As Operating systems, containers and virtualization are the fundamental building blocks of modern IT infrastructure, Oracle combines them all into one integrated offering: Oracle Linux. Oracle Linux KVM will be the way to go for current Oracle VM customers. And the great news: it’s all included within Oracle Linux Premier support (so no need for separate support for the hypervisor layer anymore). This one is based on the open-source oVirt project, using the trusted Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor underneath. Oracle now focuses on new hypervisor technology: Oracle Linux KVM. However, Oracle VM 3.5 or 4.0 will never release. Finally: Oracle VM is an Oracle-approved hard partitioning technology, helping to save the numbers of Oracle licenses needed when virtualizing.Availability of pre-installed templates saving time in deploying Oracle software.Support of hypervisor, OS (in case of Oracle Linux or Solaris) and Oracle software (database, middleware, …) at the same vendor: Oracle off course.Fully optimized to run Oracle workloads. Support for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Solaris guests.Some advantages of Oracle VM (non-exhaustive list): At the time of writing version 3.4.6.3 is the latest one available. The technology is based on the free and open-source Xen hypervisor. It’s been many years ago when Oracle released its own hypervisor: Oracle VM.
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