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Webinar on April 29th at 9:00am PT
Oracle Virtualization with StorPool Storage: Software-Based Hyperconverged Infrastructure for Replacing Legacy Stacks
Organizations modernizing their datacenter infrastructure are increasingly adopting software-defined technologies to improve flexibility, scalability, and operational efficiency. At the same time, many enterprises are evaluating alternatives to traditional virtualization stacks and proprietary storage systems to reduce cost, simplify operations, and avoid infrastructure lock-in.
If you’re exploring options to modernize virtualization, reduce legacy stack complexity, and maintain freedom of choice across your infrastructure ecosystem, we invite you to join our upcoming webinar. We’ll walk through Oracle Virtualization, discuss integration patterns for software-defined storage, and share practical guidance for evaluating modernization paths in real-world environments.
Register for the webinar to hear from experts, see architectural examples, and get your questions answered live.
Oracle Linux-Certified Hardware: Tested, Supported, and Ready for Your Workloads
Choose with confidence: Oracle’s Hardware Certification List (HCL) keeps expanding as leading partners validate new enterprise platforms for Oracle Linux with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK).
Now included are fresh Oracle Linux 10 certifications on select systems from Cisco UCS, Dell PowerEdge, Fujitsu PRIMERGY, H3C UniServer, HPE ProLiant, Lenovo ThinkSystem, and Supermicro SuperServer.
All certifications are published through the Oracle Linux and Oracle Virtualization Server Hardware Certification Program, where partners run an Oracle-provided certification test kit. For you, that means a trusted, up-to-date reference for supported deployments on non-Oracle hardware—reducing risk and improving predictability.
If you’re deploying virtualization, you benefit there too: servers certified for Oracle Linux bare metal are also certified for KVM on Oracle Linux, helping ensure coordinated support across both the OS and your virtualization layer.
And it’s not just servers—Oracle also provides a Component Compatibility Guide covering supported storage and networking adapters, including many supported via inbox UEK drivers.
Check the HCL regularly, since new certifications are added often. |
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Product Highlights |
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UEK 8.2 Delivers Advancements in Confidential Computing and System Reliability
The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8.2 (UEK 8.2) is now available for Oracle Linux, introducing enhancements for confidential computing, file system reliability, and memory management, along with critical security improvements and bug fixes from the upstream community. Oracle Linux featuring UEK delivers mission-critical performance and security optimizations tailored to run customers’ most data- and compute-intensive workloads across distributed environments, including Oracle Database, Oracle Exadata, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
For detailed information on what's new, refer to the UEK 8.2 Release Notes.
Additional details are in the blog post.
Oracle Virtualization Adds Support for Oracle Linux 9 Compute
The Oracle Linux and Oracle Virtualization team is pleased to announce support for Oracle Linux 9 Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hosts with Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager 4.5. This product update enables customers to manage Oracle Linux 9 KVM compute hosts and utilize features like live migration, snapshots, scheduling policies, and high availability.
For more information, refer to the Oracle Virtualization Blog.
Deploy Oracle Virtualization with Confidence: Best Practices for Installation and Deployment
Virtualization remains a cornerstone of modern IT, enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and accelerating application delivery. Oracle Virtualization offers a flexible, open-source, high-performance solution built on Oracle Linux KVM and Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, enabling enterprises to maximize hardware utilization and simplify infrastructure management.
To support successful deployments, read the recently released comprehensive guide titled Oracle Virtualization: Best Practices for Installation and Deployment.
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Partner Solutions |
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Dbvisit: Dbvisit StandbyMP Supports Oracle Linux
Standby databases help ensure the reliability of databases by being an operational secondary copy of a primary database, usually on a remote server.
Dbvisit StandbyMP Version 12.3 supports Oracle Linux 8 and 9. For a more updated list of Oracle Linux versions supported, refer to the Supported Operating Systems List.
Adobe Experience Manager Supported on Oracle Linux
Adobe Experience Manager facilitates the creation and management of web content, collaboration on digital assets, and automatically delivers personalized experiences. Its latest release, Experience Manager 6.5 supports Oracle Linux. For more details on specific versions supported, refer to the Technical Requirements User Guide.
Rubrik: Extend Zero Trust Data Security to your Oracle
Virtualization Environment
Rubrik has recently certified support for Oracle Virtualization as a unifying data security layer for Oracle Virtualization workloads. Hence, enabling protection that dramatically lowers transition costs and maintains consistent operational efficiency. Learn more in the Rubrik for Oracle Virtualization Manager (OLVM) datasheet. Whether your workloads are on-premises or in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Rubrik is ready to secure your OLVM workloads.
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Developers Corner |
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Safe and Signed–How to Sign BPF Programs
The Linux kernel has long utilized the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) to enable dynamic code execution within the kernel, offering flexibility and performance for various applications. While BPF's verifier ensures program safety through static analysis, concerns about program provenance have persisted. Addressing this, the release of Linux Kernel 6.18 introduces support for signed BPF programs, bolstering the trust model by allowing the kernel to enforce that only programs signed by an approved key can be loaded.
Read this blog post for a hands‑on approach.
Understanding OCFS2 Disk Heartbeat Mechanisms and Detecting Unauthorized Mounts
In Oracle Cluster File System 2 (OCFS2) environments, maintaining data integrity requires vigilant monitoring of node activity. The disk heartbeat mechanism plays a pivotal role by tracking node liveness through designated slots on a shared device. By analyzing these heartbeat slots, administrators can identify unauthorized mounts—instances where unexpected hosts access and write to the shared volume without proper cluster membership—thereby preventing potential data inconsistencies and ensuring cluster stability.
Read the blog post to learn more.
Understanding MemAvailable
Understanding the 'MemAvailable' metric in Linux's /proc/meminfo is crucial for assessing how much memory can be allocated without causing system strain. This metric provides a more accurate estimate of available memory than 'MemFree' by accounting for easily reclaimable resources, such as certain page caches and slab caches, while excluding reserved pages and high watermarks. By considering these factors, 'MemAvailable' offers a realistic view of memory availability, helping to prevent performance issues related to swapping or direct reclaim.
Read this blog post to learn more.
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