1. Installation Guide
  2. Creating an Oracle Linux Virtual Machine
  3. Deploying the Oracle Linux Virtual Machine

Deploying the Oracle Linux Virtual Machine

Once you configure your ESXi host and local network, you use the vSphere Client to deploy your Oracle Linux VMs into that network.

To deploy the Oracle Linux VM:

  1. Open the vSphere Client application to the Home page.
    This screenshot shows vSphere Client home page.
  2. From the Main Menu, select File, Deploy OVF Template.... The following window displays.
    This screenshot shows the Deploy OVF Template Source dialog box.
  3. Click Browse and navigate to the directory where you have unzipped the VM.
  4. Select the file for the component you are deploying and click Open. The following window displays.
    This screenshot shows the Deploy OVF Template OVF Template Details dialog box.
  5. Click Next in the Deploy OVF Template window. The Name and Location window displays. This field is automatically populated with the name and location of the VM you selected in Step 4.
    This screenshot shows the Deploy OVF Template Name and Location dialog box.

    Note:

    You are able to change this name if desired.
  6. Click Next. The Disk Format window displays.
    This screenshot shows the Disk Format window.

    Note:

    If using CIS certified hardware, ensure the datastore name is the datastore you created in the section, "Adding the Datastore to the ESXi Storage Pool". This datastore is larger to accommodate database growth.
  7. Select Thin provision and click Next. The Network Mapping window displays.
  8. Map the Source Network column to the Destination Network column if only one physical interface is configured on your ESXi host.
  9. Map VM Local to the network you created in "Configuring the Local Network".
  10. Click Next.
  11. Review all selections in the Ready to Complete window and click Finish.
  12. Click OK to close the Deploy OVF Template window.
  13. In the left column, click on the VM you are deploying.
  14. Press the Start/Play icon to power on the VM.
  15. To complete the VM installation, configure the network address of the VM using the procedure in "Configuring the VM Network Addresses".