[Feb 20, 2008 Update: Added OEL 5 and RHEL 5 to list of supported platforms]
[June 22, 2007 Update: Added additional platforms to list of supported database tier only configurations]
[Sep 15, 2006 Update: Clarified minimum Apps prerequisite for this configuration.]
Here's some good news for those of you interested in E-Business Suite Release 11i split configurations, where the database and application tier servers are running on different operating systems.
- Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 (64-bit) on x86-64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64-bit) on x86-64
- HP-UX Itanium
- IBM Linux on Power
- IBM Linux on System z
- Linux Itanium
- Linux x86-64
- Sun Solaris x64
- Windows Itanium
- Windows x64
References
- 64-bit Support for the E-Business Suite
- Using Oracle Applications with a Split Configuration Database Tier on Oracle 10g Release 2 (Note 369693.1)
- x86-64 Database Server FAQ (Note 343917.1)
- Itanium Database Server FAQ (Note 311717.1)
Comments (6)
Hi Steven,
It is nice to see new posts from you.
"Split Configurations" + "Shared Apps configuration" looks very attractive to me in terms of Apps SW management.
You need to apply patch just once even if you have got multiple DB and Apps nodes in you configuration.
Some customers of mine saying that is isn't recommended configuration.
Oracle recommends to keep CM tier on the same hosts as DB is running.
Just wonder if you can advice on the issue?
Thank you in advance,
Yury
Posted by Yury Velikanov | June 29, 2006 8:11 AM
Posted on June 29, 2006 08:11
Yury,That recommendation no longer applies. With the high-bandwidth networks available today, combined with the fact that CM Tier hosts typically run in the same data centre as the Database Tier hosts, you can safely put the CM services on a different server.Regards,Steven
Posted by Steven Chan | June 30, 2006 11:43 AM
Posted on June 30, 2006 11:43
Steven,
Does a split configuration - lets say a HP PA-RISC server for the application tier and Hp Itanium server for DB tier both running HP-UX - mean that a patch only need to be applied once? So there's no need to apply a both a 'PA RISC' and 'Itanium' patch?
Regards,
Hink Wiersema
Posted by Hink Wiersema | July 5, 2006 8:50 AM
Posted on July 5, 2006 08:50
Hink,No, split configurations don't yield any direct savings in patching times.Remember that database tier patches are usually quite distinct from application tier patches. For example, if you're applying a 10gR1 database patch, that can't be applied to your Oracle9i Application Server 1.0.2.2.2 ORACLE_HOME, and vice versa.I plan to put together a short article on sharing a single filesystem-based APPL_TOP between multiple application tier nodes; this has direct savings in patching times. Until then, check out Note 233428.1, "Sharing the Application Tier File Systemin Oracle E-Business Suite 11i".Regards,Steven
Posted by Steven Chan | July 10, 2006 1:02 PM
Posted on July 10, 2006 13:02
Hi, Steve,
Is splite configuration (10gR2 and 9i) stable and safe on ADM x86_64/LinuxRH 4(64)/Sun Servers?
Currently we have 9i Database plus e-Business Suite 11i.5.9 on LinuxRH 3 all on 32bit/Sun boxes.
is this fully supported by Oracle? just want to confirm.
Can we upgrade to 10gR2 (migrate to x86_64) and latest e_Business Suite version (x86_32) with this split configuration?
Hank
NY, USA
Posted by Hank | September 29, 2006 9:35 AM
Posted on September 29, 2006 09:35
Following up on this one offline...
Posted by Steven Chan | October 9, 2006 2:02 PM
Posted on October 9, 2006 14:02