[Discuss] VMWare Player question

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 10/18/2011 04:43 PM, Richard Pieri wrote:
> On Oct 18, 2011, at 3:45 PM, Jerry Feldman wrote:
>> I am pretty sure that VMWare Workstation will host a 64-bit guest on a
>> 32-bit host.
> http://pubs.vmware.com/ws8/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#context=getting_started_ws&file=GUID-3CF87F1D-FD14-4FBA-A00C-F13D65825CA5.html
>
>> Processor Requirements for 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems
>>
>> The operating system that runs inside a virtual machine is called the guest operating system. To run 64-bit guest operating systems, the host system must have one of the following processors.
>> ? An AMD CPU that has segment-limit support in long mode
>> ? An Intel CPU that has VT-x support
>> If you have an Intel CPU that has VT-x support, you must verify that VT-x support is enabled in the host system BIOS. The BIOS settings that must be enabled for VT-x support vary depending on the system vendor. See the VMware knowledge base article at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003944 for information about how to determine if VT-x support is enabled.
>
> The host OS doesn't matter.  It's the CPU that matters.
>
>
>> I just verified. I started Oracle-xe as a service and I was unable to
>> connect. There is an oracle configuration utility that I can run. I
>> agree that it should not need a reinstallation.
> Could be an IP address conflict or maybe a NAT issue.  VMware Workstation defaults to NAT for guest network interfaces.  Try switching to bridged.
I think one of my problems is a cockpit error. We have Oracle 11G
installed on another system with the client installed on a mounted
/usr/local. So one issue with XE is that I would have to use
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/sqlplus.

VMWare Player as well as VirtualBox all default to NAT. For this
installation, since it is on someone else's workstation, I wanted to use
'bridged' so I could ssh into the VM.

Fortunately, I think all the class attendees have 64-bit Thinkpads with
either 64-bit Windows 7 or 32-bit XP. The other coworker who was
supposed to test an install dropped the ball. But, another coworker took
the USB drives home and she works about 20 hours a day.

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