VirtualBox 3.0 Delivers New Server Features
Sun's VirtualBox is the world's leading enterprise-class open source virtualization software for a reason -- it supports almost any enterprise operating system as a guest OS, so developers can build complete applications for any platform using any preferred platform.
And now, VirtualBox can create and run multi-processor virtual machines for running massive server-class workloads. VirtualBox 3.0 introduces new server features, including:
- Support for as many as 32 vCPUs (virtual CPUs) per guest OS, which lets your virtual machine run heavyweight data-processing workloads
- Hypervisor enhancements for SMP (symmetric multiple processing) that leads to optimum performance
- An updated API platform will be the basis of the community-driven VirtualBox Web Console project that will let you manage your datacenters from a Web console.
Download Sun's VirtualBox 3.0
Introducing New Features for the Desktop
Sun VirtualBox has always been a great choice for virtualization on the desktop because it lets you run multiple OSes at one time on any PC, including the Solaris OS, OpenSolaris, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh OS X, and Linux. VirtualBox 3.0 introduces new desktop features that cement its popularity for desktop operations:
- Support for Microsoft Direct3D for Windows guests, which lets graphically-intensive Windows applications, including computer modeling and games software, run in a virtual environment
- Support for the Open Graphics Library (OpenGL) 2.0 standard, which lets high-performance graphical apps run CAM-based software on VirtualBox
- Additional support for a wide range of USB devices like iPods and phones.
Learn more about Sun VirtualBox 3.0
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Listen In: What's New in VirtualBox 3.0
In this Sun News Radio podcast, Andy Hall, Senior Product Manager of VirtualBox, explains the new and exciting features in the latest release of Sun's enterprise-class virtualization software.
Test Applications with VirtualBox
W. Brian Leonard, a Sun technology evangelist, led this technical session at this year's CommunityOne and he demonstrated how to use VirtualBox software to test Java applications on a wide variety of operating systems. Get the accompanying PDFs.
VirtualBox 3.0 Available Now
You can download VirtualBox 3.0 now for free for individual use. If you want to use it across your organization, you can purchase an annual enterprise subscription, which starts at $30 per user, including 24x7 premium support from Sun.
See VirtualBox in Action
Angel Camacho, Sun's Solaris Technical Marketing Manager, gives a thorough walk-through of using VirtualBox virtualization software on a laptop.
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