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Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Oracle Linux 8 (LVM)
Azure
Operating Systems
Oracle Linux 8 with an LVM disk layout, so you can grow and add storage volumes without repartitioning.
Overview
Oracle Linux 8 (LVM) is Oracle Linux 8.10, a binary compatible enterprise Linux distribution with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and an up to date package set, cut with an LVM disk layout: the root filesystem lives on a logical volume inside a volume group rather than on a fixed raw partition. There is no application layered on top: the operating system is the product. The LVM layout means you can extend the root volume onto a larger disk, add new volumes and reshape storage on a running system with standard LVM tooling, instead of being locked to the size and shape the image shipped with.
Why the cloudimg image
cloudimg builds from Oracle's own upstream image, brings it to a fully patched state, verifies the LVM layout is genuinely in place and hardens it before it ships. There is no default login: SSH access is by the key you supply at launch, password authentication is off and the root account is locked. SELinux ships enforcing with correct labels, unattended security updates are armed and proven with a real dry run rather than a decorative setting, the undocumented rpcbind port is closed while NFS stays available, and the image is backed by a paired deploy guide and 24/7 support.
Common uses
- Workloads that need to grow the root or data volumes over time without rebuilding the VM
- RHEL 8 compatible enterprise applications that expect a flexible LVM storage layout
- A patched, hardened Oracle Linux 8 base for teams standardising on LVM managed storage
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