Oracle Linux Gen2

Oracle Linux Gen2 — production-ready Azure VMs across Oracle Linux 8, 9, 10

Who this is for: Platform teams running Oracle Linux estates on Azure who need hardened Gen2 base images with current-month ELSA patches across the 8.x, 9.x, and 10.x release lines.

What you get

• Oracle Linux 8, 9, 10 — Gen2 VMs with UEK kernel
• Trusted Launch supported — Secure Boot and vTPM available
• Monthly ELSA refresh — latest unbreakable enterprise kernel security updates applied
• Hardened baseline — SELinux enforcing, audit logging enabled

Supported software & integrations

• Oracle Linux 8.10, 9.6, 10 (Gen2)
• Oracle UEK kernel, dnf package manager
• Azure Backup, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, cloud-init

Prerequisites

• Recommended VM size: Standard_D2s_v5 or larger
• SSH key authentication required; password auth disabled
• Inbound 22/TCP for SSH; admin via Azure Bastion preferred

Limitations & support

• Customer responsible for application licensing (Oracle Database, etc.)
• Monthly image patching; dnf upgrade --security for customer-driven patches
• Support: support@dcassociatesgroup.com · www.dcassociatesgroup.com/support · SLA: business-hours, 24-hour response