Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide

To set up Oracle VirtualBox on your Windows/MacBook, first, you have to download and Install the Oracle Virtual Box software. You can follow the steps provided in the post How to Install VirtualBox if you have not installed the Virtual Box on your computer/Laptop else please follow the below steps to set up Oracle VirtualBox:

Check System Requirement:

We have already prepared an OVA file which needs to be imported into your Virtual Box. OS has already been installed in it and database software has been placed in it. So, you do not need to Install an Operating system (OS) in it. You just have to install database software and create the database. Please send us an email at contact@dbapostmortem.com to get the OVA file.

Download the OVA File:

  1. First download the OVA file on your computer/laptop. I will share the OVA file over the mail. Once it is downloaded, create a folder called ORACLE in any of the drives where you have at least 50GB of free space available.
Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide

Import Virtual Appliance:

2. Now double-click on the OVA file:

Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide

3. Please provide any machine name (here Machine1), CPU, and RAM (If you have more than 16GB RAM then you can provide 8GB also). Change the Machine Base Folder to the ORACLE folder that you have created to store the OVA file.

Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide
Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide

4. Change MAC address policy to Include all network adapter MAC addresses and mark the check box of Additional Options if not marked:

Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide
Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide

5. It will take some time to import the appliance:

Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide

6. Once the import is done, you will see the machine in a powered-off state and all the details:

set up Oracle VirtualBox

Network setup:

7. Now click on Machine1 and then settings. In settings, click on Network and crosscheck the below details:

Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide
Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide

Start the Machine and log in:

8. Once all is done, start the Virtual Box by double-clicking on the start button and it will open another window. Please wait for some time to start the machine.

Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide
Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide

9. Once the machine starts, it will ask for a username and password. the user is root and the password is root123.

Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide
Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide

10. Congratulations! You have successfully logged in to your virtual Machine1 and the set up Oracle VirtualBox is completed.

Set up Oracle VirtualBox: Step-by-step Guide

You can go through the article Install and Setup VirtualBox for your reference.

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