Oracle VM Server for x86
| Developer(s) | Oracle Corporation |
|---|---|
| Stable release |
3.4 / 24 March 2016[1]
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| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux kernel |
| Platform | IA-32, x86-64 |
| Type | Platform virtualization |
| License |
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| Website | www |
Oracle VM Server for x86 is the server virtualization offering from Oracle Corporation. Oracle VM Server for x86 incorporates the free and open-source Xen hypervisor technology, supports Windows, Linux, and Solaris[3] guests and includes an integrated Web based management console. Oracle VM Server for x86 features fully tested and certified Oracle Applications stack in an enterprise virtualization environment.[4]
Oracle VM Server for x86 can be freely downloaded through Oracle Software Delivery Cloud.[5] Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle VM Release 3.4 in January 2016.
Components[edit]
- Oracle VM Manager: web based management console to manage Oracle VM Servers.
- Oracle VM Server: includes a version of Xen hypervisor technology, and the Oracle VM Agent to communicate with Oracle VM Manager for management of virtual machines. It also includes a minimized Linux kernel as Dom0.
Versions[edit]
- Current stable Release is OVM 3.4.
- Oracle VM 3.3 had a lot of internal improvements and was released on 2 July 2014.[6]
- Oracle VM 3.4 released on March 2016 includes an updated DOM0 kernel based on the 4.1 mainline kernel via Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) Release 4.
- The latest release adds improved support of OVF (Open Virtualization Format) meaning Oracle VM appliances can be imported or exported as either a single .ova file or as a set of .ovf and .img disk image files, among other improvements like UEFI boot and Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) support.
Resource limits[edit]
As of version 3.3, Oracle VM Server for x86 can take advantage of up to 240 CPUs, 6TB RAM per server and can host a maximum of 100 VM per server.
VCPUs per VM: 256 (PVM) / 128 (HVM, PVHVM) VMs per server[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Announcing Oracle VM 3.4 - Engineered for Open Cloud Infrastructure".
- ^ "Oracle VM Server for x86". Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ "Oracle VM Server Release Notes, Release 3.2.1". Oracle Corp. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ "Oracle VM". Oracle Corp. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ Welcome to the Oracle E-Delivery Web site for Oracle Linux and Oracle VM
- ^ "Oracle Announces Oracle VM 3.3". Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Oracle VM 3.3.1 Documentation
