Oracle on VMware - Virtual appliance to accompany the book:

 

Oracle on VMware: Expert tips for Database Virtualization

 

This VMware appliance includes Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.6 (32-bit), Oracle Express Database 10g, Oracle Application Express, and SQL Developer. All the key Oracle freeware products are already setup and fully optimized for you. So learn the key Oracle database and application technology stack all within one self contained and fully optimized virtual machine - and all using fantastic yet simple Oracle freeware.

 

NOTE: You must conform to the Oracle Technology Network Developer license terms

 

Oracle_on_Vmware.7z    (this file is 778 MB and is compressed using 7Zip freeware)

 

Revision History:

 

2009-01-21: Changed VM version to permit working with VMware Server 1.X due to numerous email requests. So it should now should work with most VMware versions.

 

Linux Login Info:

 

This account information  is also self-contained in the VMware Appliance description:

 

Linux Logins:       root / root123

                        oracle / oracle

 

Oracle Logins:     sys / mgr @ XE

                        system / manager @ XE

                        xdba / xdba       (example dba account)

                        xdev / xdev       (example developer account)

 

Oracle SID:         XE

 

Oracle Express:   http://127.0.0.1:8080/apex

 

SQL Developer:   /opt/sqldeveloper

 

Oracle Data:       /usr/lib/oracle/xe/oradata/XE

 

Oracle Home:      /usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server

!!! Run Toad off a USB Flash Drive !!!

 

TOAD_FLASH.zip

 

Note - This works (i.e. has only been tested) with Toad for Oracle version 9.7.2.5