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08-15-2009, 01:43 AM
Oracle has introduced an open source graphical tool for end users and IVS called VM Template Builder.
"These are virtual machines that contain preinstalled, preconfigured software, and basically, once you have that, anytime you have a need to put in a new system, you can copy the files," said Monica Kumar, Oracle senior director of Linux and open source product marketing.
Oracle also will offer a VM template for its Siebel CRM product, allowing for fast setup of a full Siebel environment, Monica said. The company also will roll out a test kit for testing of a stack before deployment as part of the Oracle Validated Configurations Program.
Oracle VM Template Builder, the test kit, and the Siebel template are free, but users must have a license for Siebel CRM.
With the Oracle VM Template Builder, Oracle is opening up its virtualization technology to build software appliances .
Sitting underneath the hypervisor technology is Oracle's JeOS, which Kumar explained is a version of Oracle's Enterprise Linux tailored specifically for Oracle VM template.
"Basically, it is something that is only applicable for building Oracle VM templates," Kumar said. "It is not something that we directly support for users to deploy as an operating system."
The new offering launches Oracle into the competitive market for virtual appliance creation, which now includes VMware, Novell and rPath.
While VM Template Builder is installed locally, other competitive virtual appliance building services are available as online Software-as-a-Service or cloud services.
"This is only the beginning for us," Kumar said. "It has only been a year and a half since we announced Oracle VM. Last year, we focused on creating templates of just Oracle software, and now we are taking the next step and we're helping ISVs build templates for their software. We're just taking one step at a time and this is a good first step for us."
Kumar said the VM Builder program is a free development tool and there is no charge to ISVs to use the software -- Oracle considers the virtual appliance just another deployment mechanism. Instead, enterprise software subscriptions and support for the actual applications is where money might change hands.
As part of its virtualization push, Oracle is also adding Oracle VM to its Oracle Validated Configuration program, which is a guide to best practices for deployment.
"What that means is that our best practices are no longer just for physical infrastructure, but we are also providing best practices for virtual software deployment," Kumar said.
"These are virtual machines that contain preinstalled, preconfigured software, and basically, once you have that, anytime you have a need to put in a new system, you can copy the files," said Monica Kumar, Oracle senior director of Linux and open source product marketing.
Oracle also will offer a VM template for its Siebel CRM product, allowing for fast setup of a full Siebel environment, Monica said. The company also will roll out a test kit for testing of a stack before deployment as part of the Oracle Validated Configurations Program.
Oracle VM Template Builder, the test kit, and the Siebel template are free, but users must have a license for Siebel CRM.
With the Oracle VM Template Builder, Oracle is opening up its virtualization technology to build software appliances .
Sitting underneath the hypervisor technology is Oracle's JeOS, which Kumar explained is a version of Oracle's Enterprise Linux tailored specifically for Oracle VM template.
"Basically, it is something that is only applicable for building Oracle VM templates," Kumar said. "It is not something that we directly support for users to deploy as an operating system."
The new offering launches Oracle into the competitive market for virtual appliance creation, which now includes VMware, Novell and rPath.
While VM Template Builder is installed locally, other competitive virtual appliance building services are available as online Software-as-a-Service or cloud services.
"This is only the beginning for us," Kumar said. "It has only been a year and a half since we announced Oracle VM. Last year, we focused on creating templates of just Oracle software, and now we are taking the next step and we're helping ISVs build templates for their software. We're just taking one step at a time and this is a good first step for us."
Kumar said the VM Builder program is a free development tool and there is no charge to ISVs to use the software -- Oracle considers the virtual appliance just another deployment mechanism. Instead, enterprise software subscriptions and support for the actual applications is where money might change hands.
As part of its virtualization push, Oracle is also adding Oracle VM to its Oracle Validated Configuration program, which is a guide to best practices for deployment.
"What that means is that our best practices are no longer just for physical infrastructure, but we are also providing best practices for virtual software deployment," Kumar said.