Walkthrough Oracle VM VirtualBox

Walkthrough: Installation of ADOxx on Mac OS

On this page a walkthrough and demonstration is provided how to run ADOxx 1.3 UL1 on Mac OS using virtualisation mechanisms. The technology used for this demonstration is the Oracle VM Virtual Box, as a freely available virtualisation solution (open source software under the terms of the GNU General Public License).

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0. Prerequesites
+ Download and Installation of Orcale VM Virtual Box for Mac OS (https://www.virtualbox.org/) + Available Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or 7 Installation Media and License + Download of ADOxx Installation Package (http://www.adoxx.org/live/download) + ADOxx Installation Code (as requested through the form at http://www.adoxx.org/live/installation-code)

1. Configuration of Virtual Machine
The following steps describe how to configure and setup a new virtual machine within the Oracle VM Virtual Box environment. For this demonstration, a Microsoft Windows 7 machine is setup. Further details on the installation process are available on the end-user documentation of Virtual Box (https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/End-user_documentation) Start Virtual Box on Mac OS: After installation, start the Virtual Box system on your Mac OS. A new installation does not have any machines included and will show an empty list. Create a new Virtual Machine Click on the "New" icon in the task bar and specify the base parameters of the Virtual Machine (Name, operating system type, operating system version) Specify the memory size of the virtual machine: In accordance with the memory requirements of the Windows system (details as defined by Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements) to be put in place and the ADOxx installation (http://www.adoxx.org/live/installation-guide-ul1), specify the memory to be allocated for the virtual machine. Define Harddrive Size In a next step, the size of the virtual harddrive as well as the space allocation is defined. In this walkthrough the virtual harddrive was created with 25GB of space, using the format as suggested by Virtual Box and allocating the space during creation. Perform Harddrive Space Allocation As the concluding step of harddrive configuraiton, the space is allocated. Virtual Machine Configuration Finished The harddrive space allocation concludes the configuration of the base virtual system. Update configuration parameter "Enable IO APIC" To perform the installation of Windows 7, the configuration parameter "Enable IO APIC" needs to be adapted. This is needed for 64bit guest systems or system that use more than one CPU. To update this setting, click on "Settings" and enable the setting in the "System" tab.

1. Configuration of Virtual Machine

The following steps describe how to configure and setup a new virtual machine within the Oracle VM Virtual Box environment. For this demonstration, a Microsoft Windows 7 machine is setup.

Further details on the installation process are available on the end-user documentation of Virtual Box (https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/End-user_documentation)

Start Virtual Box on Mac OS:
After installation, start the Virtual Box system on your Mac OS. A new installation does not have any machines included and will show an empty list.
Create a new Virtual Machine
Click on the "New" icon in the task bar and specify the base parameters of the Virtual Machine (Name, operating system type, operating system version)
Specify the memory size of the virtual machine:
In accordance with the memory requirements of the Windows system (details as defined by Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements) to be put in place and the ADOxx installation (http://www.adoxx.org/live/installation-guide-ul1), specify the memory to be allocated for the virtual machine.
Define Harddrive Size
In a next step, the size of the virtual harddrive as well as the space allocation is defined. In this walkthrough the virtual harddrive was created with 25GB of space, using the format as suggested by Virtual Box and allocating the space during creation.
Perform Harddrive Space Allocation
As the concluding step of harddrive configuraiton, the space is allocated.
Virtual Machine Configuration Finished
The harddrive space allocation concludes the configuration of the base virtual system.
Update configuration parameter "Enable IO APIC"
To perform the installation of Windows 7, the configuration parameter "Enable IO APIC" needs to be adapted. This is needed for 64bit guest systems or system that use more than one CPU. To update this setting, click on "Settings" and enable the setting in the "System" tab.

2. Installation of Microsoft Windows as a Guest Operating system
The following steps describe how to install Microsoft Windows on the virtual machine as a guest system. Insert Microsoft Windows Installation CD in host system and start the virtual machine The Microsoft Windows installation CD is inserted and the virtual machine started by clicking on "Start". A dialog allows the selection of the CD drive to be used in the guest system. The installation of Microsoft Windows is started automatically. Follow Installation Wizard of Microsoft Windows Follow the installation wizard of Microsoft Windows and provide the necessary configuration parameters (user name, password, time/location settings) Add the VBox Windows Additions For better performance and integration with the host system, install the VBox Virtual Guest Additions. The installation is triggered by the Virtual Box Management Console, resulting in a virtual CD to be inserted in the guest. This virtual CD contains all installation files needed to run the installation. The Microsoft Windows Installation is finished.

2. Installation of Microsoft Windows as a Guest Operating system

The following steps describe how to install Microsoft Windows on the virtual machine as a guest system.

Insert Microsoft Windows Installation CD in host system and start the virtual machine
The Microsoft Windows installation CD is inserted and the virtual machine started by clicking on "Start". A dialog allows the selection of the CD drive to be used in the guest system. The installation of Microsoft Windows is started automatically.
Follow Installation Wizard of Microsoft Windows
Follow the installation wizard of Microsoft Windows and provide the necessary configuration parameters (user name, password, time/location settings)
Add the VBox Windows Additions
For better performance and integration with the host system, install the VBox Virtual Guest Additions. The installation is triggered by the Virtual Box Management Console, resulting in a virtual CD to be inserted in the guest. This virtual CD contains all installation files needed to run the installation.
The Microsoft Windows Installation is finished.

3. Installation of ADOxx in Virtual Guest System
Following the steps defined for regular installations of ADOxx (available online at http://www.adoxx.org/live/installation-guide-ul1), the database runtime system as well as the ADOxx platform are installed. For the demonstration, the contained Microsoft SQL Server 2008 was used.

3. Installation of ADOxx in Virtual Guest System

Following the steps defined for regular installations of ADOxx (available online at http://www.adoxx.org/live/installation-guide-ul1), the database runtime system as well as the ADOxx platform are installed. For the demonstration, the contained Microsoft SQL Server 2008 was used.