Chapter 11 Additional Software for Oracle VM
Additional software for Oracle VM includes tools and plugins to help you configure and integrate your environment.
11.1 Oracle VM Paravirtual Drivers for Microsoft Windows
The Oracle VM Paravirtual Drivers for Microsoft Windows improve performance for network and block (disk) devices on Microsoft Windows™ guests running in a virtual environment on Oracle VM.
For more information, see the Oracle VM Paravirtual Drivers for Microsoft Windows documentation at: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88077_01/index.html
11.2 Oracle VM Storage Connect plug-ins
Release 3.4 provides full support for the Oracle VM Storage Connect plug-ins that were added in Oracle VM Release 3.1. Support for iSCSI multipath, which was added in Oracle VM Release 3.2.1, is also fully supported in this release.
For more information, see Installing Oracle VM Storage Connect plug-ins in the Oracle VM Administrator's Guide.
11.3 Oracle VM Guest Additions
The Oracle VM Guest Additions are a set of packages that you install on virtual machines in an Oracle VM environment. The Oracle VM Guest Additions let you communicate with virtual machines from Oracle VM Manager and provide an easy method to configure virtual machines.
To find more information about the Oracle VM Guest Additions, see:
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Installing and Using the Oracle VM Guest Additions in the Oracle VM Administrator's Guide
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What are the Oracle VM Guest Additions? in the Oracle VM Concepts Guide
11.4 Oracle VM Utilities
The Oracle VM Utilities are a collection of command line scripts that allow you to perform basic management tasks in an Oracle VM environment. Release 3.4 works with the Oracle VM Utilities version 2.1.
To find more information about the Oracle VM Utilities, see:
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Using the Oracle VM Utilities in the Oracle VM Administrator's Guide
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Oracle VM Utilities in the Oracle VM Concepts Guide
11.5 Oracle Enterprise Manager
Oracle Enterprise Manager Release 13.2 or later is required to manage Oracle VM Release 3.4.x. Oracle VM Manager integrates with Oracle Enterprise Manager so that you can manage the entire Oracle VM environment from within Oracle Enterprise Manager.
For more information about Oracle Enterprise Manager Release 13.2 or later, see the Oracle Enterprise Manager documentation at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/grid-control/documentation/oem-091904.html
For example, for specific information on how to register Oracle VM Manager when setting up Cloud for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), refer to the following section in the Enterprise Manager Release 13.2 Cloud Administration Guide: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E73210_01/EMCLO/GUID-152C4D4A-6FC2-42B0-ABE3-5884D6A466F4.htm#EMCLO183
11.6 Oracle VM Exporter Appliance
New in Release 3.4.6.3 is the Oracle VM Exporter Appliance utility which you can use to export virtual machines from Oracle VM to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. For more information about Oracle VM Exporter Appliance, see:
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How Can a Virtual Machine be Moved or Migrated? in the Oracle VM Concepts Guide
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Installing and Configuring the Oracle VM Exporter Appliance in the Oracle VM Administrator's Guide
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Export to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Using Oracle VM Exporter Appliance in the Oracle VM Manager User's Guide
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Chapter 10, Known Limitations and Workarounds for Oracle VM Exporter Appliance in the Oracle VM Release Notes
11.7 Third Party Software
Oracle Corporation supports certain third party software in combination with Oracle VM.
For information about supported third party software, see the Oracle VM Partners page at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/vm/partners/index.html
If you plan to install third party software in an Oracle VM environment and are not sure if it is supported, contact your Oracle Corporation support representative.
For information about hardware certified for Oracle VM, see the Hardware Certification List (HCL) for Oracle Linux and Oracle VM at: https://linux.oracle.com/hardware-certifications.