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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\|~~2014~~df=yes\|072020\|0206\|03}}<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 private source, freely re-distributable, free use.}}<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) ▲~~\| license = {{ubl\|Oracle VM Server: [[GNU General Public License\|GNU GPL]]\|Oracle VM Manager: is private source, freely re-distributable, free use.~~}}<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/024974.htm \| title=Oracle VM Server for x86 \|access-date=25 ~~accessdate=~~May ~~25,~~ 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''' 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]]. ~~==Oracle VM components==~~ ==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]]. ~~==Oracle VM versions==~~ * Current stable Release is OVM 3.3. * Oracle VM 3.3 has a lot of internal improvements and was released on 2nd 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>[https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E64076_01/E99523/html/vmrns-limits.html Oracle VM Release Notes for 3.4.6]</ref> ==End of life== ▲Oracle VM can take advantage of up to 240 CPUs, 6TB RAM per server and can host a maximum of 100 VM per server. 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~~ ~~RAM per VM: 64GB~~ ~~<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]] * [[Kernel-based Virtual Machine]]▼ * [[libvirt]] * [[Oracle VM Server for SPARC]] ▲* [[Kernel-based Virtual Machine]] ==References== Line 54 ⟶ 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]]