Oracle Cloud Native Environment 1.9 introduces support for Kubernetes 1.29
Oracle is pleased to announce the release of Oracle Cloud Native Environment 1.9, a scalable and highly available Kubernetes distribution for deploying containerized applications across public clouds and on-premises. Key features: Integrated suite for developing and managing cloud native applications. Simplified installation, update, upgrade, and configuration of Kubernetes. Based on the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and Open Container Initiative standards. Includes Kubernetes 1.29 with support for Oracle Linux 8 and 9 on x86_64 and aarch64 architectures. Tutorials and labs are available in our Help Center. For additional training, visit the Oracle Linux Training Station. Further details and instructions on installation and upgrade can be found in the blog post.
Product Highlights
Oracle Linux 8.10 is GA Oracle Linux 8 Update 10 is now generally available for both 64-bit Intel/AMD (x86_64) and 64-bit Arm (aarch64) platforms. Highlights include: Application binary compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Update 10 Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) Release 7 Update 2, 5.15.0-206.153.7.1 for x86_64 and aarch64 Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK), 4.18.0-553 for x86_64 Access Oracle Linux sources, binaries, ISOs, and errata freely from the Oracle Linux yum server with no restrictions. Check out the blog post for additional details or the Release Notes for in-depth information.
Partner Solutions
Installing and configuring Oracle Linux KVM on Dell PowerFlex Optimize IT Resource Management with Oracle Linux KVM! Oracle Linux KVM is an open source hypervisor, distributed as part of Oracle Linux. It offers a virtualization layer that when combined with Oracle Linux KVM CPU pinning, can become cost optimized for Oracle deployments. This reference architecture guide explains the deployment of Oracle Linux KVM on Dell PowerFlex. In addition, it provides an example of deploying a virtualized database cluster in the same environment. Find more on Powerflex on the Dell Technologies website. Veeam Backup supports Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager Veeam Backup and Recovery now supports backing up your virtual machines (VMs) running in Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager. Oracle and Veeam have jointly tested and validated Veeam Backup and Recovery 4.1 with Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager 4.5. Veeam Backup and Recovery is used by many organizations to help protect the applications and data that are running in on-premises data centers, and in private and public clouds. Read the blog post to learn more.
Developers Corner
Explore and Validate the Latest Linux Development on Oracle Linux's UEK-Next We recently launched UEK-next, an offering that combines the latest developments from upstream Linux with Oracle Linux patches. This allows users to preview and test the latest Linux features and hardware support before they are officially released in Oracle Linux. Beginning with Linux kernel version 6.8, Oracle will provide the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel through a dedicated developer yum channel, simplifying the process for users to explore the latest upstream Linux kernels on their Oracle Linux 9 systems. Read the article on InfoQ to learn more.
Training
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