Category: Computers

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OVM 3.1.1 password expiring ????

Apparently, after 180 days the Oracle XE database policies will expire the password for the OVM environment. To fix this, you need to logon as the oracle user: su – oracle Setup your environment variables source /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/bin/oracle_env.sh sqlplus SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.2.0 Production on Tue Sep 18 10:34:34 2012 Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle. All rights …

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PXE boot and kickstart setup for OVM

This article show how to setup a complete PXE Boot environment to be used by any new server on your network. First you will need to have an Apache or similar website. [stextbox id=”black”]# yum install httpd # chkconfig –level 345 httpd on # service httpd start[/stextbox] Next you will need to mount your media …

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How to setup VLANs on a Cisco SG 300-20 Managed Switch

This article will show how to setup a Cisco SG 300-20 switch to work on a home / office network. First of all you need to change your System Mode to Layer 3. To get to the Console,  you can either use the provided serial cable and login with the default userid/pw, or by enabling …

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Upgrading OVM 3.0.3 to 3.1.1

Download Oracle Virtual Manager 3.1.1 and mount the iso on your manager server. Run the runUpgrader.sh It will ask for the “ovs” password. This was my weblogic admin password. After upgrading your Admin Server, you should be able to put one of your Servers into Maintenance mode. This will migrate all of your VMs to …

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How to migrate VMWare Appliance to OVS 2.2

This explains how to migrate / convert a standard VMWare Appliance into a Oracle Virtual Server 2.2 environment. Create a directory on the OVS 2.2 server under /OVS/running_pool/NewVmName Unzip appliance if needed and put in the /OVS/running_pool/NewVmName You should have combination of file extensions like .vmdk .vmsd .vmx .vmxf Login to your OVS Manager. Goto …

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