Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Introduction to Oracle JRockit Virtual Edition

• 1.1 About Virtualization
• 1.2 About Oracle JRockit Virtual Edition
  • 1.2.1 About Virtual Machine Images
  • 1.2.2 Benefits of Oracle JRockit Virtual Edition
  • 1.2.3 Limitations of Oracle JRockit Virtual Edition

2 Creating Virtual Machine Images

• 2.1 Overview of the Process to Create a Virtual Machine Image
• 2.2 Creating the Configuration File for the Virtual Machine
• 2.3 Assembling a Virtual Machine Image
• 2.4 About the File System of a Virtual Machine

3 Creating Virtual Machines on Oracle VM

• 3.1 About Oracle VM
• 3.2 Creating Virtual Machines on Oracle VM
  • 3.2.1 Copy the Virtual Machine Image to the Oracle VM Server
  • 3.2.2 Create a Virtual Machine in Oracle VM

4 Modifying Virtual Machine Images

• 4.1 Modifying Virtual Machine Images by Using the Image Tool
  • 4.1.1 Reconfiguring Virtual Machine Images
  • 4.1.2 Modifying the File System Within a Virtual Machine Image by Using the Image Tool
  • 4.1.3 Disassembling and Re-Creating Virtual Machine Images
• 4.2 Enabling Access from the Virtual Machine to External File Systems
• 4.3 Patching Oracle JRockit Virtual Edition

5 Accessing the File System of a Running Virtual Machine by Using the SSH Protocol

• 5.1 Enabling the SSH Service
• 5.2 Configuring the SSH Service
  • 5.2.1 Configuring the SSH Service for Password-Based Authentication
  • 5.2.2 Configuring the SSH Service for Public Key Authentication
• 5.3 Logging in to the SSH Service
  • 5.3.1 Logging in to the SSH Service Using a Password
  • 5.3.2 Logging in to the SSH Service Using a Private Key

6 Security in Oracle JRockit Virtual Edition

• 6.1 Security Features of Oracle JRockit Virtual Edition
• 6.2 Security Guidelines
• 6.3 Modifying SSL Certificates

7 Diagnosing and Troubleshooting Problems

• 7.1 Image Tool Problems
  • 7.1.1 How to Diagnose and Solve Image Tool Problems
  • 7.1.2 Solutions to Specific Image-Tool Errors
• 7.2 Run-Time Problems
  • 7.2.1 How to Diagnose and Solve Run-Time Problems
  • 7.2.2 Fixing Problems in the File System of a Virtual Machine
  • 7.2.3 Solutions to Specific Run-Time Problems
  • 7.2.4 Frequently Asked Questions: Run-Time
  • 7.2.5 Using Crash Files
  • 7.2.6 Using Diagnostic Commands
  • 7.2.7 Viewing the Virtual Machine Log File
• 7.3 Contacting Oracle for Help

A Image Tool Command-Line Option Reference

• -a (--assemble)
• -c (--create-config)
• --create-full-config
• -d (--disassemble)
• -f (--file)
• --force
• --get-log
• -h (--help)
• -l (--log)
• -p (--patch)
• -r (--reconfigure)
• --reconfigure-service
• --repair
• -v (--version)

B Configuration File Element Reference

• B.1 java-filesystem-imports (optional)
  • B.1.1 copy (optional)
• B.2 jrockitve-binary-url (optional)
• B.3 jrockitve-config (mandatory)
  • B.3.1 storage (mandatory)
    • B.3.1.1 disks (mandatory)
    • B.3.1.2 mounts (mandatory)
  • B.3.2 services (optional)
    • B.3.2.1 service (optional)
    • B.3.2.2 arguments (optional)
  • B.3.3 vm-name (mandatory)
  • B.3.4 working-dir (optional)
  • B.3.5 java-arguments (mandatory)
  • B.3.6 network (mandatory)
    • B.3.6.1 dns (optional)
    • B.3.6.2 nics (mandatory)
    • B.3.6.3 hostname (optional)
  • B.3.7 locale-data (optional)
  • B.3.8 console-log-path (optional)

C Sample Configuration Files

• C.1 Sample Brief Configuration File
• C.2 Sample Detailed Configuration File

D Known Issues

• D.1 Cannot Specify Multiple NICs
• D.2 Image Tool Cannot Handle Windows Short Path Names
• D.3 Suboptimal Disk I/O Performance in Certain Cases
• D.4 Performance Loss When Using Multiple Virtual CPUs
• D.5 File Locking Not Available for NFS Access
• D.6 Patched Virtual Machine Might Not Work in Certain Cases