What is Oracle VM?
Oracle VM offers scalable, low-cost server virtualization that supports both Oracle and non-Oracle applications. Consisting of open source server software and an integrated Web browser-based management console, Oracle VM provides an easy-to-use graphical interface for creating and managing virtual server pools, running on x86 and x86-64-based systems, across an enterprise.
Users can create and manage Virtual Machines (VMs) that exist on the same physical server but behave like independent physical servers. Each virtual machine created with Oracle VM has its own virtual CPUs, network interfaces, storage and operating system. With Oracle VM, users have an easy-to-use browser-based tool for creating, cloning, sharing, configuring, booting and migrating VMs.
Why is Oracle offering Oracle VM?
Oracle has a long-standing history of enabling our customers to exploit low-cost hardware through Grid Computing. Oracle has developed several essential Grid Computing technologies, including
- Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware Clustering
- Oracle Automatic Storage Management
- Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control
Oracle VM is another key grid technology. Oracle VM enables customers to easily and economically deploy applications in a grid without physical server configuration or per server software installation. Oracle VM enables customers to increase server utilization through virtual machine consolidation with very little overhead, saving power, floor space, and hardware cost. And Oracle VM allows customers to grow or shrink the physical server resources dedicated to an application without downtime through Oracle VM live migration.
With Oracle VM, Oracle now provides customers integrated clustering, virtualization, storage, and management for Grid Computing, as well as unified, full stack support for virtualization, Linux, database, middleware, and application products. Recognizing enterprise customers’ demand for fully supported server virtualization, Oracle now offers Oracle VM backed by a world-class support organization, as well as a full suite of Oracle product certifications. Oracle is the only software vendor that combines the benefits of server clustering and server virtualization technologies to deliver a complete Grid Computing infrastructure.
Who can use Oracle VM?
Any user can get Oracle VM and associated support from Oracle whether they use Oracle products or third party applications.
Which industry vendors support Oracle VM?
A significant number of infrastructure vendors including AMD, Dell, Emulex, HP, Intel, Liquid Computing, NetApp, Pillar Data Systems, and Qlogic support their products running with Oracle VM today. Also, Oracle is working closely with numerous other strategic vendors and will continue to highlight these partnerships.