Monthly Archives: November 2007

Where to get all the Oracle VM documentation

You can get oracle vm documentation from the oracle website in either HTML online format or PDF download. From what I can see you can get the release notes for oracle vm manager and vm server as well as the … Continue reading

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Oracle VM whitepaper for Oracle On Demand

It is interesting to see that there is an Oracle VM whitepaper produced by Oracle On Demand. Oracle On Demand  is the hosting and managed services arm of Oracle and according to their whitepaper, they are planning on introducing oracle … Continue reading

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Oracle VM based on version 3.1.1 of the Xen Hypervisor

The Oracle VM offering is based on version 3.1.1 of the Xen Hypervisor which according to Oracle has been fully tested so that it can be used commercially. This announcement demonstrates that Xen Hypervisor is beginning to gain significant acceptance … Continue reading

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Oracle VM Manager Console

In Oracle VM Manager, in order to access the console button, the below rpms need to be installed. Depending on the browser you use to access Oracle VM Manager, there are different versions that need to be installed:   If … Continue reading

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Oracle VM Templates now available

The following oracle vm templates are now available. The 1st configuration is for 1 virtual CPU, 1GB memory, 4GB /root It is available for:    Oracle Enterprise Linux release 4 Update 5 x86    Oracle Enterprise Linux release 4 Update … Continue reading

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Using Oracle VM with Oracle e-business suite

Here’s a note about oracle vm and e-business suite from Steven Chan published on 11/14/2007 – reference – http://blogs.oracle.com/schan/2007/11/14#a2215 We’ve been testing Oracle VM with the E-Business Suite prior to its unveiling at OpenWorld.  While my team has more certification … Continue reading

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Does Oracle VM support RAC

One question that I want to know is will Oracle support RAC under Oracle VM. The answer according to Oracle is No, not at the moment. However, the plan is that Oracle will support RAC implementations sometime during 2008. RAC … Continue reading

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Oracle VM Manager password installation issues

One problem that is coming up from time to time is Oracle VM Manager password issues which happens with an error when you reach the ‘creating connection pool’ of the install with the error “Could not get DeploymentManager”. The solution … Continue reading

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Oracle VM pricing

As you may well know, Oracle VM is free to download, where Oracle VM costs money is by paying for support. The cheapest support option is Oracle VM Premier Limited which costs $499: Oracle VM Premier Limited Support subscription applies … Continue reading

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Oracle VM Manager

Oracle VM Manager is one of the key components of Oracle VM. Here is some key information about it. Oracle VM Manager is an easy-to-use browser-based tool for creating, cloning, sharing, configuring, booting, and migrating VMs. Oracle VM Manager can … Continue reading

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