Oracle Linux KVM Image for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Easily set up a KVM host using Oracle Linux and Oracle Cloud
The Oracle Linux KVM image for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) simplifies the deployment of virtual machines using Oracle Cloud resources by integrating with block storage and virtual network interfaces (VNIC) services through the use of tooling and automation.
What’s New
The Oracle Linux KVM image is released regularly with the latest security errata and updates. For the latest release details, see the images on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. Oracle Linux based and Autonomous Linux based Oracle Linux KVM images are available.
- Updated base OS to Oracle Linux 7 update 9
- Updated kernel to UEK6 Update 1
- oci-utils updated to version 0.11.6-9
- Configured with Oracle Autonomous Linux, providing automatic updates including Oracle Ksplice features for zero-downtime, to help keep systems secure and reliable.
- Updated base OS to Oracle Linux 7 update 9
- Updated kernel to UEK6 Update 1
- oci-utils updated to version 0.11.6-9
- Updated base OS to Oracle Linux 7 update 8
- Support for multi-vnic in guest with latest oci-utils
- oci-utils updated to version 0.11.3-6
- Support for OCI AMD Bare Metal shapes
- Support for nested virtualization on OCI Intel VM shapes
- OCI KVM utility to create and delete a virtual network for an OCI VNIC
- OCI KVM utility to create storage pools on OCI block volumes and Oracle Cloud File Storage (FSS) allocated storage
- The image has been updated to an Oracle Linux 7.7 base
- Support for VNIC creation via oci-network-config («—create-vnic»)
- Support for block device creation via oci-iscsi-config («—create-volume»)
- The virtual function network interface is now configured using Oracle Linux systemd (LSB networking)
- The image has been updated to an Oracle Linux 7.5 base and the oci-utils version has been updated to version 0.6
Getting Started
Detailed instructions on how to deploy the KVM image and to use the VM configuration tools can be found in the Getting Started: Oracle Linux KVM Image for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure guide.
Oracle Linux KVM instances can be easily launched on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) using the embedded Marketplace. You can deploy the image directly from the Marketplace on your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute instance. To access the image on the Marketplace from the OCI console, click the top left navigation menu, select Marketplace and under All Applications, search for the Oracle Linux KVM Image application. Click through the launch instructions to easily deploy the instance within minutes.
The Oracle Linux KVM image is also accessible from the public Oracle Cloud Marketplace and the Oracle Images catalog from the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure console.