Oracle VM Server for x86:

Administration
Student Guide

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Edition 1.0
August 2014
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Contents

1 Introducing Oracle VM with Oracle VM Server for x86

Objectives 1-2
Lesson Overview 1-3
Oracle VM with Oracle VM Server for x86 1-4
Oracle VM Main Components 1-5
Server Virtualization 1-6
Advantages of Server Virtualization 1-7
Challenges with Server Virtualization 1-9
Application-Driven Virtualization with Oracle VM 1-10
Application Deployment and Management with Oracle VM 1-12
Quiz 1-13
Virtualization Concepts with Oracle VM 1-14
Server Virtualization Technologies 1-15
Oracle VM Virtualization Architecture Oracle VM Manager and Oracle
VM Servers 1-17
Oracle VM Virtualization Architecture Management Interfaces 1-19
Guest Virtualization Modes with Oracle VM 1-21
Guest Support with Oracle VM Server for x86 1-23
Quiz 1-25
Oracle VM Functional Architecture 1-26
Oracle VM Functional Architecture: Storage 1-28
Oracle VM Functional Architecture: Networking 1-30
Live Migration 1-32
Server Pool Policies 1-34
HA for Virtual Machines 1-35
Fast Deployment with Oracle VM Templates and Assemblies 1-36
How to Create Virtual Machines from Templates or Assemblies 1-38
Benefits of the Oracle VM Solution 1-40
Oracle Virtualization and the Deployment Stack 1-42
Virtual Compute Appliance Pre-Installed, Preconfigured Oracle VM 1-45
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Courses 1-47
Quiz 1-48
Summary 1-49
Practice 1: Overview 1-50

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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

3 Managing Servers and Networks

Objectives 3-2
Lesson Overview 3-3
Initial Configuration Steps 3-4
Discovering Oracle VM Servers 3-6
Newly Discovered Oracle VM Server 3-7

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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

5 Server Pools and Repositories

Objectives 5-2
Lesson Overview 5-3
Server Pool and Repository Configuration Tasks 5-4
Server Pools and Repositories 5-5
Server Pool: Overview 5-7
Server Pool Functions 5-8
Server Pool Clusters 5-10
OCFS2 for Oracle VM 5-11
Components of OCFS2 5-12
Building a Clustered Server Pool with OCFS2 5-13
Server Pool Cluster with Shared Resources and Distributed Lock Management 5-15
OCFS2 Features 5-17
OCFS2 Cluster Services 5-18
Server Pool Deployment Planning 5-19
Creating a Clustered Server Pool with the Oracle VM Manager UI 5-21
Adding Oracle VM Servers to a Server Pool 5-23
Cluster Creation 5-25
Oracle VM Cluster Configuration 5-26
Non-clustered Server Pools 5-28
Managing Server Pools 5-30
Making Changes to a Server Pool 5-32
Server Pool Policies 5-34
Distributed Resource Scheduling: CPU Component 5-35
Distributed Resource Scheduling: Networking Component 5-37
How DRS and DPM Work 5-38
Anti-Affinity Groups 5-39
Quiz 5-40
Oracle VM Repositories 5-41
Storage Repositories 5-42
Creating Storage Repositories 5-44
Presenting Repositories to Oracle VM Servers 5-46
Creating Repository Exports for OCFS2-Based Repositories 5-48
Backing Up the Repository Export from an External Host 5-49
Adding Resources to Repositories 5-50
Managing Virtual Disks in Repositories 5-52
Cloning a Virtual Disk 5-53
Obtaining Information About a Repository 5-56

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 Managing Repositories 5-58
Quiz 5-60
Summary 5-61
Practice 5: Overview 5-62

6 Managing Virtual Machines

Objectives 6-2
Lesson Overview 6-3
Review: Virtual Machine Terminology 6-4
Creating Virtual Machines 6-8
Virtual Machine Components 6-10
Review: Disk Storage for Virtual Machines 6-12
Virtual Machine Networking: Creating VNICs 6-14
Steps to Create a Virtual Machine 6-16
Example: Creating a Virtual Machine Using the Installation Media 6-18
Examining the Configuration Information for Virtual Machines 6-26
Virtual Machine Configuration File 6-27
Starting and Accessing the Virtual Machine 6-30
Installing the Operating System in the Guest 6-32
Using Kickstart to Create Virtual Machines 6-35
Quiz 6-37
Templates, Assemblies, and Cloning 6-38
Creating Virtual Machines from Templates and Assemblies 6-39
Managing Assemblies 6-41
Creating New Virtual Machines with Cloning 6-43
Launching a Cloning Operation from the Oracle VM Manager UI 6-45
Launching a Cloning Operation from the Oracle VM Manager CLI 6-47
Cloning FAQs 6-48
Simple and Advanced Cloning 6-49
Creating a Clone Customizer 6-50
Cloning Storage: Storage Mapping Clone Type 6-52
Clone Customizers: A Scenario 6-54
Cloning Operations: Summary 6-56
Managing Virtual Machines 6-57
Virtual Machine Life Cycle 6-58
More Actions on Virtual Machines 6-60
Migrating a Virtual Machine 6-62
Enabling High Availability for Virtual Machines 6-64

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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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