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      A.18 MySQL 8.4 FAQ: Virtualization Support
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     A.18.1.
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      Is MySQL supported on virtualized environments such as Oracle
        VM, VMWare, Docker, Microsoft Hyper-V, or others?
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        Is MySQL supported on virtualized environments such as Oracle
        VM, VMWare, Docker, Microsoft Hyper-V, or others?
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        MySQL is supported on virtualized environments, but is certified
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         Oracle
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        . Contact Oracle Support for more information.
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        Be aware of potential problems when using virtualization
        software. The usual ones are related to performance, performance
        degradations, slowness, or unpredictability of disk, I/O,
        network, and memory.
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