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Oracle VM 3.4: show VMs full or partially allocated on a repository (ShowRepoVm)

More than one time it could be required to know which VMs are on a specific repository; while it is an easy evaluation for all VMs with their configuration...

More than one time it could be required to know which VMs are on a specific repository; while it is an easy evaluation for all VMs with their configuration file, it could be much more time expensive to identify VMs that partially resides on a repository. Even if it's suggested to have the entire VM on one unique repository (for convenience, not for technical limits), one VM can reside on more repositories and in this case it could need much more time to evaluate which VMs...

Oracle VM 3.4 script: schedule and move VMs to a different repository

Moving VMs from one repository to an other can be something boring, mostly if your VM has many vdisks or if you have to move many vms. On Oracle VM to...

Moving VMs from one repository to an other can be something boring, mostly if your VM has many vdisks or if you have to move many vms. On Oracle VM to completely move a VM you need to create a clone-customizer and specify target destination for each virtual-disk. So, on activities like:   storage replacement (new repositories) *** huge list of vms to move to a new repository vms to move to a new repository with tens of virtual-disks scheduled VM moving a batch approach can...

Oracle VM 3.4: create custom install ISO with updated UEK4 kernel

Oracle VM Server 3.4.1 ISO package is dedicated to server installation but, to try it, maybe someone needs to install on a desktop/laptop environment (direct...

Oracle VM Server 3.4.1 ISO package is dedicated to server installation but, to try it, maybe someone needs to install on a desktop/laptop environment (direct install on bare metal). It could happen that the default UEK4 kernel part of Oracle VM Server 3.4.1 build 1351, does not contain a particular fix and/or driver needed for old or newest hardware; a common problem, for example, could be related to particular graphic card available on modern desktop/laptop systems and while...

Oracle VM 3.4: ovm-info command to get details within VM

Continuing on the path of the first "ovm-disk" command, here you can find one new tool available for your Linux guest-vms; target of this utility, named...

Continuing on the path of the first "ovm-disk" command, here you can find one new tool available for your Linux guest-vms; target of this utility, named "ovm-info", is to supply main information of the running guest on:   VM information, like Hostname, VM-Name, VM-Type and repository that house it. CPU and Memory information (Max and used) Disk information like domU device and the corresponding dom0 device (virtual or physical) Network information like domU device and OVM...

Oracle VM 3.4: ovm-disk command to get disk details on Linux VMs

ovm-disk v0.3 updated on February, 16th - 2017  More than one time I received requests coming from customers or partners that would like to get the Page83 id of...

ovm-disk v0.3 updated on February, 16th - 2017  More than one time I received requests coming from customers or partners that would like to get the Page83 id of a LUN (presented to a specific VM) by executing a command on the VM itself; in fact, commands like "lsscsi" and "scsi_id" do not work on top of a Oracle VM Virtual Machine. In the picture above, one running VM, is not aware if a disk is physical or virtual; only dom0 (Oracle VM Server) really knows it. The other...

Oracle VM 3.4: install Oracle VM Server on EFI host

Between the others, Oracle VM 3.4 introduce the option to install the Server on an EFI system. Following steps will show how-to install Oracle VM Server 3.4.1...

Between the others, Oracle VM 3.4 introduce the option to install the Server on an EFI system. Following steps will show how-to install Oracle VM Server 3.4.1 on a VirtualBox VM EFI based (as a demo and example environment); these steps could be interesting also because new modern HW is EFI based and newest models does not accept anymore to have legacy-BIOS available. First of all we have to create one VM dedicated to the installation; here you can find all the options...

Oracle VM 3.4: guest hot backup on different repository (v0.8a)

Updated release of the script is now available at: Hands on Backup Utilities for Oracle VM 3.4 Not more than a couple of hours ago Oracle VM 3.4 has been...

Updated release of the script is now available at: Hands on Backup Utilities for Oracle VM 3.4 Not more than a couple of hours ago Oracle VM 3.4 has been announced on Virtualization Blog. Here you can find the new version ( 0.8a ) of the HotCloneVm.sh script.   Once downloaded, you'll find a zipped file containing: "SetupSsh.sh" script to setup key-based authentication to Oracle VM Manager 3 CLI "HotCloneVm.sh" script to execute guests hot-backups and proceed to apply...

March/April 2016: OTN Virtual Technology Summit

OTN Virtual Technology Summit is coming and we are going to attend this important virtual-class meeting. Hear from Oracle ACEs, Java Champions, and Oracle...

OTN Virtual Technology Summit is coming and we are going to attend this important virtual-class meeting. Hear from Oracle ACEs, Java Champions, and Oracle product experts as they share their insight and experience (through technical demo's/presentations and hands on labs) in meeting today's IT challenges in the upcoming Oracle Technology Network Virtual Technology Summit. These interactive, online events offers four technical tracks, each with a unique focus on specific...

Oracle VM Hands on Labs: HOL10469, HOL10471 and HOL10472

Oracle OpenWorld 2015 will start in on October 25th. As every year, among the 2000+ sessions presented there will be many Hands on labs. The idea of these...

Oracle OpenWorld 2015 will start in on October 25th. As every year, among the 2000+ sessions presented there will be many Hands on labs. The idea of these Oracle VM HOL is to enable 40 to 50 customers and partners to meet in a room and install/configure/use Oracle products on laptops during 1 or 2 hours, following detailed documentation and being helped by several Oracle experts. Each student will have a laptop where, thanks to Oracle VM VirtualBox, we will be able to create...