Virtualization

[BLooDMaN]

Hi everyone!

I need to install Oracle Database 11g on virtual machine and since I like Red Hat-based distros, I try to install CentOS as there is a documentation to install Oracle DB. So I started to try virtual applications:

1. I've tried to launch VMWare Server 2.0, but it's not configured and when I try to configure it (/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl) I got error:

/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:147: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:150: error: unknown field ‘nopage’ specified in initializer
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:151: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriver_Ioctl’:
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1670: error: too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.27.3-30.rc1.fc10.i686'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.

2. OK, so I find Xen installed on my system. Virtual Machine manager -> Xen -> Connect -> Error:

Unable to open a connection to the Xen hypervisor/daemon.

Verify that:
- A Xen host kernel was booted
- The Xen service has been started

Unable to open connection to hypervisor URI 'xen:///':
<class 'libvirt.libvirtError'> internal error failed to connect to xend
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/connection.py", line 483, in _open_thread
None], flags)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 99, in openAuth
if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virConnectOpenAuth() failed')
libvirtError: internal error failed to connect to xend

3. OK, I have third option: qemu. It launches perfectly but I cannot install CentOS 5.2 because of powernow_k8 module error and I as I read I should download CentOS 5.1 and then upgrade it.

So, what do I want: I want to install Oracle Database 11g on Red Hat based distro to start writing my bachelor work. Please give some options what I can do :)

Kernel: 2.6.27.3-30.rc1.fc10.i686

Thanks!

[brebs]

Try vmware patch (http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57021). Or switch to VirtualBox.

[cgrim]

I found patch for vmware server here:
http://www.paldo.org/index.php?section=packages&page=main&query=vmware

Patch for player is here too.

For me it's really working.

[BLooDMaN]

Try vmware patch (http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57021). Or switch to VirtualBox.

Many thanks, it's working now!

I found patch for vmware server here:
http://www.paldo.org/index.php?secti...n&query=vmware

Patch for player is here too.

For me it's really working.

Thanks a lot, I'll use patch for vmPlayer from this link if I'll need it.

[sej7278]

i've installed oracle 9ir2, 10gr2 and 11gr2 this week on centos 5.2 and 4.7 guests and a fedora9 host, all using virtualbox2.

i've given up with vmware server now version 2 is out, i was fed up with patching their software as they refuse to support fedora, and i didn't like the windows-ey direction they were heading in with the web gui etc.

i don't think xen will work on your athlon, unless its a opteron or x2 or something with hardware virtualisation support.

i think you're pushing it a bit expecting anything as complex as virtualisation to work on fedora 10 alpha.

[Dangermouse]

Virtualbox is pretty good and easy to set up
http://dnmouse.org/virtualbox.html

[BLooDMaN]

i don't think xen will work on your athlon, unless its a opteron or x2 or something with hardware virtualisation support.

i think you're pushing it a bit expecting anything as complex as virtualisation to work on fedora 10 alpha.

This is the problem, I have Intel Dual Core T2730 proc, so I cannot understand why does it tries to load module which is not needed by my laptop. Hopefully vmWare works but if after several updates it will crash I'll move to virtualbox.

[scottro]

VirtualBox works fine for me on Rawhide.

[BLooDMaN]

vmWare raise kernel panic when I try to install CentOS, so switched to VirtualBox. Everything fine so far.