Oracle recently introduced two new products it says ease the use of Java applications in virtualized environments. One is the Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder, which is designed to help organizations quickly and easily deploy multi-tier enterprise applications in virtualized environments. The other is the Oracle WebLogic Suite Virtualization Option that brings together Oracle WebLogic Server with the JRockit Virtual Edition to deliver higher application performance and increased hardware utilization.

Oracle WebLogic Server can now run directly on Oracle VM - the only x86 server virtualization certified for all Oracle software - without an operating system, a unique capability enabled by Oracle JRockit Virtual Edition. Oracle VM is available as a free download.

“With Oracle WebLogic Server running on JRockit Virtual Edition, we have eliminated the trade-off of server density and performance by bringing the world’s number one application server to virtualized environments,” stated Steven G. Harris, senior vice president of product development, Oracle.

Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder

This solution enables the creation and configuration of multi-tier applications and provisions them onto virtualized resources. It brings:

• Application-Aware Physical to Virtual: Captures the configuration of each software component in an existing application environment and packages them into a collection of customized software appliances.

• Standardized Building Blocks: Creates multi-tier application assemblies using virtualized appliances.

• Simplified and Rapid Provisioning: Single-step, template-based deployment of multi-tier applications to virtualized environments.

Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder enables administrators to quickly configure and provision multi-tier enterprise applications. It provides a framework for automatically capturing the configuration of existing software components and packaging them as self-contained building blocks known as appliances. In addition, Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder enables administrators to easily connect appliances as pluggable building blocks, known as assemblies, which can be used to create multi-tier applications.

Oracle JRockit Virtual Edition

This solution enhances the performance and functionality of Oracle WebLogic Server 11g in virtualized environments. It enables organizations to maximize server virtualization investments through:

• Improved Server Density: By eliminating the operating system, Oracle WebLogic Server on JRockit Virtual Edition frees up system resources to run more application server instances on the same hardware.

• Higher Performance: Oracle WebLogic Server on JRockit Virtual Edition can increase the performance of virtualized Java applications by up to 30 percent reports Oracle, when compared to deployments that include an operating system.

More Information

Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder Product Page

Oracle JRockit Product Page

Oracle VM Product Page

Oracle VM software components download

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