Building a RAC Test Environment on VMWare For Free

•VMWare Orientation
•Importance of prerequisite checking
•Configuring node #1
•Cloning (VM) node #1
•Installing Clusterware
•Installing ASM and Database
•Creating Database
•Common Challenges and Issues

VMWare Orientation
•Desktop Products
–VMWare Workstation: “Full” product, $
–VMWare Player: Free, no creation, just use
•Server Products
–VMWare Infrastructure (ESX Server): $$$,
robust, clustering capable, OS replacement
–VMWare VirtualCenter: $$, management
tool for whole environment, Windows
–VMWare Server: free, limited, on top of OS