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Fully updated for Oracle Solaris 11, this is the most complete, practical, and up-to-date guide to selecting and applying Oracle virtualization technologies in your environment. A world-class team of Oracle experts thoroughly covers all the Oracle virtualization options available to you, including Solaris Containers, Logical Domains, and Virtual Box, helping you identify and implement your best alternative. The authors also offer detailed coverage of using virtualization with a wide range of Oracle software applications and engineered systems, including Exadata, Exalogic, SuperCluster, Oracle Database, Fusion Applications, WebLogic, Seibel, and PeopleSoft. Topics covered include:
Using xVM Hypervisor to deploy servers with heterogeneous operating systems
Using Logical Domains to deploy different Solaris 11 and OpenSolaris environments on SPARC CMT (chip multithreading) systems
Using Dynamic Domains to maximize workload isolation on SPARC systems
Using Containers to maximize efficiency and scalability of workload
Using Virtual Box to develop and test software in heterogeneous environments
Mixing virtualization technologies to maximize workload density
Using Containers to migrate Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 workloads to new hardware systems
Whatever your role in selecting, deploying, administering, or optimizing virtualization,
Oracle Solaris 11 System Virtualization Essentials will help you gain maximum performance, value, reliability, and efficiency from your Oracle investments.
