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Line 1: {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2015}} {{Distinguish\|Oracle VM VirtualBox}} {{short description\|Server virtualization offering by Oracle Corporation}} {{Infobox software \| name = Oracle VM Server for x86 \| logo = = \| developer = [[Oracle Corporation]] \| latest_release_version = 3.4.6.3 \| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age\|df=yes\|~~2014~~2020\|0706\|0203}}<ref>{{cite web \|title=Oracle VM release 3.4.6.3 is now available! \|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/oracle-vm-release-3463-is-now-available}}</ref> \| operating_system = [[Linux kernel]] \| platform = ~~x86~~[[IA-32]], [[x86-64]] \| programming_language = [[C (programming language)\|C]] \| genre = [[Platform virtualization]] \| license = {{plainlist\| \| license = {{ubl\|Oracle VM Server: [[GNU General Public License\|GNU GPL]]\|Oracle VM Manager: is closed-source, freely re-distributable, free of charge.}}<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/024974.htm \| title=Oracle VM Server for x86 \| accessdate=May 25, 2012}}</ref> '''Server''': [[GNU General Public License\|GNU GPL]]<!-- TODO: version? --> \| website = {{URL\|http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/index.html}}▼ '''Manager''': Proprietary (redistributable freeware) }}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/024974.htm\|title=Oracle VM Server for x86\|access-date=25 May 2012}}</ref> ▲\| website = {{URL\|http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/oraclevm/overview/index.html}} }} '''Oracle VM Server for x86''' is ~~the~~a server [[Platform virtualization\|virtualization]] offering from [[Oracle Corporation]]. Oracle VM Server for x86 incorporates the [[free and open-source]] [[Xen]] [[hypervisor]] technology, supports [[Microsoft Windows\|Windows]], [[Linux]], and [[~~Oracle~~Solaris (operating system)\|Solaris]]<ref>{{cite web▼ ▲'''Oracle VM Server for x86''' is the server [[Platform virtualization\|virtualization]] offering from [[Oracle Corporation]]. Oracle VM Server for x86 incorporates the [[free and open-source]] [[Xen]] [[hypervisor]] technology, supports [[Microsoft Windows\|Windows]], [[Linux]], and [[Oracle Solaris]]<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E35328_01/E35329/html/vmrns-guest-os.html \| title = Oracle VM Server Release Notes, Release 3.2.1 \| ~~accessdate~~access-date = 2014-02-07 \| publisher = Oracle Corp. }}</ref> guests and includes an integrated Web based management console. Oracle VM Server for x86 features fully tested and certified [[Oracle Applications]] stack in an enterprise virtualization environment.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.oracle.com/technologies/virtualization/index.html \| title = Oracle VM \| ~~accessdate~~access-date = 2008-07-31 \| publisher = Oracle Corp }}</ref> Oracle VM Server for x86 can be freely downloaded through Oracle Software Delivery Cloud.<ref>[https://edelivery.oracle.com/oraclevm Welcome to the Oracle E-Delivery Web site for Oracle Linux and Oracle VM]</ref> Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle VM ~~Release~~ 3.24.6 at in30 ~~January~~November ~~2013~~2018. Oracle VM Server for x86 entered sustaining support on July 1, 2024,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 1, 2024 \|title=Lifetime Support Policy: Coverage for Oracle Open Source Service Offerings \|url=https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/elsp-lifetime-069338.pdf \|access-date=}}</ref> and is not receiving new patches or updates.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 11, 2022 \|title=Oracle Open Source Support Policies \|url=https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/enterprise-linux-support-policies-069172.pdf \|access-date=October 1, 2024}}</ref> It has been replaced<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Admin_Jeroen \|date=2020-01-23 \|title=Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM) replaces Oracle VM (OVM) \|url=https://exitas.be/oracle-linux-virtualization-manager-olvm-replaces-oracle-vm-ovm/ \|access-date=2024-10-01 \|website=Exitas \|language=en-US}}</ref> by Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, which is based on [[Kernel-based Virtual Machine\|KVM]] and [[OVirt]]. ==Components== * Oracle VM Manager: web based management console to manage Oracle VM Servers. * Oracle VM Server: includes a version of [[Xen]] hypervisor technology, and the Oracle VM Agent to communicate with Oracle VM Manager for management of virtual machines. It also includes a minimized Linux kernel as [[Dom0]]. ~~==Versions==~~ * Current stable Release is OVM 3.3. * Oracle VM 3.3 has a lot of internal improvements and was released on 2 July 2014 <ref>{{cite web\|title=Oracle Announces Oracle VM 3.3\|url=http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/2235173\|accessdate=2 July 2014}}</ref> ==Resource limits== As of version 3.4.6, Oracle VM Server for x86 can take advantage of up to ~~240~~384 CPUs (Tested) / 2048 CPUs (Designed), 6TB RAM per server and can host a maximum of ~~100~~300 VM per server. <br>▼ VCPUs per VM: 256 (PVM) / 128 (HVM, PVHVM) VMs per server, 1 TB RAM<ref>[~~http~~https://docs.oracle.com/cd/~~E50245_01~~E64076_01/~~E50246~~E99523/html/vmrns-limits.html Oracle VM Release Notes for 3.34.~~1 Documentation~~6]</ref>▼ ==End of life== ▲Oracle VM Server for x86 can take advantage of up to 240 CPUs, 6TB RAM per server and can host a maximum of 100 VM per server. <br> Oracle VM Server for x86 is now in sustaining support, and will not receive patches or security fixes. It has been replaced by Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager. ▲VCPUs per VM: 256 (PVM) / 128 (HVM, PVHVM) VMs per server<ref>[http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E50245_01/E50246/html/vmrns-limits.html Oracle VM 3.3.1 Documentation]</ref> ==See also== * [[Docker (software)\|Docker]] * [[libvirt]]▼ * [[Kernel-based Virtual Machine]] ▲* [[libvirt]] * [[Oracle VM Server for SPARC]] ==References== Line 53 ⟶ 55: ==External links== * [{{Official website\|http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/oraclevm/overview/index.html ~~Oracle VM]~~}} {{Virtualization products}} {{Oracle FOSS}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Oracle VM}} [[Category:Virtualization software]]▼ [[Category:Oracle software]] ▲[[Category:Virtualization software]]