7.1.5 KVM for Virtual Environments

KVM is the virtualization technology used with Oracle Exadata systems configured with RoCE interconnects. KVM provides kernel level hypervisor support, so the host kernel and KVM guest kernel are the same. Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant (OEDA) is used to create KVM guests and clusters, and a KVM guest uses SR IOV virtual functions for RoCE network connectivity.

Xen is not supported for Oracle Exadata systems configured with RoCE interconnects, and KVM is not supported on Oracle Exadata systems configured with InfiniBand interconnects.

See Managing Oracle VM Domains using KVM for more information.