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Now that you have created you new virtual machine we need to get it ready to install CentOS and eventually Oracle on to it.

Lets add some more disks:

• One for the Oracle installation (8 gig)
• 4 for 2 mirrored ASM Disk Groups (10 gig)

Hopefully you remember how to log in a get to look at your virtual machine you created in Part 1

Adding Hard disks to your Virtual Machine

Under the Commands section click the Add Hardware Link.

Click Add Hard Disk

Click Next – Choose the size of the disk you want to create

For the Oracle 11g installation with ASM I am creating an 8 gig disk for the Oracle installation and four 10 gig disks to be used as ASM Disk Groups

Repeat this step until all necessary disks are created

 

Now your Hard disks are created and you are ready to move on

Starting up your Virtual Machine

   Select your Virtual Machine and either click the Green arrow or under commands – select Power On

Once your Virtual machine is powered up Click on the Console tab

Then click on the Screen to luanch the virtual machine Screen

Installing CentOS 5.2 64 bit on your Virtual Machine

At this point you should either insert your CentOS Installation CD/DVD in your Drive or click the CD icon in the lower right corner and select your CentOS ISO.

Press Enter to start your Installation

  I skip the media check

Click Next

I speak English so… Click Next

…  English Keyboard … NEXT

Select Yes – This is the Drive we are installing CentOS on… gotta format it.. Don’t worry there isn’t any data on it.  Remember we just created it at the top of this post

Repeat the YES selection for all the drives you Created.

Deselect all the Drives other then the one your planning on using for your installation.

Check the box for Review and Modify Partition Layout / Click Next

  Select yes to deleting all data

Create the /u01 Partition on sdb filling it to maximum size

Create a partition on sda for /tmp size it at a minimum of 1024mb

Click Next

Leave the Grub Boot Loader (Defualt setting) – Click Next

I am Using NAT so I have left the defualt network setting of DHCP

Click Next

Select your appropriate time zone

Click Next

Set your Root password

Click Next

Select your Installation type:

• Desktop Gnome
• Server
• Customize Now

Click Next

Select the Development tools

Click Next

Click Next

 

 

Start the VMware Server Homepage

Log In

Click The Virtual Machines Tab

Creating A New Virtual Machine

Then Click Create Virtual Machine

Change the name of the virtual machine

Click Next

Select Linux Operating System

Then Select – Other 2.6x Linux (64 bit)

Click Next

If Planning to install Oracle later you need to up the amount of RAM dedicated to the virtual machine.  I suggest 1024MB or Higher.

Click Next

Select create a new virtual disk.  Select the size you would like for your new Virtual disk.

Click Next

Click Add a Network Adapter

You can then select the type of networking you need: Bridged, NAT, or Host Only

Click Next

CD/DVD Drive – I recommend using the Physical device

Click Next

Floppy Drive – Don’t install a floppy – Unless you have a physical device or floppy images you plan on using

Click next

USB Controller – I used default setting for the USB Controller

Click next

 

Click Finish

You have now created the virtual Machine to install CentOS on.