How to use Oracle Linux 7 Oracle VM 3 Template on a Oracle VM without Oracle VM Manager installed

How to use Oracle Linux 7 Oracle VM 3 Template on a Oracle VM without Oracle VM Manager installed

Download the file V971299-01.zip

In the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud,

the Oracle VM 3 Template for Oracle Linux 7 is offered.

Extract the zip file

unzip -d . V971299-01.zip

tar xvf OVM_OL7U4_x86_64_PVHVM.ova

using the qemu-img utility convert this file

(Reference https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Migration_from_VMware)

to install qemu , use the command 

yum install qemu-img.x86_64

qemu-img info System.vmdk            image: System.vmdk

file format: vmdk

virtual size: 15G (16106127360 bytes)

disk size: 1.4G

This file is in vmdk format , so use this command to convert the file

qemu-img convert System.vmdk -O raw  System.img

Now run this command to checked the converted file

qemu-img info System.img

image: System.img

file format: raw

virtual size: 15G (16106127360 bytes)

disk size: 1.3G

Transfer this file Oracle VM server machine

Create a vm.cfg file with the following contents , main importantly

kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"

builder='hvm'

(Reference )

http://www.virtuatopia.com/index.php/Configuring_and_Installing_a_Xen_Hardware_Virtual_Machine_(HVM)_domainU_Guest

cat vm.cfg

===========

kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"

builder='hvm'

disk = ['file:/OVS/xxxx/System.img,xvda,w']

memory = '6144'

name = 'xxxx'

vcpus = 2

on_crash = 'restart'

on_reboot = 'restart'

vfb = ['type=vnc,vncunused=1,vnclisten=0.0.0.0']

vif = ['type=netfront']

timer_mode = 0

After this start the vm using

xm create vm.cfg

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