Oracle Partitioning Policy (including Engeneered systems)

The X5 Exadata allow implemented the virtualization technologies (Oracle VM) to separate the partitions.Partitioning occurs when the CPUs on a server are separated into individual sections where each section acts as a separate system.The purpose of this policy document is to define which of these partitioning technologies are eligible and under what conditions Oracle permits them:

http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pricing/partitioning-070609.pdf

 

And:   Solaris is not supported on Exadata X5 anymore !