This 17-page white paper from Oracle highlights the advantages of using server virtualization to capture business value through an efficient, nimble IT architecture built on Oracle VM Server for SPARC (previously called Sun Logical Domains):

• technology that can lower the cost and complexity of managing ever-expanding compute environments.
• strategies and tools that help maximize the use of every compute asset
• improve operational flexibility
• virtualization
• extract value maximum value from IT assets
• create an infrastructure capable of rapidly adapting to today’s dynamic business environment
• address sprawling compute infrastructure
• management and utilization
• deal with physical and budgetary constraints in the areas of power, cooling, and real estate
• tackle inefficient IT infrastructure carries cost burdens that can actually limit business growth
• develop more-effective hosting strategies.

Contents

Executive Overview

Introduction

Improving Consolidation Strategies Through Virtualization

A Broad Spectrum of Virtualization Technologies on SPARC

• Hard Partitions
• Oracle Solaris Containers
• SPARC Hypervisor

Oracle VM Server for SPARC

• Agile, Secure, Efficient Virtual Machines

Oracle VM Server for SPARC Architecture

• Hypervisor
• Control Domain and Logical Domains Manager
• I/O Domain and Service Domain
• Logical Domain Channels
• Virtual Devices
• Error Handling

Applying Oracle VM Server for SPARC to the Enterprise

• Advanced Features

Enabling New Infrastructure Solutions

• Server Consolidation with Improved Isolation and Flexibility
• Advanced Datacenter Compute Resource Management

More Information

White Paper: 'Oracle VM Server for SPARC Enabling a Flexible, Efficient IT Infrastructure'

Oracle Virtualization Portfolio

Sun Chip Multithreading (CMT) Servers Oracle Solaris Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center [...read more...]

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