Oracle VM is server virtualization software that fully supports both Oracle and non-Oracle applications. The latest release is version 2.2, which features the latest Xen-based, industry-standard hypervisor, Xen 3.4, and provides performance enhancements for customers running Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, as well as six-core AMD Opteron processors.

Oracle states that with the addition of the Xen 3.4 hypervisor and a newer dom0 kernel based on Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.3 gives users better performance, scalability and security for both hardware virtualized and paravirtualized guests. The company also notes that performance can be improved for hardware virtualized guest operating systems including Microsoft Windows.

Other new features in Oracle VM 2.2 include

• Updated support for the Oracle Cluster File System (OCFS2) 1.4 to leverage advanced features such as sparse file support to enable faster virtual machine provisioning and cloning, and to allow users more control over file data allocation

• Direct support for multipath storage devices that can be assigned to virtual machines and enhance performance of clustered applications

• New CPU power management, memory management, and direct disk I/O capabilities

• Eases the migration process of Virtual Iron virtual machines to Oracle VM images

“The release of Oracle VM 2.2 enables customers to capitalize on the latest advancements in server virtualization technology to better manage their virtual environments and reduce both cost and power consumption in the data center,” said Wim Coekaerts, vice president Linux and Virtualization Engineering, Oracle. “Additionally, this release further delivers on Oracle’s virtualization roadmap by providing existing Virtual Iron customers the first phase of a migration path to Oracle VM.”

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