I bought a new desktop PC - Lenovo
ThinkCentre M83 with 32 GB RAM and 64-bit Windows 7. The intention
is to use it as a learning environment for something like Oracle
database 12c as I know it requires 64-bit OS, which I did not have at
home previously. While trying to find an Oracle 12c virtual machine
to install, I came across the Oracle Big Data Lite Virtual Machine page. I am excited to see that this virtual machine really contains lots
of good stuff I am interested in, including the Oracle 12c database. It could be a great learning tool. So I downloaded and installed the
Oracle Virtual Box, and I downloaded the virtual machine files and
imported it to the Virtual Box. However when powering on the machine,
I got:
Failed to open a
session for the virtual machine xxx
VT-X is disabled
in the BIOS(VERR_VMX_MSR_VMXON_DISABLED)
To fix this, I need to go to the vendor's website to download and install the latest BIOS driver and
use a tool provided by the vendor called CFGWIN.exe to change Bios
setting.
To flash the BIOS from operating
system, I need to issue the following command:
c:\SWTOOLS\FLASH\FBJY74USA>flash.cmd
To capture the current BIOS settings into a file:
To capture the current BIOS settings into a file:
C:\SWTOOLS\FLASH\FBJW73USA>CFGWIN.exe /c /path:c:\settings.txt
File Path = "c:\settings.txt".
All items have been captured successfully!
To change a BIOS settings:
C:\SWTOOLS\FLASH\FBJW73USA>CFGWIN.exe
/r /path:C:\Users\Denis\Documents\settings_vtx.txt
File Path =
"C:\Users\Denis\Documents\settings_vtx.txt".Restore all BIOS settings successfully!
The settings_vtx.txt contains one line:
Intel(R) Virtualization Technology,Enabled;[Optional:Disabled,Enabled]
Basically after change the bios parameter: Intel(R) Virtualization Technology to Enabled. I bypassed the first errror shown above. Now I got something different:
This kernal requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU.
To fix this, I change the OS version from 32 bit to 64 bit in the virtual machine General tab.
Finally, I have the environment. I call it a day, happy ending. I was a little worried that I might end up unable to run the virtual machine on this new PC. Nowdays, it is easy to set up learning environment with pre-built virtual machines, just so little time and so much to learn!
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