Linux installation on Virtual Box

Creating the Virtual Machine:

- Specifying the RAM size for VM

-Creating Disk type

-Specifying the Machine location and name, defining the Virtual Hard drive size:

- Machine created and now selecting the ISO image for the OS:

- Performing test, it can be skipped:

> Next

>Language Selection

Basic Storage

Specifying Host Name:

Configuring Network (Ip and Subnet mask)

Coutry/Region Selection:

Setting the root password:

Create Customer layout (Partitioning the disks according to your needs)

Start Installation:

Reboot after installation:

Log in through root:

Step by Step Linux Installation (From Virtual Machine creation to Linux installation)

Creating Share Disks / Storages for Oracle RAC in Virtual Box (linux)

Creating shared disks for Oracle RAC on VB:

1- Click on Node1 and right click settings:

2- Click on storage: righ click> add SATA controller

3-  Select Sata Controller:

4- Sata Controller wiil be added:

5- Click the Plus sign on SATA controller added:

6- Choose create new disk:

7-  Choose Virtual Disk Image

8- Choose Fixed size

9- Give it a name and location:

10- Create the disk after specifying the paths:

11- Once the Disk is created, now its the time to mark it shareable, File>Vitual media manager>

12- All the disks added will be displayed, click on properties;

13- select Type>from normal to shareable

14- as below:

15- Apply the changes:

16- it will be mark as shareable:

17- Now click on other Node which you want these disk to be shareable, similarly enable sata disk control as done in Node 1:

19- Add disk>

20- Above we have to select choose existing disk> select it from location where we created for first node:

21- select the disk and click ok:

22- Now if you check the disk property from any node, it should be shareable as shown below: