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Virtualization
Oracle Virtualization provides a high performance, cost effective, open source alternative to proprietary server virtualization solutions.
Empowering Your Business with Oracle Virtualization (5:18)
What is Oracle Virtualization?
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Enterprise-grade virtualization with predictable economics
Oracle Virtualization is a proven enterprise-grade server virtualization solution that provides KVM virtualization and management capabilities and built-in disaster recovery features—with no license cost. All of this plus access to automation, Oracle Ksplice for zero-downtime updates, and Oracle Linux are available via one cost-effective support subscription. There’s no complex licensing, and you don’t have to purchase multiple software products.
Oracle Virtualization can be deployed on-premises, in multicloud environments, and at the edge of the network.
Why choose Oracle Virtualization?
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Reduce IT spend
Oracle Virtualization is one of the most budget-friendly server virtualization offerings available. For one cost-effective support subscription, you have access to all the essential capabilities plus access to automation and much more. And support is based on the size of the virtualization host, whereas others charge per virtual machine (VM) and come with a complex list of SKUs to purchase. This translates into significant cost savings over proprietary legacy virtualization solutions.
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Comprehensive functionality—without compromise
Oracle Virtualization includes the enterprise feature set you’re familiar with and require, including high performance, scalability, snapshots management, backup and restore, high-availability, disaster recovery, and more.
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Time-tested and proven in hyperscale cloud deployments
Oracle Virtualization is the hypervisor solution that runs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle’s business. You can benefit from the innovations that continue to result from our deep testing and focus on security and performance that are necessary in hyperscale cloud provider environments. No matter where you choose to deploy Oracle Virtualization—on-premises, in OCI, in other major clouds, or at the edge—you can take advantage of these ongoing improvements and technology updates.
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Revitalize your infrastructure
Enhance business agility by moving beyond legacy solutions to a resilient and flexible open source solution. By using Oracle Virtualization, you can avoid the pitfalls of high-cost proprietary solutions that limit your choices and tax your budget. Oracle Virtualization can help you transform your infrastructure and lower TCO.
Learn more about migrating
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Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager: Importing Virtual Machines from VMware vCenter
Importing a virtual machine (VM) from VMware to Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager can be performed using native tools, such as the virt-v2v command-line tool.
Automate Virtual Machine Migrations Using virt-v2v with Oracle Linux Automation Manager
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Migrate a Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine to Oracle Linux KVM by virt-v2v
Step-by-step guide on how to migrate a Microsoft Windows virtual machine from a local OVA file to Oracle Linux KVM and Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager by leveraging the open source utility virt-v2v.
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Third-party vendor ecosystem for virtualization solutions
Learn about ecosystem partners that can help you in your migration planning and process.
Oracle Linux ISV Catalog
Hardware Certification List
Benefits of Oracle’s virtualization solutions
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Leverage the latest cloud virtualization technologies
KVM is a hypervisor in the mainline Linux kernel that can simplify the deployment of virtual machines in multicloud environments.
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Increase security
Automatically patch your hypervisors with zero downtime.
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Cost-effective support
24/7 global support services delivered by a dedicated Linux support specialists.
Learn more
Webinar: A legacy virtualization alternative—open, integrated, protected
John Priest, Director of Product Management
Join us and Veeam Software at 9:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday, July 22 to explore how you can get more value from Oracle Virtualization along with integrated backup and protection from Veeam. We’ll explore this combination and how it rivals most legacy solutions, without lock in.
Read the complete postVirtualization resources
Product documentation
Community forums
Open source virtualization for the modern enterprise
- Migrating VMware vSphere to Oracle Linux KVM
- Oracle Linux KVM and Virtualization Manager training videos
- Prepare the KVM hypervisor
- Deploy and Manage Oracle Linux KVM in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- Migrate Oracle VM to Oracle Linux KVM
- Ansible with Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager
- Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager as a VDI solution
Technical and Business Briefs
Get started with Oracle’s virtualization solutions
Download Oracle Linux KVM
Oracle Linux is free to download and distribute. KVM and Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager are included.
Download Oracle VirtualBox
Available for free for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris x86 platforms.
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