Oracle Linux 6

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Oracle Linux 6 documentation covers information on how to install the operating system in a virtual machine. For additional information about the operating system, refer to the instructions included in the installation media.

Oracle Linux 6 documentation includes the following topics:

• Installation Instructions
• VMware Tools in a Oracle Linux 6 Guest
• Knowledge Base Articles for Oracle Linux 6
• VMware Compatibility Guide

Installation Instructions

To install Oracle Linux 6 in a virtual machine you can use the standard Oracle Linux 6 Linux distribution CD or the boot floppy/network method. The following installation instructions are for standard distribution CD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, verify that the following tasks are complete:

• Read General Installation Instructions for All VMware Products.
• Configure the virtual machine with at least 512MB of memory for 32-bit and 1GB of memory for 64-bit. If the virtual machine has less than 512MB of memory, Oracle Linux6 display an error message when loading certain VMware drivers.

Installation Steps

1. Insert the Oracle Linux 6 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Power on the virtual machine to start installing Oracle Linux 6.
3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
4. Do not select Virtualization Option during the installation.
5. In the Automatic Partitioning screen, allow automatic partitioning.
   You might see a warning that begins "The partition table on device <devicename> was unreadable. To create new partitions it must be initialized, causing the loss of ALL DATA on the drive." This does not mean that anything is wrong with the hard drive on your physical computer. The virtual hard drive in your virtual machine needs to be partitioned and formatted.
6. Click Yes to partition the drive.
7. Install VMware Tools.

VMware Tools in an Oracle Linux 6 Guest

For information on VMware Tools, see Knowledge base article 1014294, General VMware Tools installation instructions, at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1014294.

Knowledge Base Articles for Oracle Linux 6

The following links refer to knowledge base articles on operating system specific issues.

• See knowledge base article 9134325 at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/9134325 for more information on selecting Virtualization Option during installation.
• See VMware Knowledge Base for a list of known issues about the operating system.

VMware Compatibility Guide

The VMware Compatibility Guide Web site lists supported guest and host operating systems and provides related support information.