Oracle Linux KVM

Oracle Linux KVM server certification

Oracle Linux KVM certification is part of server certification

Server virtualization with Oracle Linux KVM (OL KVM) is supported on any Intel VT, AMD-V, or ARM server that is certified for Oracle Linux 7 with UEK Release 5 (v4.14.35-1902 or later), Oracle Linux 7 with UEK Release 6, or Oracle Linux 8 with UEK Release 6. Please refer to the Server Systems tab for certification status of your virtualization-capable server.

Oracle Linux KVM hosts provide the compute resources for running virtual machines in an Oracle Linux Kernel-based Virtualization Environment (KVM). Oracle Linux provides virtualization tools to manage KVM.

For enterprise or clustered KVM deployments on Oracle Linux, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM) is an optional server virtualization management platform that can be used to configure, monitor, and manage an Oracle Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) environment.

Storage certification is not required with Oracle Linux KVM

There are no certification requirements for storage hardware systems with Oracle Linux KVM. Oracle Linux KVM uses kernel interfaces to communicate with storage hardware systems, eliminating any dependency on an application programming interface (API).

Oracle Linux KVM host minimum requirements

Release	Platform	Oracle Linux KVM host requirement	Minimum kernel required	Oracle Linux KVM host support in OLVM
Oracle Linux 7	x86-64	7 Update 6 and higher	UEK5 Update 1 (4.14.35-1844) and higher	OLVM 4.3
	x86-64	7 Update 7 and higher	UEK6 (5.4.17-2011) and higher	OLVM 4.3
	aarch64	7 Update 9 and higher	UEK6 (5.4.17-2011) and higher	Not applicable
Oracle Linux 8	x86-64	8 Update 1 and higher	UEK6 (5.4.17-2011) and higher	Under development
Oracle Linux 8	aarch64	8 Update 4 and higher	UEK6 (5.4.17-2011) and higher	Not applicable