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Installing Solaris 11 Express Server in Oracle VirtualBox

Michael Webb, Oracle ACS

Why Install “Text” (server)

● Oracle Solaris 11 Express Live CD needs > 2GB memory for performance considerations

– Requires system memory > 4GB exposed to VirtualBox in a Windows Environment

● Solaris is more of a server OE rather than a Desktop in most Data Centers

Useful Links

● Oracle VirtualBox

– http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

● Oracle Solaris 11 Text (Server)

– http://www.oracle.com/

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

General Prerequisites

● Install VirtualBox

● Download Oracle Solaris 11 Express Text as an ~iso

● Download VirtualBox Guest Additions as an ~iso.

Create a New VirtualBox InstanceHard Drive

● Create Dynamic Hard Drive

● File, Media Manager

– Dynamically Expanding

– 16GB to start

Create a New VirtualBox Instance

Assign the Dynamic Hard Drive &Mount the Solaris 11 Express ISO

Start the Solaris Install

● CD will boot into install mode

● Note the “nevada” version

Solaris 11 Express Install

● Select Keyboard


● Select Language


● Select “Install”


● Welcome


● Disk Layout recognizes VDI


● Use the Whole Disk


● Name Computer

● Network – select Automatically


● Select Region


● Select Time Zone Location


● Select Time Zone


● Confirm Date & Time


● Configure users and passwords


● Installation Summary


● F2 to Install



● Install Complete

● F8 to reboot


● Allow the reboot to complete

● Shutdown the VDI

Solaris 11 Express Install VirtualBox Guest Additions

● Mount ISO in Media Manager

● Restart the VDI


● Locate Guest Additions media


● Install Guest Additions with pkgadd


● May have to break

● Shut Down


● Unmount Guest Additions ISO

● Start VDI


● Verify guest additions


● Use the CLI to manage

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