Oracle Solaris Zones is built-in OS virtualization with a long and distinguished pedigree. One of the most highly adopted, highly used, mature virtualization technologies, Oracle Solaris Zones was first introduced as a core part of Oracle Solaris 10. As of Oracle Solaris 11, Oracle Solaris Zones becomes even more central to both the application and the end user. Enhancements and new features include:

• Integration into the new packaging system
• Support for Oracle Solaris 10 Zones
• Integration with the new Oracle Solaris 11 network stack architecture
• Immutable Zones for read only security
• Flexibility with Zones on Shared Storage
• Improved Oracle Database experience with support for RDSv3