The guest virtual machines you create in an Oracle VM Server for x86-based server pool must be one of the following supported configurations.
Table 4.1 Hardware Virtualized Supported Guest Operating Systems (Linux and Solaris)
Guest Operating System | Hardware Virtualized 32-bit | Hardware Virtualized 32-bit with PV Drivers | Hardware Virtualized 64-bit | Hardware Virtualized 64-bit with PV Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oracle Linux Release 7.x | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Linux Release 6.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Linux Release 5.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Linux Release 4.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Solaris 11 [a] | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes |
Oracle Solaris 10 [a] | N/A | Yes | N/A | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CentOS 6.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CentOS 5.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CentOS 4.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.x [b] | No | No | Yes | Yes |
[a] Oracle Solaris support begins with Solaris 10 1/13 (update 11). The Solaris 10 or Solaris 11 OS runs as a hardware virtual machine (HVM), which requires HVM support (Intel VT or AMD-V) on the underlying hardware platform. By default, Solaris 10 or Solaris 11 OS already has the required paravirtualized (PV) drivers installed as part of the OS. Oracle Solaris 10 supports x86 32-bit and 64-bit architecture. 32-bit or 64-bit mode is selected at OS boot time by examining the hypervisor and the underlying hardware. Oracle Solaris 11 supports x86 64-bit architecture only. [b] The minimum required kernel version for SLES 11 is 3.0.31-0.9. To start a PVHVM guest on SLES 11, the following steps are required:
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For details about Oracle software certification, please refer to My Oracle Support Document 464754.1, titled Certified Software on Oracle VM at https://support.oracle.com/oip/faces/secure/km/DocumentDisplay.jspx?id=464754.1.
Please also visit the Oracle VM resource page at http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/oraclevm/resources/index.html to learn about the support plans for available for Oracle VM, Oracle Linux and Oracle Solaris.
Table 4.2 Paravirtualized Supported Guest Operating Systems
Guest Operating System | Paravirtualized 32-bit | Paravirtualized 64-bit |
|---|---|---|
Oracle Linux Release 7.x | No | No |
Oracle Linux Release 6.x | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Linux Release 5.x | Yes | Yes |
Oracle Linux Release 4.x | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x | No | No |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x | Yes | Yes |
CentOS 6.x | Yes | Yes |
CentOS 5.x | Yes | Yes |
CentOS 4.x | Yes | Yes |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.x | No | Yes |
Table 4.3 Microsoft Windows Supported Guest Operating Systems
Guest Operating System with Oracle VM Paravirtual Drivers for Microsoft Windows Installed | 64-bit | 32-bit |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | Yes | N/A |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | Yes | N/A |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 | Yes | N/A |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows 8 | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 | Yes | Yes |
Table 4.4 Oracle VM Paravirtual Drivers for Microsoft Windows Supported Releases
Oracle VM Release | Oracle VM Paravirtual Drivers for Microsoft Windows Release 3.0.1 | Oracle VM Paravirtual Drivers for Microsoft Windows Release 3.2.2 | Oracle VM Paravirtual Drivers for Microsoft Windows Release 3.2.3 |
|---|---|---|---|
Oracle VM 3.0 | Yes | No | No |
Oracle VM 3.1 | Yes | No | No |
Oracle VM 3.2 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Oracle VM 3.3 | No | Yes | Yes |