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Archived Virtualization Articles
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22 Apr 2013
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Oracle VM VirtualBox: Personal Desktop Virtualization [30634]
Detlef Drewanz Discusses Installation and Employment
In part 6 of an eight-part series Detlef Drewanz writes about "Oracle VM VirtualBox - Personal Desktop Virtualization" describing Oracle VM VirtualBox and its uses. Oracle VM VirtualBox requires an already-running host operating system on top of which it can be installed. Following installation one can simultaneously run multiple guest operating systems inside Oracle VM VirtualBox using multiple virtual machines (VMs). Oracle VM VirtualBox consists of three parts: the base software package; guest additions; and extension packs. Drewanz next addresses how data can be transferred to and from the guests through external iSCSI storage, with shared folders from the host or via network services.
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22 Apr 2013
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Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center as a Management Tool for Virtualization [30636]
Managing Server Virtualization Technologies Throughout their Lifecycle from One GUI
In Part 8 of an eight-part series on virtualization Elke Freymann describes how to use Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center to centrally manage server virtualization technologies throughout their lifecycle from one GUI. With Ops Center, it's possible to manage the complete lifecycle of a system, Freymann writes, so why not install Oracle VM Server for x86 on the bare-metal system using Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center. With Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center users can group servers of compatible architecture together, assign them shared storage where virtualized guests can run, define the type of virtualization technology to be used, and then define a server pool.
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22 Apr 2013
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Sun Ray Software 5.4: New for Trusted Extensions [30526]
Offers Full Support for Oracle Solaris 11.1
In an oracle.com post Glenn Faden reports that Oracle has announced the availability of Sun Ray Software 5.4, which fully supports Oracle Solaris 11.1 including the Trusted Extensions features. The Oracle Data Sheet for the Sun Ray Software has a summary of the supported platforms on page 3, he writes, and there's a well-documented section in the Administration Guide entitled Configuring Oracle Solaris 11 Trusted Extensions. All the multilevel desktop features are supported including per-workspace authentication and device allocation for Pulse Audio.
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22 Apr 2013
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Articles on the Release of Oracle VDI 3.5 [30534]
Online Anthology for German and English Readers
Matthias Muller-Prove has compiled a list of articles on the Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.5 release. Here are just some:
- New Oracle VDI and Oracle Sun Ray Software releases by Wim Coekaerts
- What's New in Oracle VDI 3.5? by Andy Hall
- Brand new VDI and Sun Ray Software releases! by Chris Kawalek
- Oracle Desktop Virtualisation Information and Documentation Links by Daniel Cifuentes
- Umfangreiches neues Oracle VDI 3.5 und Sun Ray 5.4 Release von Rolf-Per Thulin
- Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure und Sun Ray Software mit Plugin für Enterprise Manager 12c von der DOAG
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29 Mar 2013
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Managing Tape Storage: Is It Really as Difficult as has been Thought? [30340]
Not with Oracle's StorageTek Tape Analytics
Oracle's StorageTek Tape Analytics (STA)answers many concerns about tape storage. "This system," Brian Zents posts, "does the analysis for you, leaving you with proactive recommendations and resulting corrective actions
just like disk." He further explains that STA is an intelligent monitoring application for Oracle tape libraries that allows users to make informed decisions about future tape storage investments based on current realities. He adds that it is also is used to monitor the health of your tape library environment. Its functionality can be utilized regardless of the drive and media types within the library, or whether the libraries are in an open system or mainframe environment.
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29 Mar 2013
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What's New in Oracle VDI 3.5? [30345]
An Overview with Fat Bloke
Fat Bloke reviews the just-released Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure version 3.5, a major new release which introduces some great new features, among them enabling VDI deployment that can start with a single server, yet scale to the Enterprise. His post summarizes some of these features:
- Smarter Virtual Desktop Management with both personal and application hard drives
- Richer User Experience, with new platforms that allow Windows Media applications (Player and IE plugins) to get accelerated by intercepting the high level codec and using built-in assists on the client to display media on to the screen.
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