A few notes on Oracle VM
This is an old post I kept as draft 8 months before I published it… I’ve been playing around with Oracle Virtual Manager (OVM) version 2.2 lately. This is collection of a few notes, not all directly related to OVM. The project started with building the server from parts I hoped would play along (they do). The CPU is an Intel i7-930, 12GB of RAM and two Western Digital 1.5TB disks (WD15EARS-00Z5B1). Current version of OVM (2.2) uses update 3 of OEL 5. The kernel lags behind a bit and support for certain wirless card is not included. The AR5008 Wireless chip from Atheros (a Dlink card) was not supported; in order to avoid more cables in the house I created a bridge between the server and another PC nearby. ...