Contents

Purpose and important notes........................................................................................................ 2

Prerequisites................................................................................................................................. 2
Downloading Software .................................................................................................................. 2
Oracle Virtual Box Network setup .................................................................................................. 2
Server Installation Screens............................................................................................................. 3
Installation Complete .................................................................................................................... 8
Login to Server.............................................................................................................................. 8
Network Setup.............................................................................................................................. 8
SSH Login Check............................................................................................................................ 9
Repository Setup........................................................................................................................... 9
Oracle Package Installation Check .................................................................................................. 9
Extra - Package Management - Practise - Checks........................................................................... 10
Yast2 Related -Checks.................................................................................................................. 11
Major-Settings via Yast2 .............................................................................................................. 11
Prepare for Oracle Database ........................................................................................................ 12
What's next ?.............................................................................................................................. 12
Purpose and important notes
 This article is a part of the main article sharing a plan or method to learn about CentOS,
Debian, SUSE, Oracle and Ubuntu in a short time. Therefore making yourself strong with
various Linux derivates for your carrier in IT! I Love Linux, but do not hate Windows
 This is a manual way to set up the openSUSE Server in an Oracle Virtual Box and not using
the automated way of installing server using Vagrant or any other tools or software
 The good basics of setting up a VM is vital for a good understanding how virtualization is
used. For example, network set up and minimum memory etc used
 The plan is to follow the steps required to prepare a Linux server for an Oracle Database
installation, but no need to install Oracle Database. In the section 'Prepare for Oracle
Database' gives you the details

Just a part of the screen was taken as snapshot that is important to avoid more screens and space

Prerequisites
We/you need to have basic understanding of Oracle Virtual Box download on your system and
attaching ISO to start installation

Downloading Software
direct link

Downloaded opensuse 11.4 from the below link - openSUSE-11.4-DVD-x86_64 - 4GB size

https://software.opensuse.org

Oracle Virtual Box Network setup

Two network cards used: 1) Host only (static) and (2) NAT Adapter for connecting to internet from
the server
Server Installation Screens
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Installation Complete

Login to Server

Network Setup
The entry of 192.168.56.1 is saved in the file for getting the DNS of Oracle Virtual Box. Without this
"...56.1 " entry your static IP will not work

SSH Login Check

Open a Putty session and check

Repository Setup
All the settings are taken place because of connectivity to the internet

Oracle Package Installation Check

Extra - Package Management - Practise - Checks
This is for information sake as per SUSE 10
Yast2 Related -Checks

Major-Settings via Yast2

Prepare for Oracle Database
We will just perform the steps required on Linux side to prepare it for Oracle Database Installation

How can that help ? Oracle Database installation requires quite enough number of steps on the
server side which makes us understand Linux better

On the below links it is already clear what we have to do

https://oracle-base.com/articles/11g/oracle-db-11gr2-installation-on-oracle-linux-6

Start from 4.1 Operating System Requirements

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e24326/toc.htm#BHCHGDIE

What's next ?
We come to a question, is that all I have to do to learn Linux with that example?

Obviously no!

The next one is prepare the Linux server for RAC Installation

https://oracle-base.com/articles/11g/oracle-db-11gr2-rac-installation-on-oracle-linux-6-using-
virtualbox

Hence, we can start with two new servers or just with this initially by following NFS and DNS Setup