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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)

Get started with virtualization

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.

Read the datasheet (PDF)

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.

Why KVM is winning (PDF)

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.

Read the datasheet (PDF) for Comprehensive functionality

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.

See the worldwide cloud regions that rely on Oracle Linux KVM

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.

Migration from VMware to Oracle Linux KVM by virt-v2v (5:50)

Learn more about migrating

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

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.

Technical guide: migration steps

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

Automatically patch your hypervisors with zero downtime.

Learn about Ksplice live patching (PDF)

24/7 global support services delivered by a dedicated Linux support specialists. Learn more

Virtualization resources

Download Oracle Linux KVM

Oracle Linux is free to download and distribute. KVM and Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager are included.

Download Oracle Linux KVM

Download Oracle VirtualBox

Available for free for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris x86 platforms.

Download Oracle VirtualBox