Oracle VM Server for x86
| Developer(s) | Oracle Corporation |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 3.4.6.3
/ 3 June 2020[1] |
| 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 3.4.6 at 30 November 2018.
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.
Versions
- 3.4.6.3 - 3 June 2020[6]
- Export VMs to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- security updates
- cumulative bug fixes
- 3.4.6.2 - 13 December 2019[7]
- Additional Linux guest OS support (Oracle Linux 8.x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x, and CentOS 8.x)
- security updates
- cumulative bug fixes
- new release model
- 3.4.6.1 - 18 June 2019[8]
- updated versions of the Oracle VM Manager and Oracle VM Agent for SPARC
- security updates
- cumulative bug fixes
- 3.4.6 - 30 November 2018[9]
- Updated Xen hypervisor
- Update to the dom0 kernel
- Security and patch updates for Oracle VM Server for x86 packages
- Security and patch updates for Oracle VM Manager components
- New User-Defined Validity in Months Option for Self-Signed SSL Certificates
- New Option to Change the Location of a Running Virtual Machine
- Increased Virtual CPU Configuration Limit for HVM and PVHVM
- 3.4.5 - 7 June 2018[10]
- Support for Hybrid Columnar Compression (HCC) for better Oracle Database performance
- A new Fiber Channel storage refresh option with Oracle generic storage plugin deployments
- A new Balance Server start policy to complement the Best Server policy
- Increased performance for Microsoft Windows guest operating systems
- Support for TLS1.2 as the default connectivity protocol
- Update to the dom0 kernel
- Updated Xen hypervisor
- Security and patch updates for Oracle VM Manager components
- Security and patch updates for Oracle VM Server for x86 packages
- 3.4.4 - 25 August 2017[11]
- Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 (UEK R4)
- Server package updates
- Security updates for Manager components and Server packages
- Updated Xen hypervisor for improved throughput and IOPS performance
- Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Support for Skylake processors
- 3.4.3 - 12 May 2017[12]
- The ability to run Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) with the Oracle VM Windows PV Driver 3.4.2
- Enhanced RAID functionality, with support for software RAID devices
- Manager performance and supportability enhancements
- Simplified UEFI PXE boot process for Oracle VM Server for x86
- Updated Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 and updates to other server packages
- Security updates for manager components and server packages
- 3.4.2 - September 2016[13]
- Includes an updated DOM0 kernel based on the 4.1 mainline kernel via Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) Release 4 update 2.
- Adds NVME support, extended SCSI support in the guest OS, numerous performance improvements in the host and guest OS, Oracle VM manager performance and scalability improvements, and security improvements.
- Extended SCSI functionality available for virtual machines
- 3.4.1 - April, 2016[14]
- Support for Oracle VM Virtual Appliances
- Automated installation of VNC and Serial Console software
- Storage live migration
- User interface enhancements for virtual disk allocation
- Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) support
- Booting from UEFI
- Dom0 kernel upgraded
- Increased supported limits
- Improved performance
Resource limits
As of version 3.4.6, Oracle VM Server for x86 can take advantage of up to 384 CPUs (Tested) / 2048 CPUs (Designed), 6TB RAM per server and can host a maximum of 300 VM per server.
VCPUs per VM: 256 (PVM) / 128 (HVM, PVHVM) VMs per server, 1 TB RAM[15]
End of life
As of March 2021 premier support has ended, although extended support is available until March 31, 2024
https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/post/announcing-oracle-vm-3-extended-support
See also
References
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- ^ "Oracle VM Server Release Notes, Release 3.2.1". Oracle Corp. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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- ^ Priest, John. "Oracle VM release 3.4.6.3 is now available!". Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Priest, John. "Oracle VM release 3.4.6.2 is now available!". Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Priest, John. "Oracle VM release 3.4.6.1 is now available!". Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Priest, John. "Announcing Oracle VM Release 3.4.6". Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ Priest, John. "Announcing Oracle VM Release 3.4.5". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Priest, John. "Announcing Oracle VM Release 3.4.4". Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Priest, John. "Announcing Oracle VM Release 3.4.3". Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Priest, John. "Oracle VM 3.4.2 Released!". Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Oracle Announces Oracle VM 3.3". Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Oracle VM Release Notes for 3.4.6