In this article I am documenting the process for installing the Hyper-V Integration Components (v2) within a Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.3 VM. My environment consists of x64 VMs, I have not taken the time to test this process for x86 VMs, however it should hold true, as long as you update the package names to reflect the appropriate architecture.
In my testing I have found that the current versions (v1 and v2) do not work with linux kernels 2.6.20 or newer (with some exceptions for v2), which means in order to use the ICs you will need to have 2.6.19 or older. Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.3 included the Linux 2.6.18-128 kernel.
Now before we get started you need to deploy a new VM with Oracle Enterprise Linux installed. Please do not attempt to follow these instructions on a production machine, do it in test until you are comfortable with the process, then do it in prod.
STEP 1 – Verify Your Kernel
Login as root
Verify the kernel is older than 2.6.20
# uname –a
STEP 2 - Install Pre-Requisites and Pre-Stage Files for Linux Integration Components
Login as root
Configure Oracle Enterprise Linux to use the Public Yum Server.
# cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-el5.repo
# nano /etc/yum.repos.d/public-yum-el5.repo
Update the section labeled [el5_u3_base] to reflect enabled=1
Install Prerequisites
# yum install kernel-devel gcc
Prestage Integration Components files (make sure you mounted the LIC iso as a CD drive on the VM)
# mkdir /opt/linux_ic
Copy files from cd
# cp -R /media/CDROM/* /opt/linux_ic/
# cd /opt/linux_ic
STEP 3 – Install the Linux Integration Components
Execute installation script
# cd /opt/linux_ic
# ./setup drivers
STEP 4 - Configure Networking to Use Synthetic Devices
Copy configuration to new interface names
# cp /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-seth0
Edit the script to change the device name from eth0 to seth0
# nano /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-seth0
Shutdown the VM
# shutdown –h now
Configure the VM Properties to use the Synthetic Devices
That is it. You have now completed the installation of the Linux Integration Components for Hyper-V on Oracle Enterprise Linux. This will allow you to use the much more performant drivers of the synthetic storage and network systems provided by VMBUS.
Oracle Enterprise Linux: http://edelivery.oracle.com/linux
Oracle Public Yum Repository Config File: http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-el5.repo
Linux Integration Components v2 RC2: https://connect.microsoft.com/SelfNomination.aspx?ProgramID=1863&pageType=1&SiteID=495