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{{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|20142020|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 = [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]]

| programming_language = [[C (programming language)|C]]

| genre = [[Platform virtualization]]

| license = {{plainlist|

*'''Server''': [[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]]<!-- TODO: version? -->

*'''Manager''': proprietaryProprietary (redistributable freeware)

}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/024974.htm|title=Oracle VM Server for x86|accessdateaccess-date=May 25, May 2012}}</ref>

| website = {{URL|http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/oraclevm/overview/index.html}}

}}

'''Oracle VM Server for x86''' is thea 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 [[Solaris (operating system)|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

| accessdateaccess-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

| accessdateaccess-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 JanuaryNovember 20132018.

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 240384 CPUs (Tested) / 2048 CPUs (Designed), 6TB RAM per server and can host a maximum of 100300 VM per server. <br>

VCPUs per VM: 256 (PVM) / 128 (HVM, PVHVM) VMs per server, 1 TB RAM<ref>[httphttps://docs.oracle.com/cd/E50245_01E64076_01/E50246E99523/html/vmrns-limits.html Oracle VM Release Notes for 3.34.1 Documentation6]</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==

* [[Oracle VM Server for SPARC]]

* [[Docker (software)|Docker]]

* [[Kernel-based Virtual Machine]]

* [[libvirt]]

* [[Oracle VM Server for SPARC]]

* [[Kernel-based Virtual Machine]]

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