VirtualBox networking explained
VirtualBox networking is extremely flexible. With this flexibility comes the challenge of making the correct choices. In this blog, the different options are explained and some example use cases …
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Running Kafka, KSQL and the Confluent Open Source Platform 4.x using Docker Compose on a Windows machine
For conducting some experiments and preparing several demonstrations I needed a locally running Kafka Cluster (of a recent release) in combination with a KSQL server instance. Additional components from …
Rapidly spinning up a VM with Ubuntu and Docker–on my Windows machine using Vagrant and VirtualBox
I have a Windows laptop. And of course I want to work with Docker containers. Using the Docker Quickstart Terminal is one way of doing so, and to some …
First steps with Docker Checkpoint – to create and restore snapshots of running containers
Docker Containers can be stopped and started again. Changes made to the file system in a running container will survive this deliberate stop and start cycle. Data in memory …
Get going with Project Fn on a remote Kubernetes Cluster from a Windows laptop–using Vagrant, VirtualBox, Docker, Helm and kubectl
The challenge I describe in this article is quite specific. I have a Windows laptop. I have access to a remote Kubernetes cluster (on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure). I want …
Installing Minikube and Kubernetes on Windows 10
Quick notes on the installaton of Minikube for trying out Kubernetes on my Windows 10 laptop (using VirtualBox –not Hyper-V) Following instructions in https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS5PWC/minikube.html Download Windows installer for MiniKube: …
Create Debian VM with Docker Host using Vagrant–automatically include Guest Additions
A short and simple article. I needed a Debian VM that I could use as Docker host – to run on my Windows 10 laptop. I resorted to Vagrant. …
Quickly create a Virtualbox development VM with XE DB using Kickstart, Packer, Vagrant
The topic of quickly creating an Oracle development VM is not new. Several years ago Edwin Biemond and Lucas Jellema have written several blogs about this and have given …
Quick and clean start with Java 9–running Docker container in VirtualBox VM on Windows 10 courtesy of Vagrant
The messages from JavaOne 2017 were loud and clear. Some of these: Java 9 is here, the OpenJDK has all previously exclusive commercial features from the Oracle (fka SUN) …
Virtualization on Windows 10 with Virtual Box, Hyper-V and Docker Containers
Recently I started working on a brand new HP ZBook 15-G3 with Windows 10 Pro. And I immediately tried to return to the state I had my previous Windows …
Fastest creation of a Lean VirtualBox VM Image with Oracle Database 11gR2 XE, the Node.JS 7.x and the Oracle DB Driver for Node
For a workshop on Node.js I needed a VM to demonstrate and students try out the Oracle DB Driver for Node. I wanted a lean VM with the bare …
The Hello World of Machine Learning – with Python, Pandas, Jupyter doing Iris classification based on quintessential set of flower data
Plenty of articles describe this hello world of Machine Learning. I will merely list some references and personal notes – primarily for my own convenience. The objective is: get …
Ubuntu VM in VirtualBox: How to increase the size of a disk and make small(er) exports for distribution
Sometimes I create a VirtualBox disk for usage in a VM with a certain size. I think it will be enough for what I want to use the VM …
Network access to Ubuntu Virtual Box VM from host laptop
The context is: Windows laptop running Virtual Box. I have received a VM from a colleague that contains an Ubuntu (16.04 LTS ) based environment. The VM runs nicely. …
Create and Run Docker Container with Node.js and Node Oracle DB Driver from Windows using Vagrant and VirtualBox
My objective: be able to very quickly run Node.js applications that can connect to an Oracle Database – with minimal disturbance of my laptop environment (Windows 7). The solution …
Reflections after Oracle OpenWorld 2015 – Infrastructure as a Service – and as a Product – on Compute, Linux, Private Cloud Machine, Storage, Network and more
If you want to be a cloud provider with a complete portfolio, that means you need to offer Infrastructure as a Service. That is where some cloud providers start(ed) …
Resources for JavaOne 2015 session: Java Developer Intro to Environment Management with Vagrant, Puppet, and Docker (BOF2817)
During JavaOne 2015, I present a Birds of Feather session (BOF 2817) on Docker for Java Developers – in combination with Vagrant and Puppet (and leveraging Virtual Box) (Monday …
Generate Docker Containerized Run Time and Design Time for Oracle StreamExplorer, Event Processor and JDeveloper using Vagrant, Puppet and VirtualBox
The objective of this article: prepare an environment for experimenting with Oracle StreamExplorer using two Docker containers inside a Linux VM running on my Windows laptop. And with the …
Simple Docker GUI for monitoring and managing containers and images – in combination with Vagrant and VirtualBox
I came across a simple Google Chrome Addon called Simple Docker GUI. It provide a GUI that allows for easy insight in and some management of Docker containers and …
Vagrant, Docker, VirtualBox and the Graphical Desktop for GUI applications in Docker Containers
Although perhaps not a common occurrence, I would still like to be able to sometimes run GUI applications inside a Docker container. This may be required because an installer …
Vagrant and Docker followed by Puppet to provision complex environments
The Docker container build process has some limitations. The Docker file can quickly become unwieldy. Besides, by and large the Docker file has us execution fairly low level instructions …
Vagrant and Docker – Next and Advanced steps with folders, ports, volumes, linking and more
This article is a continuation of the introduction to the combination of Vagrant and Docker that I started here: First steps with provisioning of Docker containers using Vagrant as …
First steps with provisioning of Docker containers using Vagrant as provider
Note: the next set of (more advanced) steps with Vagrant and Docker are discussed in this article: Vagrant and Docker – Next and Advanced steps with folders, ports, volumes, …
Quickly produce a Linux 64 bit Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop environment using Vagrant and Puppet – as starting point for Oracle installations
My objective in this article: create generally reusable Linux 64 bit (Ubuntu 14.0.4 with Desktop) Virtual Box Image – based on Vagrant and Puppet as to stamp out multiple …
Docker – Take Two – Starting From Windows with Linux VM as Docker Host
My first attempt with Docker was from my Windows host machine using boot2docker, as described in this article: https://technology.amis.nl/2015/03/15/my-first-steps-with-docker-starting-from-windows-as-the-host/. Boot2docker is a great tool for being able to work …
Connecting two laptops (and a Virtual Box VM) for the purpose of a live demo using Personal Hotspot on Smart Phone
During the Oracle Fusion Middleware Partner Community Forum in Budapest (March 2015), Luc Bors and myself are presenting a live demo with Luc developing a mobile application (using MAF) …
Upgrade OVM 3.2 to 3.3
Lately several people asked me how they should go about with upgrading their OVM 3.2.x environment to 3.3.x They have the backend repository running on an Oracle Database, which …
Re-establishing reference from Vagrant to VirtualBox VM
Stress in the middle to demo preparation: Vagrant refused to bring up my suspended VMs. The message is wrote: D:\GitHub\biemond-orawls-vagrant-12.1.3-infra-soa>vagrant resume soa2admin2==> soa2admin2: VM not created. Moving on… After …
Monitor Dell PERC when running on Oracle Virtual Server 3.x
In this article I will try to explain how to monitor your Dell Raid Controller with Cloud Control when running Oracle Virtual server 3.x (OVS3.x). Some time ago a …
Quick generation of a VirtualBox VM with Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 EE on CentOS 5.6
A short time ago, Oracle released Oracle Database 12c – release 12.1.0.2. With a bunch of goodies that I would like to try out. This release can be downloaded …
Getting my hands on a Virtual Machine with Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 Enterprise Edition – 20-30 minutes from start to finish
NOTE: even though the steps described in this article all work – I am running into a problem with shutting down and starting up the VM again. So at …
Fastest way to a Virtual Machine with JDeveloper 12.1.3 and Oracle Database XE 11gR2 – on Ubuntu Linux 64 bit
In a previous article I have explained in quite a bit of detail how to create the Vagrant and Puppet scripts for stamping out a Virtual Box VM with …
A short guide to networking in Virtual Box with Oracle Linux inside.
This post is intended to be a dummy guide, best practices, or whatever you call it… about setting up a network while working with virtual boxes on a desk- …
Configuring a private DNS server on Openfiler for use with Oracle RAC 12C on Virtual Boxes
December 30, 2013
AMIS, Architecture, Database, DBA Oracle, Oracle, Oracle 12, Virtualization and Oracle VM
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To build an Oracle 12C RAC database – on Virtual Boxes – there’s at least shared storage needed for ASM, and a DNS-server for the SCAN-addresses. Several methods can …
OVM Storage Repositories: Don’t overspend!
During the last few months, I have been asked a couple of times to assist in solving problems with crashing Virtual Machines in Oracle VM environments. Failing disk checks …
Quick & Easy migrate VM from Oracle VM 2.x to 3.x
I have come across customers running their Virtual Machines (VM) on Oracle VM 2.x wanting to migrate them to Oracle VM 3.x Most of the time the engineers think …
Oracle Database 12c: quickly create a virtual machine with OEL 6.4 and Oracle Database 12c (for dummies)
I am first and foremost a developer. I am not an administrator. I know more about IDEs and GUIs than about command line. I have always been a little …
Oracle Database 12c: How to create a Virtual Box VM with Oracle Enterprise Linux inside – A dummy guide
I have a confession to make. I have not been into Linux very much. When I started my career at Oracle, back in 1994, I had to do a …
Installing OEL R5U5, Oracle 11gR2, OSB 11gR1 SP2 and SOA Suite 11gR1 SP2 on virtualbox 4.0
Some time ago I decided to take a look at virtualbox. After using some downloadable appliances I decided to install one for myself from scratch to have it configured …
Oracle’s Pre-built Virtual Machine for SOA Suite 11g
Recently Oracle released a virtualBox virtual machine for SOA & BPM Suite 11g. In this post I will explain my first experiences with both virtualBox and this virtual machine.