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CentOS Linux 7 support is ending June 2024. Avoid disruptions and forced migration, keep your installation and get compatible updates with Oracle Linux.
We're keeping Oracle Linux open and free. There's no reason to switch to an expensive and unwanted fee-based contract to keep your CentOS environment running as it always has—with Oracle Linux you get a similar stable alternative, updates are freely available and can be applied without reinstalling the operating system.
Learn more today at oracle.com/Linux.
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Do you have inspiring stories of solving complex challenges with Oracle technologies? Do you have a success story to share? Oracle CloudWorld Call for Papers (CFP) is now Live, until May 7.
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Veeam embraces Oracle Linux Virtualization and Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager
Veeam, a leading backup vendor, recently expanded its support to include KVM and Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM). This makes KVM Veeam's fifth supported hypervisor. For further insights into the enhanced capabilities and specific details about Veeam's compatibility with KVM and OLVM, consult the comprehensive Veeam user guide.
Vinchin Agentless V2V Migration solution for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager
Vinchin Backup & Recovery provides agentless V2V migration solutions, such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer), RHV, oVirt, OpenStack and Proxmox VE to Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager. It offers 2 approaches: full VM migration and instant VM migration. Full VM V2V migration allows unattended and batch migration processes for non-critical VMs, while instant VM V2V migration is applicable for rapid V2V migration of mission-critical VMs to maintain business continuity. Here’s a video demo of Vinchin’s solution for VM migration from VMware to Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager.
Vinchin Backup & Recovery also offers reliable and cost-effective agentless VM backup and recovery options for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager or hybrid virtualization environments during and after migration with an all-in-one solution. Its VM backup comes with a wide range of built-in advanced features including incremental backup, LAN-free transmission, powerful data reduction, data encryption, ransomware protection, disaster recovery with offsite copy and cloud archive. It also provides full VM recovery, instant VM recovery and file-level recovery options to meet users’ needs.
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Oracle Linux - Keeping Linux open and free for everyone
Tom Temin hosts Robert Shimp, Senior Vice President for Product Management at Oracle, discussing Oracle's Linux strategy and its commitment to open source principles.
Oracle's Linux strategy focuses on providing enterprise-grade performance, scalability, and security, supporting various deployment options, delivering complete solutions including automation and management tools, and application compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
The discussion also provides an update on the formation of the Open Enterprise Linux Association (OpenELA) by Oracle, SUSE, and CIQ to maintain an open and compatible enterprise Linux source code base. OpenELA aims to facilitate collaboration on enterprise Linux development and support, while helping ensure compatibility with RHEL and CentOS APIs.
Ksplice known exploit detection for GLIBC vulnerability CVE-2023-6246
CVE-2023-6246 is a security vulnerability in the glibc library that allows a local attacker to escalate their privileges. Oracle Linux doesn’t use the vulnerable glibc versions. However, we decided to implement known exploit detection for this vulnerability in the kernel to allow system administrators to report and alarm future attempts to exploit the vulnerability.
Read the blog post to learn how Ksplice Exploit Detection can report uncommon activities to help ensure that administrators are aware of a possible attack.
How to enable AMD AVIC and speed up your VMs
In an ideal scenario, a virtual machine would match the performance of the bare metal host on which it runs. Given the extreme complexity and variability of hardware, purely software-based virtualization can suffer from unavoidable (and significant) overhead. To help with this challenge, hardware vendors provide hardware-assisted virtualization capabilities to help mitigate the biggest bottlenecks.
This blog entry focuses on the AMD Advanced Virtual Interrupt Controller (AVIC) capability, a specialized component essential for interrupt handling in modern multiprocessor systems.
XFS: Tracking space on a realtime device
XFS supports a separate volume called the realtime device which aims to reduce disk space tracking delays.
Read this article to learn about the underlying on-disk structures used by XFS for managing space on a realtime device. |
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| Training |
| Ready to level up your skills? Access these video clips today on the Oracle Linux Training Station or check out our dedicated YouTube playlist for easy viewing anytime, anywhere. |
Improve your Linux file system know-how with the Oracle Linux Storage Management video playlist
The Oracle Linux Storage Management Video Playlist will get you started with the basics on working with file systems, like using fdisk, formatting, defragmentation, and disk encryption. Once you have the basics, you will learn how to configure network storage, use distributed file systems, and implement logical volume management across multiple block devices.
The blog has additional details and resources.
Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager
The Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager learning track contains a new video:
This video demonstrates how to access Grafana and view some of the pre-configured Grafana dashboards used to monitor system resources.
Oracle VM VirtualBox
The Oracle VM VirtualBox learning track contains 3 new video clips:
These video clips are designed to provide clear, concise instructions for specific command-line tasks related to VirtualBox management.
These clips are accessible from the Oracle Linux Training Station and also from a Clips YouTube playlist. |
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Countdown to CloudWorld 2024 registration
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