Linux on zSeries offers many advantages to customers who rely upon IBM mainframe systems to run their businesses. Linux on zSeries takes advantage of the qualities of service in the zSeries hardware—making it a robust industrial strength Linux. This provides an excellent platform for consolidating Oracle databases that exist in your enterprise.

This IBM Redbooks publication describes experiences gained while installing and testing Oracle10g for Linux on zSeries, such as:

-Installing a single instance database of Oracle10g instances for Linux on zSeries

-Installing Cluster Ready Services (CRS) and Real Application Clusters (RAC)

-Performing basic monitoring and tuning exercises

-Using options such as:

--IBM’s Tivoli Data Protector (TDP) and Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)

--Automated Storage Manager (ASM)

--LDAP and Radius Server for security

--COBOL and C programs with Oracle

Interested readers include database consultants, installers, administrators, and system programmers.

Chapter 1. Overview of Oracle Database 10g for Linux on zSeries

Chapter 2. Best practices for installing an Oracle Database 10g on Linux on zSeries

Chapter 3. Installing Oracle 10g single instance

Chapter 4. Installing an Oracle 10g Database with ASM

Chapter 5. Installing CRS and RAC

Chapter 6. Using Tivoli Storage Manager and Tivoli Data Protect for Oracle Database 10g

Chapter 7. Using Cobol and C/C++ with Oracle Database 10g

Chapter 8. Monitoring VM and Linux

Chapter 9. Using Radius Server and z/OS RACF LDAP for Oracle DB user authentication

Appendix A. VM setup and useful commands

Appendix B. Overview of ESALPS