1. Create the windows folders to house the second virtual machines.

E:\>mkdir RAC2

2. Shutdown the First Virtual Machine

3. Copy all the files from F:\RAC1 to E:\RAC2

4. Open VMware Server Console, press CTRL-O to open the second virtual machine, E:\RAC2\Solaris 10.vmx.

5. Rename the second virtual machine name from RAC1 to RAC2.

Click on Start this virtual machine to start RAC2, leaving RAC1 powered off.

RAC2 – Virtual Machine: Select create a new identifier.

6. Log in as the root user and modify the network configuration.

Follow below step for modifying Host Name and IP

$ ifconfig (eg: $ifconfig pcn0 192.168.0.222)

$ ifconfig up (eg: $ifconfig pcn0 up)

$ go to /etc/hosts file and change IP and host (eg 192.168.0.222 rac2 rac2)

$ go to /etc/nodenames file and change host name (eg: RAC2)

$ go to /etc/hostname. (eg: /etc/hostname.pcn0) and change host name (eg: RAC2)

7. Restart the Second Virtual Machine.

8. Start the First virtual Machine

9. Verify all changes and Enjoy.