Tim is da man when it comes to these kinds of installs!! Check this out => http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/11g/oracle-db-11gr2-rac-installation-on-oracle-linux-6-using-virtualbox.php Steve On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 11:12 PM, Sanjay Mishra <smishra_97@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Hi > Need some help from Oracle RAC people who created the test environment on > Linux using Oracle Virtual Box. > > Here is my configuration > 1. Installed OEL 6 update 4 on Dell Server with software on Logical volume > as well as using /dev/sda1 > 2. Also have /dev/sdb sdc sdd sde available where /dev/sdb1 is mounted as > /oravm1 > 3. Installed Virtual Box 4.2 > 4. While creating VM, i am stuck at the Storage screen as I select create > new virtual disk on /oravm1 but when viewing the partition layout, I am > seeing it is installing root filesystem and /home kind of using same where > I installed the initial server software like in Step 1. It look like if I > proceed, it will wipe the original Server Linux and at reboot will be in OS > state > > SO question is > 1 How to use /oravm1 to take selected 30G for OS software as well as > layout or create partition on /dev/sdc or so. I am not able to see anything > except /dev/sda while I am on partition layout screen and press the create > button > > Please help so that I can complete the setup. I earlier worked using > Virtual Bob on Windows and has not face this issue. First time using > Virtual box on linux and stuck. > > Please feel free to send email if I am not clear at any point or need some > more information or even screenshot for easy reference > > TIA > > Sanjay > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l