Unable to find Logical Volume manager in OEL6

Hi Guru's,
I am new to Linux.
I have installed OEL6 in my windows box with Virtual Box.
After logging in
i don't see
the Logical Volume manager
and Network option under Administration menu too.
I tried to install lvm-1.0.8-14.x86_64.rpm (downloaded from redhat) but no luck.
Please help me to fix this.
Thank you
chandra

I remember the Red Hat 6.0 release notes outlining that Samba and LVM configuration GUI were removed without a replacement. Same goes for the system-network-config tool. More recent versions of the release notes at http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.0_Release_Notes/storage.html outline that system-config-lvm is in the process of transitioning to a more maintainable tool named gnome-disk-utility.
You did not specify which version of Oracle Linux you installed. I suggest you refer to the release notes. A text based version of "system-config-network" should still be installed, which you can open from the command line.
Regarding LVM gui you should setup the system software repository following the instructions at http://public-yum.oracle.com. You can then use yum to install the system-config-lvm package.

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