I have been working on getting the kinks out of an Oracle VM Template Demo install for HCM9.1, and to say the least, it has not been easy. I'd say it looks good on paper. You think you'll just head on over to the edelivery site, download the templates and off you go, but you'd be gravely mistaken.
The OVM templates are about as difficult to get going from a logistical perspective as is a new install. Maybe I say this because I'm used to direct installs, but I found that if you don't have dedicated hardware to run the OVM Server and Manager combo, you're in for a bit of a rig-a-ma-roll!! Especially if you're going to use VirtualBox or VMWare to "fake" the metal for OVM Server/Manager machines.
At present I'm looking into converting the OVM images (essentially xen images) into Oracle Virtual Box images, because for a really simple throwaway install, it is quite quick to get going with Virtualbox.
I think it's about time Oracle started supplying VirtualBox images for Peoplesoft instead of making people jump through hoops to do a vanilla throwaway install.
I'll be documenting the steps I had to take to convert the images, and the pitfalls of installing OVM Server on a VirtualBox substrate, because believe me, it is nothing short of pulling teeth to get this setup going if you don't have physicall servers to work with.
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Please keep the post up. I was just looking into this and THOUGHT Oracle must provide the VirtualBox install, just like all their other products BUT no.
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