Oracle VM Manager 2.1.2

Oracle VM Manager is a management product developed by Oracle that complements Oracle Grid Control and fits into Oracle's Cloud Computing strategy. Oracle VM Manager is a rather new product and is gaining popularity within the Oracle community, especially within groups that have been testing Oracle products in sandbox environments using alternate Virtualization products or tools. Since Oracle provides its own version of Oracle EL jeOS (Just Enough OS), and its own VM stack (or platform as they call it), Oracle VM Manager, Oracle VM Server, and Oracle VM agent become an essential part of the Oracle Virtualization platform; the "one-stop-shop" approach allows Oracle customers to rely on a consolidated support. This could also fit very well into their strategy where Oracle will eventually launch its own Cloud Services and will fully manage and support its offerings via the Cloud.

Oracle entered the virtualization market in 2007 by releasing Oracle VM Server and Oracle VM Manager. Oracle has also been shipping Oracle EL, or Oracle Enterprise Linux products, recently calling Oracle jeOS. Do note that they are separately downloadable from Oracle's e-delivery. Oracle's entry into the virtualization arena is a validation of the fact that virtualization is going mainstream and also that it is increasingly becoming an enabler to Cloud Computing and Cloud Applications.

Oracle VM Manager is a powerful web application, based on ADF (Application Development Framework), and its purpose is, as you may have guessed, to manage multiple Oracle VM Servers. This means that it does the VMLM (Virtual Machine Lidecycle Management), adds virtual machines (whether from completely built templates or from installation media), live migration, deployment, and relocation, among others.

Oracle VM Manager also manages resources such as ISO files, VM templates, and shared disk resources. In the new release, 2.1.2, there are several cool features such as the Server Pool Wizard, HA for Server Pools and VM Servers, VM conversions, Rate Limit of VIF (Virtual Network Interface), and Priority Class of Virtual Disk.

Oracle's virtualization play may seem to encounter a lot of resistance and skepticism, but Oracle is gradually treading a path where it will continue to develop its product to match enterprise class maturity as the market further evolves. Clearly with the latest Oracle VM 2.1.2, many new features have come about indicating that Oracle is more than serious.

About the Author

Tarry Singh, an Oracle OCP, has been a Sr. DBA and has worked with Oracle technologies starting from Oracle database version 7.3 through 11g. An industry veteran, whose career spans several industries such as Oil & Gas sector, Maritime, and currently IT. He has worked for several Fortune 500 companies. He is currently working for a large French multi-national SI vendor, Atos Origin, as a Strategic Business Executive. Tarry spends his time talking to customers and offering cost-effective solutions. He also monitors the emerging trends and is a renowned industry veteran when it comes to Virtualization and Cloud Computing.

Tarry is also involved in several NGO projects across the world, the latest being a €2 million technology project in Uganda which he leads as a Chief Technology Consultant together with Hanze University in The Netherlands. Tarry has also co-authored a research paper for IEEE called "Smart Metering the Clouds" where he discusses the vision of developing a consolidated metering solution from a utility perspective. This was published in June where he co-chaired the IEEE workshop and is being read by millions across the world.

Tarry holds a Nautical Science graduate degree from India's LBS of Advanced Research and Studies in Mumbai and holds many IT and non-IT related certifications such as GMDSS, Firefighter, and so on. Having worked with more than 40 nationalities and having worked across the globe, Tarry has been able to develop deep multi-cultural skills and has handled virtual teams with great passion and tremendous control.

Tarry is a Dutch citizen based in the Netherlands. In his free time, Tarry conducts market research and analysis with tremendous zest and is very well connected with the investor community across the globe. Tarry has advised several firms in executing their strategy and has helped them in M&A, product development, and other areas. He also runs his popular Cloud Computing blog called "Sustainable Global Clouds" at http://ideationcloud.com and writes passionately about Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Strategies, Emerging Trends around Sustainable, and Environmental-friendly technologies. Tarry has spoken at many large international events and has been quoted by The Economist and several other leading magazines.

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• Oracle VM Manager 2.1.2
• Oracle VM Management
• Logging in to Oracle VM Manager
• Oracle VM management: Managing Server Pool
• Architectural decisions around designing Server Pools
• Oracle VM Manager: Server Pool Creation
• Oracle VM Manager: Editing Server Pool Information
• Oracle VM Manager: HA Fundamentals and Enabling HA
• Oracle VM Management: Managing VM Servers and Repositories
• Oracle VM Manager: Editing Server information
• Oracle VM Manager: Restart, Shutdown and Delete Servers
• Oracle VM Manager: About Managing Repositories
• Oracle VM Manager: User and Group Management
• Oracle VM Manager: Viewing or Editing VM User