Oracle VM Virtual Appliances
Oracle VM Virtual Appliances provide an innovative approach to deploying a fully configured software stack by offering pre-installed and pre-configured software images. Use of Oracle VM Virtual Appliances eliminates the installation and configuration costs, and reduces the ongoing maintenance costs helping organizations achieve faster time to market and lower cost of operations.
In an Oracle VM context, the term "template" is often used loosely and can refer to either a virtual appliance or a virtual machine template. The primary distinction between a virtual appliance and a virtual machine template is the file format. A virtual appliance contains a package created as a single .ova (Open Virtualization Format Archive) file or a set of .ovf (Open Virtualization Format) and virtual disk image files. A template is packaged as .tgz file which contains a virtual machine configuration (vm.cfg) files and one or more virtual disks.
You can use virtual appliances and templates to create multiple, pre-configured virtual machines. However, you can deploy virtual machine templates in .tgz format only in an Oracle VM environment. You can create, import, and export virtual appliances in .ovf or .ova format between an Oracle VM environment and another virtualization platform.
Oracle VM Virtual Appliances (or Oracle VM Templates) of many key Oracle products are available for download, including Oracle Linux, Oracle Solaris, Oracle Database, Fusion Middleware, and many more; see the complete list below.
When migrating enterprise applications to a private cloud you can rapidly deploy standardized and pre-configure software components in the form of software appliances. Once the standards and Oracle VM Virtual Appliances are created, you can customize and tune the virtual appliance after installation and save them as a golden image. You can then use these virtual appliances as your enterprise deployment standard, minimizing risks and variation across multiple-instance enterprise deployments. This and further concepts and details are now available on the following white papers:
Virtual Appliances Download - Oracle VM and Private Cloud Appliance
| Virtual Appliance Oracle Product |
Software Included |
Download Link | Readme Reference | Last Update |
Doc Reference |
| Oracle Linux 6 Update 10 Oracle Linux 7 Update 6 |
Oracle Linux OS | See Instructions | N/A | Janyary 2019 | Oracle Linux 6 Documentation Oracle Linux 7 Documentation |
| Oracle Solaris 10 for x86 Oracle Solaris 11 for x86 |
Oracle Solaris OS | See Instructions | N/A | N/A | Oracle Solaris 10 Documentation Oracle Solaris 11 Documentation |
| Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.3.0) WebLogic Server and Coherence (April 2019 Patch Update) |
Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3.0 Oracle Coherence 12.2.1.3.0 |
Patch 29809276 | README | April 2019 | Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3.0 Documentation Oracle Coherence 12.2.1.3.0 Documentation |
| Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.3.0) Infrastructure (April 2019 Patch Update) |
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Infrastructure 12.2.1.3.0 |
Patch 29809282 | README | April 2019 | Oracle Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.3.0 Documentation |
| Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.3.0) HTTP Server (April 2019 Patch Update) |
Oracle HTTP Server 12.2.1.3.0 | Patch 29809317 | README | April 2019 | Oracle HTTP Server 12.2.1.3.0 Documentation |
| Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.3.0) SOA Suite (April 2019 Patch Update) |
Oracle SOA Suite 12.2.1.3.0 | Patch 29809299 | README | April 2019 | Oracle SOA Suite 12.2.1.3.0 Documentation |
| Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.3.0) Internet Directory (April 2019 Patch Update) |
Oracle Internet Directory 12.2.1.3.0 | Patch 29809307 | README | April 2019 | Oracle Internet Directory 12.2.1.3.0 Documentation |
| Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.3.0) Identity and Access Management (April 2019 Patch Update) |
Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.3.0 | Patch 29809310 | README | April 2019 | Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.3.0 Documentation |
| Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.4.0) Business Intelligence |
Oracle Business Intelligence 12.2.1.4.0 | Patch 29162855 | README | Janyary 2019 | Oracle Business Intelligence 12.2.1.4.0 Documentation |
| Oracle GoldenGate 18.1.0.0.0 Microservices for Oracle |
Oracle GoldenGate 18.1.0.0.0 | Patch 29162835 | README | Janyary 2019 | Oracle GoldenGate 18.1.0.0.0 Documentation |
| Oracle Database Single Instance - Oracle RAC 18c Enterprise/Standard Edition |
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Release 18c Update (18.4.0.0.181016) Oracle Database Release 18c Update (18.4.0.0.181016) |
Patch 18888888 | README | October 2018 | Oracle Database 18c Virtual Appliance Deployment ODeployCluster Tool and Further Details |
| Oracle Database Single Instance - Oracle RAC 12cR2 Enterprise/Standard Edition |
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Release 12cR2 Update (12.2.0.1.181016) Oracle Database Release 12cR2 Update (12.2.0.1.181016) |
Patch 25500210 | README | October 2018 | Oracle Database 12cR2 Virtual Appliance Deployment DeployCluster Tool and Further Details |
| Oracle Database Single Instance - Oracle RAC 12cR1 Enterprise/Standard Edition |
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Release 12cR1 Update (12.1.0.2.181016) Oracle Database Release 12cR2 Update (12.1.0.2.181016) |
Patch 25500209 | README | October 2018 | Oracle Database 12cR1 Virtual Appliance Deployment DeployCluster Tool and Further Details |
| Oracle Database Single Instance - Oracle RAC 11gR2 Enterprise/Standard Edition |
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Release 11gR2 Update (11.2.0.4.180417) Oracle Database Release 12cR2 Update (11.2.0.4.180417) |
Patch 25500206 | README | April 2018 | Oracle Database 11gR2 Virtual Appliance Deployment DeployCluster Tool and Further Details |
| Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13.2.0.0 |
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13.2.0.0 | See Instructions | README | N/A | Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13.2.0.0 Documentation |
Partners Support Oracle VM
Oracle VM server virtualization software is supported by a long list of partners in every industry, including the following technology leaders. Oracle VM is designed for efficiency and optimized for performance to support a variety of Linux, Windows and Oracle Solaris workloads.
Oracle VM Partners (partial list)
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For more information on Oracle's partner program or assistance in certifying your applications with Oracle VM, contact the partner team at ol-ovm-info_ww@oracle.com.
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