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Oracle VM Server For x86: Administration: Student Guide
Oracle VM Server For x86: Administration: Student Guide
Oracle VM Server For x86: Administration: Student Guide
Administration
Student Guide
D85765GC10
Edition 1.0
August 2014
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Contents
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2 Planning and Installation
Objectives 2-2
Planning Your Installation 2-3
Oracle VM Server for x86 2-4
Requirements for the Oracle VM Manager Host 2-6
Licensing with Oracle VM 2-8
Oracle VM Port Usage 2-9
Before You Install the Oracle VM Manager Software 2-11
Networking in the Oracle VM Environment 2-12
Network Services 2-14
Storage for Oracle VM Servers 2-16
Installation and Post-Installation Steps for Oracle VM Components 2-18
Oracle VM Server for x86 Installation Steps 2-19
Oracle VM Server for x86 Installation Prompts 2-21
Oracle VM Server: Post-Installation Status 2-22
Oracle VM Manager Installation Steps 2-24
Oracle VM Manager Installation Options 2-26
Other Installation Options for the Oracle VM Manager 2-29
Installation Directories 2-31
Enabling Console Access to Virtual Machines 2-33
Post-Installation Tasks 2-34
Backing Up the Oracle VM Manager 2-37
Launching the Oracle VM Manager User Interface 2-39
Navigating the Graphical User Interface: The Login Window 2-41
Navigating the Graphical User Interface: The Main Window 2-42
Using the Tabs in the Graphical User Interface 2-44
Tab Usage in the Graphical User Interface 2-45
Oracle VM Command-Line Interface (CLI) 2-48
Using the Oracle VM CLI 2-49
Upgrading Oracle VM: Oracle VM Manager 2-50
Upgrading Oracle VM: Oracle VM Servers 2-52
Quiz 2-54
Summary 2-56
Practice 2: Overview 2-57
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Newly Discovered Oracle VM Server: Functions 3-9
Operations on Oracle VM Servers 3-10
Using IPMI to Change the Operational State of Oracle VM Servers 3-12
Quiz 3-14
Networking in Oracle VM 3-15
Networks in the Oracle VM Environment 3-16
Networks and Network Functions 3-17
Management Networks 3-19
Management Interface on the Oracle VM Server 3-20
Creating Additional Networks 3-21
Guidelines for Creating Networks 3-22
Building Blocks for Creating Networks 3-24
Bonded Interfaces 3-25
Network Bonding: Example 3-27
Network Bridges 3-29
Network Bridges: Example 3-30
Creating a Network with VLAN Support 3-32
Oracle VM VLAN Terminology 3-33
VLAN Interfaces: Example 3-34
Creating Networks with VLAN Support 3-35
Configuring VLAN Interfaces 3-36
Creating a Network with a VLAN Interface 3-37
Creating Networks with the Oracle VM Manager UI 3-38
Managing Networks with the Oracle VM Manager 3-39
Quiz 3-41
Summary 3-42
Practice 3: Overview 3-43
4 Managing Storage
Objectives 4-2
Lesson Overview 4-3
Oracle VM Initial Configuration: Storage Tasks 4-4
Storage Highlights 4-6
Storage Functions 4-7
Accessing Storage in the Oracle VM Environment 4-9
Storage Connect Framework 4-11
Storage Connect Generic and Vendor Plug-Ins 4-12
Preparing External Storage 4-13
Preparing External Storage: FC Multipathing 4-14
Quiz 4-16
Configuring Storage in Oracle VM 4-17
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Storage Management with the Oracle VM Manager 4-18
Configuring File Servers 4-20
Discovering a File Server: File Server Parameters 4-21
Discovering a File Server: Adding Admin and Refresh Servers 4-22
Specifying Refresh Servers 4-23
For Uniform Exports: Selecting File Systems 4-24
For Non-Uniform Exports: Creating NFS Access Groups 4-25
Managing File Servers 4-27
Configuring SAN Servers 4-28
Unmanaged and Managed SAN Servers 4-29
Unmanaged SAN Server Behavior 4-31
Discovering SAN Servers: A Generic iSCSI Example 4-32
Discovering SAN Server Information 4-33
Role of Access Groups 4-35
Discovering Physical Disks 4-36
Making Changes to Your Storage 4-38
Physical Disk Cloning 4-40
Cloning Terminology 4-41
Cloning Physical Disks with Oracle VM 4-42
Vendor-Managed Storage Case Study Using the Oracle ZFS Storage
Appliance 4-44
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Storage Connect Components 4-45
Using the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance for iSCSI Operations with Oracle VM 4-47
Installing the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Plug-In 4-49
Creating an Oracle VM Project on the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance 4-50
Creating a Role and User for Oracle VM on the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance 4-51
Creating an iSCSI Target and a Target Group on the Oracle ZFS Storage
Appliance 4-52
Discovering the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance: Discover a SAN Server 4-53
Discovering the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance: Access Information 4-54
Discovering the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance: Add Admin Servers 4-55
Add Access Group: Create Step 4-56
Create Access Group: Select Initiators 4-57
Create Access Group: Present Physical Disks 4-58
Managing Access Groups 4-59
Creating Physical Disks in the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance by Using the Oracle
VM Manager 4-60
Presenting Physical Disks to the Access Group from the Oracle VM Manager 4-61
Cloning Physical Disks in the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance by Using the Oracle
VM Manager 4-62
Quiz 4-64
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Summary 4-65
Practice 4: Overview 4-66
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Managing Repositories 5-58
Quiz 5-60
Summary 5-61
Practice 5: Overview 5-62
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HA and Oracle VM Server Failure 6-65
Quiz 6-67
Summary 6-68
Practice 6: Overview 6-69
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