Oracle Solaris 11.4 Virtualization

install Oracle Solaris 11.4 on Oracle VM VirtualBox by selecting the version, downloading the solaris iso, and installing Xmanager Power Suite (Xshell, Xftp, Xmanager) for a Solaris virtual machine.

Create a Solaris VM in Oracle VirtualBox, allocate 8 GB RAM and a 70 GB dynamic disk, set the optical drive image, bridged network, and boot order for installation.

Install and configure Oracle Solaris 11.4 on VirtualBox, including keyboard, language, disk setup, static IP, DNS, time zone, and root password before booting into the system.

Configure ssh to permit root login by editing sshd_config, restart network and ssh services, then connect remotely with Xshell and verify host addresses using cat /etc/hosts or cat /inet/hosts.

Master the Oracle Solaris 11 image packaging system, boot environments, FMRI details, and publishers, repositories. Discover how ZFS delivers data integrity, copy-on-write, and scalable storage management.

Download the Oracle Solaris 11.4 repository from Oracle official website, connect to the Solaris system with Xshell, transfer files using Xftp to base_repo, and set up a local repository.

Execute a five-step process to create and configure a local Solaris repository by creating rpool/repo, mounting it as legacy, and updating /etc/vfstab for /repo at boot.

Install and configure the Oracle Solaris repository on Solaris by making the installer executable, extracting and installing files, and setting a local repository as the publisher origin.

Install the Oracle Solaris 11.4 desktop on Oracle VM VirtualBox, restart, and explore the desktop with Firefox, terminal, and files manager while verifying version eleven point four and the hostname.

Create the required Oracle software groups and users on Solaris, using groupadd and useradd with -g, -G, -d, and -m, assign passwords, and log in as oracle and grid.

Create biz directories for Oracle products installation and grid infrastructure, and assign permissions to Oracle and degreed users, following Oracle home, base, and inventory directory conventions.

Create a project for Oracle and Grid users, assign default projects, and modify project attributes to manage resource allocations and workload isolation with Solaris resource management.

Configure Oracle Solaris 11.4 kernel parameters across general kernel and memory, process sizing, input/output, semaphore, and shared memory including non executable stacks and limits for file descriptors and user processes.

Configure the oracle and grid user profiles by setting a proper umask and exporting key Oracle environment variables. Edit profiles with vi, save, source, and verify the variables load correctly.

Create and format four disks for an ASM disk group in Solaris, enabling striping and mirroring for data redundancy across data and reco disk groups.

Download and transfer the Oracle grid infrastructure for Solaris, connect as grid user via ssh, and transfer the installation file to the Oracle home directory to prepare for installation.

Install Oracle grid infrastructure 18c on a Solaris system by extracting the zip, running grid setup for a standalone server, and configuring a disk group with prerequisite checks.

Download Oracle database 18c from the official site, accept the licensing agreement, and transfer the 64-bit zip to the Solaris Oracle home directory using SSH and Xftp.

install the oracle database 18c software by extracting the zip, running the installer, selecting software only, single instance, enterprise edition, and completing the root script and trace file analyzer setup.

Configure and create an Oracle database on Solaris by setting up network, storage, fast recovery area, and archiving, then adjust virtual machine memory and resolve permissions to complete the deployment.

Configure and run Oracle Enterprise Manager database express on a Solaris VM, access via browser, manage memory, users, and storage, and monitor performance through the performance hub.

Download the Oracle git developer tool from the Oracle official site, accept the license, transfer JDeveloper files to the Solaris system as the Oracle user, and install the developer package.

Install Oracle JDeveloper 12c on Solaris by verifying Java, installing the JDeveloper package, extracting, running the installer, and completing prerequisites for a successful setup.

Identify the black label container database hosting HR schemas, find its container ID and service, update DNS, restart the listener, switch to the pluggable database, and unlock the HR user.

Connect to the HR user schema in Oracle Solaris 11.4 using a secured service-name connection string, via a TNS alias or a DNS alias, and verify the connected user.

Learn to connect Oracle database HR user using SQL Developer on Solaris, first with the basic method, then with a DNS alias, configuring host, port, service name, and credentials.

Connect JDeveloper with the HR user in Oracle database on Solaris, configure a new connection with host, port, and service name, and run a query on the HR schema.

Conclude by reflecting on Oracle VM VirtualBox setup, Oracle software installation, grid infrastructure, database restoration, common errors, and next steps with Oracle documentation and Oracle University resources.