Oracle VM Server for x86
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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[1] guests and includes an integrated Web based management console. Oracle VM features fully tested and certified Oracle Applications stack in an enterprise virtualization environment. [2]
Oracle VM can be freely downloaded through Oracle's E-delivery service.[3]
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.
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).[4]
See also
- Xen
- Kernel-based Virtual Machine
- Platform virtualization
- Virtual disk image
- Oracle VM Server for SPARC
- Oracle VM VirtualBox
References
- ^ "Oracle VM Server Release Notes, Release 2.2.1". Oracle Corp. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Oracle VM". Oracle Corp. 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