Peoplesoft VM : about the database image (in VMWare)

I created an virtual machine from the database server template downloaded from edelivery (OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_HCM91_PVM), here are my first screenshots and comments.

1. In Oracle VM Manager, list of the templates downloaded from edelivery :

2. In Oracle VM Manager, list of the virtual machines, created from the Peoplesoft templates :
3. First start of the database VM (OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_HCM91_PVM) :4. Once the VM is in running status, click on "console" button :

5. Enter the VM password :
6. Nice, we arrive on the database server, bare is progressing :
7. Don't configure the DHCP :
8. Give the IP address, netmask, DNS and server name :
9. I want the database start on server boot, and set my own database password :

10. My database name will be H91TMPLT :
11. Finally, first login onto the database server (default root password is ovsroot):


It quite a fast process, if we except the large amount Gb to download and to be created as virtual machine.

So far, only few remarks/bugs :
1. On the first boot of the machine I configured the database to be started on boot (step 9 above), , unfortunately it looks like the database and listener do not start automatically on the virtual machine start.
2. The /etc/oratab does not contain the database name I gave during the first VM setting, but only the following (it could explain the point 1) :

orcl:/u01/app/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1:N

3. The database password given on the first VM boot are not taken in account, e.g. SYSTEM's password is manager, not the one I gave during the initialization (step 9 described above)
4. An other point, the image is about 60Gb, but less than 30Gb are used onto the VM, that's a pitty, so much wasting space onto the host for nothing :

[root@psovmdb ~]# df -k
Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/xvda2             3177204   1039168   2138036  33% /
/dev/xvda1               31077      8277     21196  29% /boot
tmpfs                  2097152         0   2097152   0% /dev/shm
/dev/xvdb1             9851308   4478364   4872524  48% /u01
/dev/xvdc1            25806268  19211972   5283396  79% /opt/oracle/psft/ptdb
[root@psovmdb ~]#

Speaking about size, note the database is only 16.3Gb datafiles :

SQL> select sum(bytes)/1024/1024 from dba_data_files
2  union all
3  select sum(bytes)/1024/1024 from dba_temp_files;

SUM(BYTES)/1024/1024
--------------------
           16007
             320
SQL>

5. Be aware, the SYSADM's password is in capital letter :

SQL> conn sysadm/sysadm
ERROR:
ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied

Warning: You are no longer connected to ORACLE.
SQL> conn sysadm/SYSADM
Connected.
SQL>

6. Only English language is installed :

SQL> select language_cd from pslanguages where installed=1;

LANGUAGE_CD
------------
ENG

Well, enjoy it !

7. (added the 21st of MARCH 2010 ) : the password of PEOPLE and SYSADM is limited in time, please read my post here

Nicolas.