Oracle VM Server for x86: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox software

| name = Oracle VM Server for x86

| logo = =

| developer = [[Oracle Corporation]]

| latest_release_version = 3.4.4

| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|20162017|0308|2425}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcing Oracle VM Release 3.4 - Engineered for Open Cloud Infrastructure.4 |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/entry/oracle_vm_3_4_1announcing-oracle-vm-release-344}}</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''': Proprietary (redistributable freeware)

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

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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 3.4.24 in SeptemberAugust 20162017.

==Components==

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==Versions==

* 3.4.4 - August 25, 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/announcing-oracle-vm-release-344|title=Announcing Oracle VM Release 3.4.4|last=Priest|first=John|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref>

* Current stable Release is OVM 3.4.2

** [https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37670_01/E69348/html/ol_changes.html Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4] (UEK R4)

* Oracle VM 3.3 had 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>

** Server package updates

* Oracle VM 3.4.2 released on September 2016 includes an updated DOM0 kernel based on the 4.1 mainline kernel via Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) Release 4 update 2.

** Security updates for Manager components and Server packages

* The latest release adds NVME support, extended SCSI support in the guest OS, numerous performance improvements in the host and guest OS, Oracle VM manager performance and scalability improvements, and security improvements.

** Updated Xen hypervisor for improved throughput and IOPS performance

* 3.4.3 - May 12, 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/announcing-oracle-vm-release-343|title=Announcing Oracle VM Release 3.4.3|last=Priest|first=John|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref>

* 3.4.2 - September 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/oracle-vm-342-released|title=Oracle VM 3.4.2 Released!|last=Priest|first=John|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref>

** Oracle VM 3.4.2 released on September 2016 includesIncludes an updated DOM0 kernel based on the 4.1 mainline kernel via Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) Release 4 update 2.

** The latest release addsAdds NVME support, extended SCSI support in the guest OS, numerous performance improvements in the host and guest OS, Oracle VM manager performance and scalability improvements, and security improvements.

* Oracle VM 3.3 had- a lot of internal improvements and was released onJuly 2 July, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Announces Oracle VM 3.3|url=http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/2235173|title=Oracle Announces Oracle VM 3.3|accessdate=2 July 2014}}</ref>

** A lot of internal improvements

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