Oracle VM Release 3.4.6.2 includes features, enhancements, and security updates that were
included in previous 3.4.x errata releases.
New features and enhancements included in Oracle VM Release 3.4.6.2 are as follows:
New Release Process
- Oracle VM Changes to the Release Process
Oracle VM Release 3.4.6.2 continues to follow the release model introduced in Oracle VM Release 3.4.6.1, resulting in the following changes to the release process from earlier Oracle VM releases:
Oracle VM Manager and Oracle VM Agent for SPARC are released as new build versions, while Oracle VM Server stays at build version 3.4.6-2105 with new packages being made available on the appropriate Oracle VM ULN channels and yum repositories.
The latest versions of the Oracle VM Manager and Oracle VM Agent for SPARC can be downloaded from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (OSDC), My Oracle Support (MOS) or Oracle Technology Network (OTN).
For Oracle VM Server, you must ensure that you have installed build version 3.4.6-2105 and have updated the packages using the appropriate Oracle VM ULN channels or yum repositories.
Documentation
The following changes apply to the Oracle VM 3.4 documentation library:
Information has been added to the Oracle VM Installation and Upgrade Guide about Oracle VM Manager Release 3.4.6 (and later releases) no longer being supported on Oracle Linux 5 installations. For more information, see Chapter 2, Installing and Upgrading Oracle VM and the notes in Operating Systems in the Oracle VM Installation and Upgrade Guide. (29856593)
A note has been updated in the Oracle VM Manager User's Guide to describe the revised error message that is displayed when the maximum memory size value does not equal the value specified for the memory size value for HVM and PVHVM guests. For more information, see Create Virtual Machine in the Oracle VM Manager User's Guide. (28320709)
Infrastructure
- Support for Oracle Linux 8.x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x, and CentOS 8.x
As of this release, Oracle VM supports Oracle Linux 8.x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x, and CentOS 8.x guest operating systems. (30096578) See Chapter 5, Supported Guest Operating Systems.
- Support for Microsoft Server 2019
As of this release, Oracle VM supports Microsoft Windows Server 2019 guest operating systems. (30361971) See Chapter 5, Supported Guest Operating Systems.
Security
- Security updates included
Security updates included in this errata update release are as follows:
MySQL patch update: This release of Oracle VM includes the October 2019 Critical Patch Update for MySQL. (30212413)
Oracle WebLogic Server patch updates: This release of Oracle VM includes the October 2019 Critical Patch Update for Oracle WebLogic Server. (30212407)
Oracle Java patch update: This release of Oracle VM includes the October 2019 Critical Patch Update for Java. (30212408)
Third party code: This release of Oracle VM Manager includes updates for a number of a third party packages.