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General| Live Migration | Yes |
|---|---|
| Developer | Oracle Corporation |
| Storage Support | NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, Local Storage |
| Category | Server |
| Host OS Support | Oracle Linux, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux |
| Guest OS Support | Oracle Linux, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Windows, Solaris |
| Management | Oracle VM Manager |
| High Availability | Yes |
| Network Support | VLAN |
Defines the intended audience for the Oracle VM Server User's Guide, including system administrators and end users.
Outlines Oracle's commitment to making documentation accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.
Explains the conventions used for command-line syntax, including monospace font and special characters.
Lists other relevant documents in the Oracle VM Release 2.1 documentation set for further information.
Details text conventions used in the document, such as boldface, italic, and monospace type.
States that Release 2.1.5 has no new features, only fixes for software and documentation errata.
Highlights new features in Release 2.1.2, including High Availability and conversion capabilities.
Confirms that Release 2.1.1 has no new features.
Defines virtualization as the ability to run multiple virtual machines on a single piece of hardware.
Explains the benefits of virtualization, such as server consolidation and reduced complexity in datacenters.
Describes Xen hypervisor as a lightweight software virtual machine monitor for x86-compatible computers.
Introduces Oracle VM as a platform for deploying operating systems and applications in a virtualized environment.
Details Oracle VM Server, including its Xen hypervisor and Oracle VM Agent components.
Explains the hypervisor's role as the primary privileged entity controlling system resources.
Differentiates terms like domain, guest, and virtual machine in the Oracle VM context.
Describes the management domain (dom0) and its responsibility for hardware detection and guest management.
Defines domU as unprivileged domains that run virtual machines and have no direct hardware access.
Compares paravirtualization and hardware virtualization methods used by Oracle VM Server.
Guides on creating virtual machines using virt-install or Oracle VM Manager templates.
Explains how to manage domains using the xm command-line tool or Oracle VM Manager.
Details configuration options for Oracle VM Server using the xend-config.sxp file.
Covers the creation of Oracle VM Server repositories for ISOs, guests, and live migration.
Introduces the ovs-agent command-line tool for configuring and controlling Oracle VM Agent.
Explains how to configure Oracle VM Agent, including network access control and password changes.
Details how to start Oracle VM Agent automatically or manually.
Describes the process for stopping the Oracle VM Agent service.
Explains how to check the status and get information about the Oracle VM Agent daemon.
Lists the operating systems supported for creating guest virtual machines in Oracle VM.
Guides on creating an installation tree for guest VM deployment via NFS, FTP, or HTTP.
Explains how to create a guest virtual machine using pre-configured templates.
Details the process of creating paravirtualized or hardware virtualized guests using the virt-install tool.
Provides step-by-step instructions for manually creating a paravirtualized guest VM.
Guides on manually creating a hardware virtualized guest VM, including configuration file setup.
Explains the process of converting a hardware virtualized guest to a paravirtualized guest.
Details creating paravirtual guests, noting the need to convert from hardware virtualized for older RHEL versions.
Covers installing paravirtual drivers on hardware virtualized guests for performance optimization.
Describes the various states a domain can exist in, such as starting, running, and paused.
Explains how to use the xm command-line tool for creating, destroying, and managing domains.
Details creating shared virtual disks using OCFS2 (iSCSI/SAN) or NFS for live migration.
Explains the process of migrating a domain from one computer to another, including live migration.
Describes the standard sub-directories created under the /OVS repository directory.
Lists the Oracle VM Server repositories and related configuration files.
Explains the format of the repository configuration file, including UUID and source.
Details how to create an optional file for repository mount options.
Guides on adding a file system or shared virtual disk as a repository using the makerepo script.
Explains how to remove a repository using the ovs-offlinerepo script.
Details converting physical Linux or Windows computers to Oracle VM hardware virtualized guest images using P2V.
Explains that Oracle VM Manager automatically converts VMware VMs when imported.
Discusses implementing High Availability (HA) for server pools and guests in Oracle VM.
Guides on creating shared virtual disks using OCFS2 (iSCSI/SAN) or NFS for HA.
Details creating NFS or OCFS2 clusters to support HA for Oracle VM Server.
Explains how to enable HA for server pools and guests using Oracle VM Manager.
Provides references for the ovs-agent command-line tool, including options like start, stop, restart, status, and configure.
Details common options for the virt-install command-line tool used for creating virtual machines.
Explains the xm command-line management tool for creating, destroying, managing, and migrating guests.
Covers the Physical to Virtual (P2V) conversion utility and its kickstart file parameters.
Provides information on configuring Oracle VM Server using the /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp file.
Details using Intel e100 and e1000 network device emulators for hardware virtualized guests.
Explains setting virtual disk and network traffic priority parameters for guest QoS.
Provides a simple example of a guest configuration file.
Presents a more complex example of a guest configuration file.
Details the architecture of Oracle VM Agent and its three main components.
Explains Oracle VM Agent deployment architectures utilizing server pools and shared storage.
Guides on using log files, directories, and command-line tools for troubleshooting Oracle VM Server.
Recommends static IP addresses for Oracle VM Server installations, and static DHCP for client computers.
Explains how to access guest consoles using Oracle VM Manager or VNC.
Provides steps to troubleshoot issues with graphical installers not starting during guest creation.
Addresses problems with hardware virtualized guest consoles not displaying, often due to disk specification.
Details setting paravirtualized guest system clocks via sysctl.conf or hypervisor management.
Discusses wallclock time skew issues in hardware virtualized guests and the use of timer_mode.
Suggests adding 'usbdevice=tablet' to xend-config.sxp for mouse tracking issues in VNC.
Explains that QEMU memory usage can cause hardware virtualized guests to stop, suggesting increased dom0 memory.
Discusses issues with devices like sound cards in hardware virtualized guests due to DMA virtualization.
Provides a workaround for Windows installation issues related to finding the CDROM.
Addresses CD-ROM image not found errors during guest installation, suggesting IDE device order check.
Explains how to resolve NFS access issues by stopping the firewall service.
States that domains cannot be migrated between computers with different hardware.
Suggests adding console configuration to Grub boot loader for troubleshooting startup problems.
