6.1 Oracle Linux KVM and Oracle Exadata

When deploying Oracle Exadata X8M-2 or later, you can decide to implement Oracle Linux KVM on the database servers.

A KVM host and one or more guests are installed on every database server. You can configure Oracle Linux KVM environments on your initial deployment using scripts created by Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant (OEDA) or you can migrate an existing environment to Oracle Linux KVM.

Note:

Oracle Linux KVM is not supported on 8-socket servers, such as X8M-8.

• About Oracle Linux KVM
  Oracle Linux KVM enables you to deploy the Oracle Linux operating system and application software within a supported virtual environment that is managed by KVM.
• Oracle Linux KVM Deployment Specifications and Limits
  This topic describes the deployment specifications and limits for using Oracle Linux KVM on Oracle Exadata Database Machine.
• Supported Operations in the KVMHost
  Manually modifying the KVM host can result in configuration issues, which can degrade performance or cause a loss of service.
• Oracle Linux KVM Resources
  Two fundamental parts of the Oracle Linux KVM infrastructure – networking and storage – are configured outside of Oracle Linux KVM.