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runInstaller (OUI) gets "Failed to find VM - aborting" due to SELinux default "Enforcing" mode in RHEL5 (Doc ID 1482291.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 02, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.3 [Release 11.2]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Linux on IBM Z

Symptoms

During Grid 11.2 install, Oracle Universal Installer (OUI), runInstaller, gets error "Failed to find VM - aborting".

Starting Oracle Universal Installer...

Checking Temp space: must be greater than 80 MB.   Actual 4041 MB    Passed
Checking swap space: must be greater than 150 MB.   Actual 15999 MB    Passed
Preparing to launch Oracle Universal Installer from /tmp/OraInstall2012-07-30_05-29-59PM.
Please wait ...[oracle@xxx]$ Failed to find VM - aborting

 

Cause

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