OCI for VMware (OCVS)

OCI for VMware that moves your estate without rebuilding it.

Oracle Cloud VMware Solution gives you a customer managed VMware environment on OCI. We design and migrate it so your existing VMware operations carry over largely unchanged.

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Overview

The short version.

Oracle Cloud VMware Solution, OCVS, runs a full VMware stack on OCI bare metal that you control, vCenter, vSAN, NSX, and ESXi included. For teams with deep VMware investment, it is the fastest route to OCI because the tools, skills, and runbooks come along with the workloads.

We plan the landing zone, size the cluster, run the migration with HCX, and connect the VMware environment to the rest of OCI so you can adopt native services at your own pace. You keep VMware operations on day one and gain OCI options for the years after.

Capabilities

What we do here.

OCVS landing zone

A secure, well structured landing zone with the networking and identity OCVS needs.

Cluster sizing

Right sized bare metal clusters so you neither starve nor over buy the environment.

HCX migration

Bulk and live migration with VMware HCX, planned to minimise downtime and risk.

Network integration

Connecting the VMware estate to OCI services, on premises, and other clouds.

Operational continuity

Carrying over your vCenter, NSX, and operational tooling so teams keep working.

Path to native

A staged plan to adopt OCI native services where they earn their place.

Comparison

How the options compare.

OCVS and a native rebuild are both valid OCI destinations. The right one depends on time, risk, and where you want to end up.

ApproachBest whenTrade off
OCVS liftYou have heavy VMware investment and need speedYou carry VMware licensing and operations forward
Native rebuildYou want to leave VMware behindLonger project, more change, more re platform work
HybridSome workloads move, some moderniseTwo operating models to manage during transition
OCVS lets you change where the workload runs without changing how your team runs it. That is its whole value.
Method

How we approach it.

  • Assess the VMware estate and pick the workloads OCVS suits.
  • Design the landing zone, networking, and cluster sizing.
  • Stand up OCVS and validate connectivity and operations.
  • Migrate in waves with HCX, testing each wave before the next.
  • Hand over a plan for adopting OCI native services over time.
40%
average OCI spend reduction after optimization
500+
OCI engagements delivered
24/7/365
managed monitoring and support
20+
years combined Oracle experience
Related

Where this connects.

Workload

Lift & Shift

When carrying the estate over as is is the right first move.

See lift and shift
Workload

Multicloud & Hybrid

Connect OCVS to the rest of your cloud footprint.

See multicloud
Service

Implementation & Migration

Plan and run the OCVS migration end to end.

See the service

Put this to work on your estate.

Book an assessment and we will show you what good looks like for your workloads, in writing, with a clear price.