VMWare
From Oracle FAQ
VMWare is virtualization product that can run on x86-compatible computers. It enables system administrators to partition a physical server into multiple virtual machines and run different operating system instances on each partition.
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Benefits provided
Some of the benefits provided by VMware:
- Provision a new server in minutes without investing in new hardware
- Run Windows and Linux operating systems and applications on the same physical server
- Increase the utilization of a physical server
- Move virtual machines from one physical host to another without re-configuration (VMotion)
- Easily migrate virtual machines to VMware Infrastructure
- Access enterprise-class support organization
- Efficiently provision, monitor and manage infrastructure
- Capture state of a virtual machine and roll back to that state with the click of a button
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Supported Operating systems
VMWare supports the following guest operating systems
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Oracle on VMWare
Oracle software can be deployed on VMWare partitions. However, Oracle Corporation does not support their products on VMware.
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