Oracle VM
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Not to be confused with Oracle VM VirtualBox.
| Developer(s) | Oracle Corporation |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 3.0.3 / December 26, 2011 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux kernel |
| Type | Platform virtualization |
| License | Oracle VM 3.0 is “not” a licensed Oracle technology product.[1] But does require the user to accept an EULA when installing. |
| Website | www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/index.html |
Oracle VM is the server virtualization offering from Oracle Corporation. Oracle VM is based on the open-source Xen hypervisor technology, supports Windows, Linux, and Oracle Solaris[2] guests and includes an integrated Web based management console. Oracle VM features fully tested and certified Oracle Applications stack in an enterprise virtualization environment. [3]
Oracle VM can be freely downloaded through Oracle's E-delivery service.[4]
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[edit] Oracle VM components
- 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.
[edit] Resource limits
Oracle VM can take advantage of up 160 CPUs, 2TB RAM per server and can host a maximum of 128 VMs per server (correct as of 3.0.3).[5]
[edit] See also
- Xen
- Kernel-based Virtual Machine
- Platform virtualization
- Virtual disk image
- Oracle VM Server for SPARC
- Oracle VM VirtualBox
[edit] References
- ^ Oracle 3.0 licensing
- ^ "Oracle VM Server Release Notes, Release 2.2.1". Oracle Corp.. http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E15458_01/doc.22/e15443/toc.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Oracle VM". Oracle Corp. http://www.oracle.com/technologies/virtualization/index.html. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ Welcome to the Oracle E-Delivery Web site for Oracle Linux and Oracle VM
- ^ Oracle VM 3.0.3 Release Notes
