Let's quickly go through the latest features of Oracle VM Manager 2.1.2:
Server pool wizard: With this easy to use wizard we can create pools in a matter of seconds
HA for pools: This is inline with the Continuous Availability of Oracle Cloud Farm, where we can make HA (High Available) pools upon creation
P2V and V2V conversions: Convert machines seamlessly to Oracle format
Rate limit of VIF: Set limits to the Virtual Network Interface and customize network traffic per VM
Prioritize storage usage with Priority Class option for disk: This way we can define levels of QoS (Quality of Service) per disk, assigning 0 as highest priority and 7 as lowest priority
Clearly Oracle is slowly and gradually working towards the commoditization path of Virtual Infrastructure with Xen, where features such as HA, On-Demand Usage, and Smart Metering make perfect sense for a Cloud Computing model.