Vmware remedy

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This is the setup page for the training server to be used at UNH.

Contents 1 OS 1.1 OS Installation 2 Install Java 3 Install Oracle 4 Install VMWare 4.1 Create Virtual Machines

OS

Starting off w/ CentOS 5.4 - RHEL 5.4 x86_64 downloaded from isoredirect.centos.org (CD Version)

1. Have 7+ discs to burn, ~4.5GB space for downloads
2. Download CDs
3. Burn CDs to disc
4. Run install

Users:

• stevek
• root
• oracle
• remedy

OS Installation

1. Follow the step to check the discs. Not doing so can be painful. Reburn any bad ones.
2. Remove all partitions on selected drives and create default layout
3. dhcp on network device
4. hostname - r75-mickey
5. LA Time Zone
6. root password
7. gnome & kde desktops
8. customize applications now

• • Development, Legacy Development, Windows File Server, Java

1. reboot
2. Firewall - add samba
3. selinux Disabled
4. reboot

Install Java

1. go to [java.sun.com java.sun.com], choose, downloads, JDK (used jdk6, update 17)(bin version, not rpm)
2. chmod +x the .bin file
3. as root, execute the bin file from a terminal window
4. move install directory to /opt/java (so /opt/java/jdk1.6.0_17)
5. simlink /opt/java/jdk to install directory

 ln -s /opt/java/jdk1.6.0_17 /opt/java/jdk

1. configure alternatives:

 /usr/sbin/alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/java/jdk/bin/java 301
 /usr/sbin/alternatives --config java
 then select the new java

Install Oracle

To install oracle, roughly follow the following instructions: oracle base

Not all of the rpms are where expected, and a few prereqs were missing, but those were easy issues to resolve.

Enterprise Manager DB Control URL (orcl): https://r75-mickey:1158/em

login: sys pw:

TBD: Add ARAdmin user, create arsystem database (dbca)

Install VMWare

1. download VMWare server, client, and MUI files to /opt/vmware
2. tar -xvzf the server and mui files
3. unzip the client tool files
4. cd vmware-server-distrib
5. ./vmware-install.pl
6. answer questions appropriately (accepted defaults)
7. invoke vmware-config.pl
8. accept all defaults
9. port 902 was taken, trying port 904
10. virtual machines location /opt/vmware/vms
11. cd ../vmware-mui
12. ./vmware-install.pl
13. accept defaults
14. cd /opt/vmware
15. rpm -Uvh ./VMware-*.rpm

Create Virtual Machines

The following machines should be created for this environment:

1. RHEL54 - Remedy 7.5 install
2. RHEL54 - Remedy MidTier install
3. RHEL54 - Base RHEL install w/ Java & Oracle clients
4. RHEL54 - Remedy 7.5 & MidTier install on same machine
5. Windows - RKM Install
6. Windows - Remedy Clients
7. Windows - base w/ MS Office, Cisco VPN, ultraedit
8. Windows - Remedy Install
9. Windows - Remedy Install w/ MidTier install
10. Windows - Remedy MidTier install

Open VMWare console and create a new virtual machine, type RHEL4, 64bit Create an IDE hard disk (chose 60GB, preallocated)