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Updated: October 2015
 
 

Oracle VM Overview

Oracle VM is a virtualization environment platform that enables you to create and manage virtual machines (VMs). These virtual machines exist on the same physical server but behave like independent physical servers. Each virtual machine created with Oracle VM has its own virtual CPUs, operating system, network interfaces, and storage.

At initial release, your server is compatible with Oracle VM version 3.2.7.

For the latest list of supported operating systems, refer to:

https://wikis.oracle.com/display/SystemsComm/Sun+Server+X4-4#tab:Operating-Systems


Note -  If you purchased a pre-installed version of Oracle VM, follow the instructions Sun Server X4-4 Installation Guide for configuring the preinstalled software.

Oracle VM includes the following components:

  • Oracle VM Server: A lightweight, secure virtualization environment based on the Xen hypervisor used to run virtual machines and the Oracle VM Agent.

  • Oracle VM Agent: Installed on Oracle VM Server, it communicates with Oracle VM Manager and includes a Web Services API for managing the Oracle VM Server, server pools, and resources.

  • Oracle VM Manager: A web application that acts as the user interface for creating and managing your virtual machines. This includes virtual machine creation (including templates), life cycle management (deploying, migrating, and deleting), and resource management (.iso files, templates, and shared storage resources).

    This document does not include instructions for installing Oracle VM Manager. For more information on Oracle VM Manager, refer to:

    http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E20065_01/index.htm

Supported Software Versions and Updates

The most up-to-date information about your server is maintained in the Sun Server X4-4 Product Notes . The product notes document contains detailed information about any hardware or software issues for the server. The most recent version of this document, other server-specific documents, and related documents are available online in the server documentation library at: http://www.oracle.com/goto/X4-4/docs

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