Before you begin, check that the host meets the requirements for installing Oracle VDI, as described in Section 3.2, “Oracle VDI System Requirements”.
Download the Oracle VDI software archive to a temporary location on the host.
Log in as root on the host.
Unzip the Oracle VDI software archive and change working directory to the extracted directory.
On Oracle Solaris hosts:
# unzip vda_3.3.2_solaris_amd64.zip # cd vda_3.3.2_solaris_amd64
On Oracle Linux hosts:
# unzip vda_3.3.2_linux.zip # cd vda_3.3.2_linux
Install the software.
# ./vda-install
The software is installed in
/opt/SUNWvda
.
The Software License Agreement is displayed and you are prompted to accept its terms and conditions.
After accepting the license agreement, the installation begins.
On Oracle Linux hosts, the installation script checks whether the required packages for Oracle VDI are installed. If any required packages are missing and yum is configured correctly, the installation script prompts you to continue and installs the missing packages. If the required packages are not installed, the installation fails.
At the end of the installation, you are prompted to configure Oracle VDI.
Do you want to configure Oracle VDI 3.3.2 now? ([y]/n)
To configure Oracle VDI
later, type
n
and press the Return key.
To configure Oracle VDI now, press the Return key.
For details of how to configure Oracle VDI, see: