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Oracle database is a powerful candidate to look at re-hosting. Why? The deployment of distributed Oracle database servers often results in a level of complexity that is unmanageable and increasingly expensive. Together, IBM and Oracle can provide a dynamic, integrated and automated virtualized data center environment designed to optimize business agility and efficiency.

Consolidating multiple Oracle database servers onto a single IBM System z server running multiple virtual Linux servers can reduce system management and maintenance requirements. z/VM’s outstanding virtualization, intelligent workload management, the unique ability to support diverse workloads concurrently, high levels of security and intelligent recovery capabilities make the Linux on System z environment the ideal choice to host Oracle solutions and serve as a hub in a dynamic IT infrastructure.

The current Oracle database releases are 10gR2, 10gR1 and 9i. Oracle supports most all of their applications in a split tier environment with the database on the System z server and the application server hosted elsewhere. Oracle database on System z also support Oracle Clusters (Oracle RAC). Its scalability and performance of an Oracle RAC cluster puts Linux on System z in a competitive position over architectures.

Solution centers around the world with teams of Oracle and IBM experts work together to provide design, development, testing, technical support and education to support your Oracle solutions running on System z.

Learn how clients have put Oracle to work on Linux on System z to lower cost and reduce energy consumption.

KMD: Unix and Oracle Consolidation on System z Ultimately, what KMD did was rehost an application ─ moving from an HP 9000 cluster to Linux partitions on an existing IBM mainframe. More HP 9000 customers should consider this exact course of action…

Idaho Power Company Working with Novell Consulting, the Idaho Power IT staff consolidated 30 servers to its mainframe environment using a hosting z/VM operating system for a substantial reduction in server costs. This consolidation has also significantly reduced the company's Oracle licensing costs.

Bank of Russia saves US$400 million per year by consolidating to IBM System z By consolidating more than 200 distributed servers in 74 locations to four IBM System z Enterprise Class servers in two data centers, the Bank of Russia is saving approximately US$400 million per year and requires just 200 technical staff instead of 1,500 previously.

Linux on System z—an ideal platform for business-critical Oracle databases To reduce administrative costs and increase reliability, a major international research institute consolidated its Oracle database environment from a number of distributed machines to two IBM System z mainframes running Linux.

Linux on System z can help you build a simplified and unified IT infrastructure for your Oracle solutions.

Oracle Database consolidation on a Dynamic Infrastructure (188KB)

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