Preinstalled Oracle Vm Server Image Bios Boot Mode Restriction; Preinstalled Oracle Vm Server Compatibility Requirements; Operating System Options; Oracle Vm Server Configuration Worksheet - Oracle X5-2 Installation Manual

Preinstalled Oracle VM Server Image BIOS Boot Mode Restriction

Preinstalled Oracle VM Server Image BIOS Boot Mode
Restriction
The Oracle VM Server 3.3 software image is preinstalled on the server in the Legacy BIOS
Boot Mode. Therefore, to use the preinstalled image, you must boot the server in the Legacy
BIOS Boot Mode (the default). If you boot the server in the UEFI Boot Mode, the server will
not boot the Oracle VM preinstalled image and it cannot be used. Oracle VM 3.3 does not
support UEFI. If you want to switch to UEFI Boot Mode, you must install an operating system
that supports UEFI.

Preinstalled Oracle VM Server Compatibility Requirements

If you use the Oracle VM Server software that is preinstalled on your system (if ordered),
you must ensure that it is compatible with the version of Oracle VM Manager that you use to
manage your Oracle VM infrastructure. If necessary to achieve compatibility, upgrade your
Oracle VM Manager so that it is the same version.
For information about upgrading the Oracle VM Manager software, refer to the Oracle VM
Installation and Upgrade Guide. The Oracle VM documentation is available at:
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E50245_01/index.html

Operating System Options

The server supports several operating systems. Therefore, you do not have to use the
preinstalled version of the Oracle VM Server software on your server. If you want to install a
fresh or newer version of the Oracle VM Server software or a different operating system such as
Oracle Linux or other Linux, Oracle Solaris, Windows Server, or VMware ESXi, you can do so,
provided it is a supported version. For a list of supported operating systems, refer to the Oracle
Server X5-2 Product Notes at https://www.oracle.com/goto/x5-2/docs.

Oracle VM Server Configuration Worksheet

Before you begin configuring the preinstalled Oracle VM Server, use the worksheet in this
section to gather the information you will need.
146 Oracle Server X5-2 Installation Guide • January 2021