Localhost --> Virtualbox SOA image communication

Scenario:

I have installed the SOA Virtual Box image and now want to be able to access it from my host (winxp) machine, as follows -

- using IE
- from JDeveloper

Step 1: Localhost setup
- VirtualBox 4.x installed
- MSFT Loopback Adapter installed and running on 1.1.1.1
- \etc\hosts entries
1.1.1.1 yourHostName
1.1.1.2 soabpm-vm

Step 2: VirtualBox configuration
- Start VirtualBox
- Delete the host-only network entry



- Start the image

Step 3: Image Network configuration

- Click on Devices --> Network Adapters...



- Check for eth0 connection
- If not found, create one.
- System --> Administration --> Network (password –oracle)
- Set ip address to 1.1.1.2



- Re-start the image
- Once restarted, check that eth0 is active.
-- System --> Administration --> network
--- If not, activate
--- Start & Test SOA WLS
---- Once running, test from browser on localhost –




Step 4: Create a new app server connection in JDev




- Test