-9a7e-5183109abc32
ONBOOT=yes
NM_CONTROLLED=yes
BOOTPROTO=none
HWADDR=08:00:27:CC:D5:56
IPADDR=10.10.120.1
PREFIX=24
DEFROUTE=yes
IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=yes
IPV6INIT=no
NAME="System eth0"
--- AFTER CLONING --2. Change Hostname in the cloned VM:
su nano /etc/sysconfig/network
Final Result:
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=srv2.class
NOZEROCONF=yes
3. in the cloned VM, edit the udev rule for network devices:
su nano /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
Result:
# PCI device 0x8086:0x100e (e1000)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="08:00:27:cc:d5:5
6", ATTR{type}=="1", K$
# PCI device 0x8086:0x100e (e1000)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="08:00:27:98:ab:7
9", ATTR{type}=="1", K$
4. Copy the new mac address (08:00:27:98:ab:79) to the line of your eth0 rule (f
irst line) and delete the new rule for eth1 (second line).
Result:
# PCI device 0x8086:0x100e (e1000)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="08:00:27:98:ab:7
9", ATTR{type}=="1", K$
5. Open the network configuration file for ifcfg-eth0:
su nano /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
6. Replace the old ip with the new one and the old mac address (HWADDR) with the
new mac address:

Before modification:
DEVICE=eth0
TYPE=Ethernet
UUID=ef782262-0006-4e92-9a7e-5183109abc32
ONBOOT=yes
NM_CONTROLLED=yes
BOOTPROTO=none
HWADDR=08:00:27:CC:D5:56
IPADDR=10.10.120.1
PREFIX=24
DEFROUTE=yes
IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=yes
IPV6INIT=no
NAME="System eth0"
After modification:
DEVICE=eth0
TYPE=Ethernet
UUID=ef782262-0006-4e92-9a7e-5183109abc32
ONBOOT=yes
NM_CONTROLLED=yes
BOOTPROTO=none
HWADDR=08:00:27:98:ab:79
IPADDR=10.10.120.2
PREFIX=24
DEFROUTE=yes
IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=yes
IPV6INIT=no
NAME="System eth0"
7. Configure hosts file for new IP and hostname (e.g. srv2.class)
su nano /etc/hosts
Make sure it looks like this:
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4
::1
localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6 localhost6.localdomain6
10.10.120.2 srv2.class srv2
8. reboot cloned VM so the new device names will be known in your system.
Installing in XenServer 6.5
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*** Note: Only Oracle Linux 6.5 is supported i.e. has an install template ***
1. Install from iso rather than url
2. Set advanced OS boot parameters when creating the VM:
Document: Citrix XenServer 6.5 Virtual Machine User's Guide --> Appendix B. Linu
x VM Release Notes --> B.1.1.2. RHEL Graphical Network Install Support
To perform a graphical installation, add VNC to the list of advanced OS boot par

ameters when creating the VM:

graphical utf8 vnc
You will be prompted to provide networking configuration for the new VM so that
VNC communication can be enabled. The standard graphical installer will then be
displayed.
Note: Starting with the 2.6.32 Linux kernel (Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and R
ed Hat compatable Kernel), Linux can boot on bare metal, in Xen HVM mode, and in
Xen PVM mode using paravirt_ops with the same Linux kernel. In contrast to the
2.6.32 Linux kernel (OL 5U4-), the 2.6.18 Linux kernel can boot on bare metal an
d in Xen HVM mode, and must use a Xen paravirtualized kernel for Xen PVM mode.
3. After OS installation, install guest tools:
su mount -o ro,exec /dev/disk/by-label/XenServer\\x20Tools /mnt
/mnt/Linux/install.sh
umount /mnt
4. For now, configure vnc for root only i.e.
su vi /etc/sysconfig/vncservers
Enter these lines:
VNCSERVERS="1:root"
VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 1366x768"
su - root
# vncpasswd
Password:
Verify:
su - oracle
$ vncpasswd
Password:
Verify:
su - root
chkconfig vncserver on
service vncserver start
5. Change the run-level in /etc/inittab file
su vi /etc/inittab
from
id:3:initdefault:
to
id:5:initdefault:
6. Configure Firewall if its ON:
su - root
nano /etc/sysconfig/iptables
Add this line:

-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 5901 -j ACCEPT

7. Reboot
8. Configure vnc and firewall for other users e.g. while connected via vnc to ro
ot, unlock oracle user and enable vnc for oracle user.