Oracle VM Reviews and Pricing

Lead Product Dev at a tech company

May 18, 2016

It's essentially Xen technology that runs on Oracle VM Server for SPARC, all of which runs on a base supported by Oracle, which is great.

What is most valuable?

We use Oracle VM in our datacenter, which helps us run some hard core stuff. It's essentially Xen technology that runs on Oracle VM Server for SPARC, all of which runs on a base supported by Oracle, which is great.

What needs improvement?

Xen running on Oracle VM differs greatly depending on whether you're using version 2 or version 3 in terms of directories, images, etc. So it takes some getting used to because they weren't release with consistent interfaces.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using it since v2.x when it really went into production grade.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We've had no issues with deployment.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Xen technology running on Oracle VM is rock solid. Again, versions 2 and version 3 are completely different, and it takes some time to get used to. But for users, it's still a rock solid product and works perfectly.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

So far, we've been able to scale it. We haven't had any issues with scalability.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup wasn't complex.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented it ourselves with our in-house team.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partners

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Oracle Middleware Specialist at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

May 31, 2016

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While it is a good solution for virtualization, it is less flexible than other market solutions like VMware.

Valuable Features:

The CPU pinning feature that allows to link a virtual CPU (VCPU) to a physical CPU core. This feature is very useful in a virtualized environment who has on premise applications licenced by restricted number of CPU cores.

Improvements to My Organization:

As a virtualization solution, this product help us to build and deploy development environments more quickly.

Room for Improvement:

Resizing of Virtual disk needs to be improved, as does hot swap for VCPU and RAM.

Use of Solution:

I've been using it for years.

Deployment Issues:

There were no issues with the deployment.

Stability Issues:

We've experienced no issues with performance.

Scalability Issues:

It's been able to scale for our needs.

Other Advice:

While it is a good solution for virtualization, Oracle VM is less flexible than other market solutions like VMware.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Our company is Oracle Platinum Partner and provides IT services based on Oracle Products like Database, Middleware as well as Virtualization.

it_user516714Helpdesk level 3 at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Sep 20, 2016

I agree with most of his comments

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it_user3894

IT Administrator at a tech company with 51-200 employees

Jan 22, 2013

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Beware using it with Web Services APIs

Valuable Features:

Oracle VM is open source so it is free and readily available for downloading. It saves a lot of money instead of purchasing multiple servers, and can allow you to load more than one operating system at a time. Use of Oracle VM and installation is quite simple. It has high security and works well with a wide range of hardware.

Room for Improvement:

Oracle VM has some of its versions supporting only English language. So you can think of what happens to non-English speakers. Using it on Web services APIs -- standard access is enabled by default, which is a security flaw.Although open source, downloading some of the applications is very tedious because they are too large.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.