Release 3.4.4 of the Oracle VM PV Drivers for Microsoft Windows introduces new features and enhancements along with a cumulative list of bug fixes.
New Features and Enhancements
Oracle VM PV Drivers for Microsoft Windows release 3.4.4 provides the following new support:
Support for a maximum configuration limit of 1024 GB virtual RAM and 64 virtual CPUs for the following 64-bit guest operating systems in an Oracle VM Release 3.4.6 or later environment
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Supports X86_64 ABI to allow for higher disk IOPS similar to that of Linux and Solaris operating systems.
Support for setting Windows MTU in 100-step increments instead of 500-step increments which allows MTU settings of 8900, for example. Reference 27996456
Support for configuring Windows guest operating systems using OVMAPI. Reference 28447799
Notable Bug Fixes
Release 3.4.4 provides a cumulative update of fixes, as follows:
Windows 2012 Datacenter R2 guests with Oracle VM PV Drivers for Microsoft Windows Release 3.4.2 or Release 3.4.3 rebooted unexpectedly. Bug 28309263
Upgrading Windows guests to Windows 10 failed if Oracle VM PV Drivers for Microsoft Windows Release 3.4.3 was installed. Bug 28104969
Windows 2016 VM crashed when a ZFS storage array active/passive cluster takeover was executed. Bug 27684947
During performance and failover testing of Oracle VM PV Drivers for Microsoft Windows Release 3.4.3 on Windows guest operating systems, the VM shut down unexpectedly on Windows 2012 R2. Bug 27662016 and Bug 27934031
When upgrading from Oracle VM PV Drivers for Microsoft Windows Release 3.4.2 to Release 3.4.3 on Windows guests and rebooting the VM, the IP address was not reported for the VNIC. Bug 27465883