Oracle VM Server for SPARC: Installation and Configuration (D99317) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Introduction to Oracle VM Server for SPARC

• Oracle's Virtualization Strategy
• Oracle VM Server for SPARC Architecture
• Oracle VM Server for SPARC Benefits

Planning and Installing the Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software

• Planning for Oracle VM Server for SPARC
• Working with SPARC T-Series Servers
• CPU and Memory Sizing Guidelines
• Upgrading System Firmware
• Upgrading Oracle VM Server for SPARC Software
• The ldm Command

Configuring the Control and Service Domain

• Typical Basic Configuration
• Virtualized Devices and Virtual Services
• Control Domain Resource Allocation
• Managing Control Domain Configurations

Creating Guest Domains

• Creating a Guest Domain
• Binding and Starting a Guest Domain
• Installing Oracle Solaris in a Guest Domain
• Verifying a Guest Domain Configuration
• Accessing a Guest Domain's Console

Building I/O and Root Domains

• I/O Domain Overview
• Root Domains
• I/O Domain with PCIe SR-IOV Virtual Functions
• I/O Domains using Direct I/O

Performing Logical Domains Administration

• Dynamic Reconfiguration of Logical Domain Resources
• Using Virtual Disks
• Virtual Disk Back End Options
• Provisioning New Domains with ZFS Snapshots and Clones
• Using Virtual Networks
• VLAN Support for Virtual Networks
• Link Aggregation and Jumbo Frames for Virtual Networks

Migrating Logical Domains

• Migration Requirements and Restrictions
• Migration Types
• Migration Phases
• Migration Dry Run
• Live Migration
• Cross-CPU Live Migration
• Cold Migration
• Non-Interactive Migration