Hardware Requirements

Host PC (Your Physical Machine)

All virtual machines in this course run on a single physical Windows PC, referred to throughout this guide as the Hosting PC. This machine needs enough resources to run one or more Oracle Linux virtual machines simultaneously alongside your Windows desktop.
Minimum Specifications:

  Component  Minimum Requirement  Recommended
  Operating System  Windows 10 64-bit  Windows 11 64-bit
  RAM  12 GB  16 GB or more
  Free Disk Space  170 GB  250 GB or more (SSD preferred)
  CPU  4-core with VT-x/AMD-V enabled  6-core or more


Important Notes on Hardware:

  • Virtualization must be enabled in BIOS/UEFI. Before installing VirtualBox, go into your BIOS settings and enable Intel VT-x (Intel processors) or AMD-V (AMD processors). Without this, 64-bit virtual machines will not start.
  • SSD is strongly recommended. Oracle Database with ASM is very I/O intensive. Running VMs on a spinning HDD will make startup times and database operations noticeably slow.
  • RAM is the most critical bottleneck. A single Oracle 19c VM typically needs 4–6 GB RAM allocated. If you plan to run RAC (two nodes), you will need at least 14–16 GB on the hosting PC.

  • Disk space breakdown (approximate):
    • Single Oracle 19c VM (standalone): ~50–60 GB
    • Oracle 19c + ASM VM: ~70–80 GB
    • Oracle 19c + RAC (two-node): ~120–150 GB
    • Keep at least 20–30 GB free on your Windows drive for the OS and tools












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