You can run most operating systems (OSs) successfully on a virtual machine (VM) in .

However, to achieve near-native performance of the guest code on your machine, some optimizations that are specific to certain OSs had to be made. So while your favorite OS may run as a guest, Oracle provides guest additions and premier support only for selected OSs.

Other guest OSs can be used with , but only qualify for limited support. Therefore, resolution of customer issues for such guest OSs cannot be assured.

The virtual hardware determines the choice of guest OSs available, as does the host machine. Ensure you take all aspects of VM configuration into consideration when creating a VM.