Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Notice -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Overview of Oracle9i on zSeries -- 1.1 What is Linux -- 1.2 What is Linux for zSeries -- 1.3 Why Oracle9i on Linux for zSeries? -- 1.3.1 Expanded application portfolio -- 1.3.2 Cost savings -- 1.3.3 Server consolidation and faster time to market -- 1.4 What is Oracle9i for Linux on zSeries -- 1.4.1 Oracle9i Database Server -- 1.4.2 Oracle9i Application Server -- 1.4.3 The Oracle e-business Suite -- 1.4.4 The Oracle Collaboration Suite -- 1.5 What distributions of Linux does Oracle support? -- 1.6 Obtaining a copy of Oracle9i for Linux on zSeries -- 1.7 Sizing Workloads for Oracle9i on Linux for zSeries -- Chapter 2. How to deploy Oracle9i on Linux/390 -- 2.1 Deployment options -- 2.1.1 z/VM or LPAR? -- 2.1.2 CPs or IFLs? -- 2.1.3 SuSE or Red Hat? -- 2.1.4 Network topology -- 2.1.5 Capacity planning -- 2.1.6 Customization of the SuSE distribution -- Chapter 3. Installing Oracle9i Database on zSeries with Linux -- 3.1 The system environment -- 3.2 The Linux environment -- 3.2.1 Considerations if using Red Hat -- 3.3 Downloading the code -- 3.4 Finding the documentation -- 3.5 Checking the Linux kernel settings -- 3.6 Setting up the group and user ID for Oracle -- 3.7 Set up your system for xWindows -- 3.8 Getting the JDK -- 3.9 Installing Oracle9i binaries -- 3.10 Checking the environment -- 3.11 Running the Universal Installer -- 3.12 Setting up the .profile -- 3.13 Connecting with a local client -- 3.14 Connecting a remote client to the database -- 3.14.1 Updating tnsnames.ora -- 3.14.2 Starting the listener -- 3.14.3 Testing the connection -- 3.15 Using the non-interactive install process -- 3.16 Restarting the OUI -- 3.17 Testing the de-install process.

Chapter 4. Creating Linux virtual machines with shared Oracle binaries -- 4.1 Overview -- 4.2 Overview of the tests -- 4.2.1 Description of test -- 4.2.2 Hardware setup -- 4.2.3 Set up of software -- 4.2.4 Set up Linux -- 4.2.5 Installing Oracle9i -- 4.2.6 Oracle experiences -- 4.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Migrating Oracle9i to Linux for zSeries -- 5.1 The process for moving the database -- 5.2 Overview -- 5.2.1 Memory restrictions -- 5.2.2 Database size: data files -- 5.2.3 Compatibility issues -- 5.2.4 Database functional issues -- 5.3 Moving a small database -- 5.4 Moving a large database -- Chapter 6. Using RMAN to handle backup and recovery -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Overview of RMAN -- 6.3 RMAN Media Management Interface -- 6.4 Activating archivelog mode -- 6.5 Using RMAN without a recovery catalog -- 6.6 Using RMAN with a recovery catalog -- 6.7 Configuring RMAN -- 6.8 Creating and using backup scripts -- 6.9 Sample BACKUP operations -- 6.10 Sample RESTORE/RECOVER operations -- 6.11 Reporting functionalities of RMAN -- Chapter 7. Installing and configuring Oracle Enterprise Manager -- 7.1 Documentation -- 7.2 Introduction to Intelligent Agents and OEM -- 7.3 Installing and configuring an OEM configuration -- 7.4 Installing and configuring an IA on Windows 2000 -- 7.5 Installing the Oracle Enterprise Manager -- 7.6 Installing the Intelligent Agent and Data Gatherer -- 7.6.1 Introduction to Intelligent Agents and OEM -- 7.6.2 Installation of the Intelligent Agent -- 7.6.3 Starting the Intelligent Agent -- Chapter 8. Performance and scalability considerations -- 8.1 Virtual machine scheduling by z/VM -- 8.1.1 Processor usage -- 8.1.2 Linux storage management and swapping -- 8.1.3 Hints for tuning Linux usage -- Chapter 9. Using Statspack to collect VMSTAT information -- 9.1 Statspack -- 9.2 VMSTAT -- 9.3 Gathering VMSTAT as part of Statspack.

9.3.1 Installing Statspack -- 9.3.2 The VMSTAT shell script -- 9.3.3 Procedure to run Statspack and shell script -- 9.4 Summary -- Chapter 10. Implementing RAC on Oracle9i on Linux on zSeries -- 10.1 Preparation -- 10.1.1 z/VM setup -- 10.1.2 Linux setup -- 10.2 Oracle Cluster Manager install -- 10.2.1 Starting Cluster Manager -- 10.3 Oracle9i install -- 10.4 Database creation -- Chapter 11. Using WebSphere with Oracle9i -- 11.1 Overview -- 11.2 Installing the repository database -- 11.3 Configuration of the repository database -- 11.4 Installing IBM HTTP server -- 11.5 Installing WebSphere -- 11.6 Running WebSphere as non-root user -- 11.7 Starting the application server -- 11.8 Testing the installation -- Appendix A. Frequently asked questions about Oracle9i for zLinux -- Appendix B. Tools for VM performance data collection and analysis -- z/VM Control Program (CP) -- B.0.1 The CP INDICATE command -- B.0.2 Accounting records -- B.0.3 CP Monitor Facility -- B.1 Optional programs -- B.1.1 VM Performance Reporting Facility (VMPRF). -- B.1.2 VM Real Time Monitor (RTM) -- B.1.3 RMF PM -- B.1.4 FCON/ESA -- Appendix C. Examples of setting up the xWindows Interface -- Using a Linux Intel system as a client -- Using VNC client and server -- Using Exceed with Telnet -- Appendix D. Linux Performance Data Collection and Analysis Tools -- VMSTAT -- XOSVIEW -- TOP -- IOSTAT & SAR -- BMC PATROL -- RMF PM with support for Linux enterprise server -- ESALPS -- Monitoring requirements -- Standard interface -- Performance Database (PDB) -- Appendix E. Useful Linux information -- Useful vi command -- Useful Linux commands -- Linux directory structure -- Important Linux configuration files -- Tools to administrate Linux -- Putty -- WinSCP -- Appendix F. Sample of response file -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other resources.

Referenced Web sites -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- IBM Redbooks collections -- Index -- Back cover.