Oracle VM Server for x86

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The following tables include further details on Oracle VM specifications. For additional information, refer to the Oracle VM documentation.

Oracle VM Server for x86 Supported Guest Operating Systems

The guest virtual machines you create in an Oracle VM Server for x86-based server pool must be one of the following supported configurations.

Table 1. 64-bit CPU Hardware Virtualized Supported Guest Operating Systems (Linux and Solaris)

^a Oracle Solaris support begins with Solaris 10 10/09. The Solaris 10 or Solaris 11 OS runs as a hardware virtual machine (HVM), which requires HVM support (Intel VT or AMD-V) on the underlying hardware platform. By default, Solaris 10 or Solaris 11 OS already has the required paravirtualized (PV) drivers installed as part of the OS. Oracle Solaris 10 supports x86 32-bit and 64-bit architecture. 32-bit or 64-bit mode is selected at OS boot time by examining the hypervisor and the underlying hardware. Oracle Solaris 11 supports x86 64-bit architecture only.

^b The minimum required kernel version for SLES 11 is 3.0.31-0.9. To start a PVHVM guest on SLES 11, the following steps are required:

• Install the operating system and upgrade to the 3.0.31-0.9 kernel version.
• Shutdown the virtual machine.
• In Oracle VM Manager, edit the Domain Type for the virtual machine to set it to "Xen PVM".
• Restart the virtual machine.

See also Section 8.3.25, "(x86 Only) Netconsole Does Not Work on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Guest"

Note
For details about Oracle software certification, please refer to My Oracle Support Document 464754.1, titled Certified Software on Oracle VM at https://support.oracle.com/oip/faces/secure/km/DocumentDisplay.jspx?id=464754.1.

Please also visit the Oracle VM resource page at http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/oraclevm/resources/index.html to learn about the support plans for available for Oracle VM, Oracle Linux and Oracle Solaris.

Table 2. 64-bit CPU Hardware Virtualized Supported Guest Operating Systems (Microsoft Windows)

^a HVM-only mode is used to facilitate the Windows PV Drivers installation. Windows PV Drivers are required on the Windows OS if available in order to be supported as a guest OS.

Oracle VM Server for x86 SPARC Guest Operating Systems

The guest virtual machines you create in an Oracle VM Server for SPARC-based server pool must be one of the following supported configurations.

• Oracle Solaris 11
• Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 or later

See the Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.0 Release Notes for any specific patches that may be necessary on these supported guest operating systems.

Please refer to Oracle VM Server for x86 release note for guest OS support details.

ORACLE VM Server Requirements

Oracle VM Manager Requirements

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