Final checks before installing Oracle VM Manager

We need to carry out some final checks before the installation process.

Port test

Make sure that ports 8888 and 8899 are free. If, upon entering the following commands, we don't get any response, then it means that these ports are available.

# netstat -na |grep 8888
# netstat -na |grep 8899

If we do get responses, then we must release these ports and allow them through the firewall by entering the following:

# /usr/bin/system-config-securitylevel

Select Enabled for Security Level and choose customize. In Others add the two ports 8888 and 8899 respectively as follows:

8888:tcp,8899:tcp

Libaio check

The libaio differs for numerous versions. For our chosen OS we should get the following results:

# /bin/rpm -q libaio.i386
libaio-0.3.106-3.2

If we don't get the desired result, it's time to install that specific version of the libaio. We can get it from sites such as rpmfind, and others. Enter the following to install the required libaio version.

# rpm...