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301 IBM System z Oracle Solutions Update plus zseries Oracle SIG Update Mike Zechman Convertible Technology Oracle Database Consultant President, zseries Oracle SIG Gaylan Braselton Sales Consultant, IBM Oracle on System Z gbrasel@us.ibm.com 1

Topics zseries Oracle SIG Update Top Ten Reasons for Oracle on Linux on z IBM Oracle Partnership Oracle System z Solutions, Support, Resources System z Enterprise System of Systems 2

International zseries Oracle SIG User Group Formed Over 25 Years Ago One of the Oldest Still Active Oracle SIGs Started With Oracle on MVS (z/os) Included Oracle on Linux on System z 9 Years Ago z/os Oracle end of support announcement -> focus on Linux on System z Growing Technical Community In 2010 Joined IOUG as a SIG Future of SIG (ATTEND Thursday Session 473, 11:00 am) 3

System z Sessions At Collaborate 11 (all sessions specific to Oracle on Linux on System z) 301 MON 9:15 10:15 SIG and z Oracle Solution Update (Mike, Gaylan) 310 MON 10:30 11:30 Migrating from 10gR2 to 11gR3 (Paul Bramy) 341 MON 11:45 12:15 Technical Experiences 11gR2 (Oracle & IBM) 324 MON 1:15 2:15 11gR2 Performance Update (Thomas Newell) 333 MON 2:30 3:30 Oracle Support Update (Damian Gallagher) 316 MON 3:45 4:45 Proof Of Concepts (Tom Kennelly) 478 TUE 9:00 4:00 All Day Bootcamp, Installing 11gR2 (Offsite) 479 WED 9:00 4:00 All Day Bootcamp, Installing EBS (Offsite) 752 THU 8:30 9:30 Deploying EBS Tips (Didier Wojciechowski) 459 THU 9:45 10:45 Cloud, Oracle Fusion Middleware (Paul Bramy) 473 THU 11:00 12:00 SIG Wrapup and Panel Discussion (All) 4

Top Ten Reasons For Running Oracle on System z 10. Excellent virtualization capabilities of IBM System z, highest resources use efficiency/utilization, mixed workloads 9. Ability to exploit existing disaster recovery plans 8. Lowest security breach risks/costs via most secure design, encryption, etc 7. High availability features provided by IBM System z 6. Lowest power consumption, cooling, and data center floor space 5. Ease of interfacing with traditional data 4. Increased performance and scalability capabilities of z10 3. Specialty engines available on IBM System z 2. End to end solution for dynamic infrastructure data center 1. Lowest total cost of ownership, total cost per user, and total cost per transaction 5

IBM-Oracle Global Alliance Complete Solutions, Collaborative Partners Enduring Relationship Oracle 24 Years, PeopleSoft 24 Years, Siebel 14 Years Mission: Provide the strongest combination of solutions to maximize value of client investments Mutual Executive Commitment Regular Senior Executive Reviews and Development & Sales interlocks Dedicated, executive-led IBM Alliance Team Over 30,000 Joint Applications Customers Worldwide Hardware and Software support via Applications Unlimited Market Leading Services Practice ~ 5,500 Successful Joint Services Projects > 10,000 IBM Consultants Worldwide dedicated to Oracle Solutions Vibrant Technology Collaboration Substantial investment in skills and resources Dedicated International Competency Center Unrivaled Joint Customer Support Process Dedicated On-Site Resources Significant Program Investments Page 6

Linux on System Servers z with Dedicated Porting Teams IBM System z & Oracle Solutions Delivered and Planned EBS 12.1.2 Native on Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.2 Q110 Oracle DB 10.2.0.4 PSU 3 Q110 Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Version 11.2.0.2 WebLogic Portal 10.3.2 Q110 Siebel CRM 8.1 on 10G PeopleSoft V9 Q308 PT 8.49 on 10G Oracle Q208 Data Vault 10.2.0.3 Q208 WebLogic Server 10.3.3 Q210 Oracle EBS V12 Split Tier on 10G Q308 Oracle DB 10.2.0.4 PSU 4 Q210 Enterprise Manager Grid Control Agent 10.2.0.4 Q408 Oracle DB 10.2.0.4 PSU 5 Q310 Oracle DB 10G 10.2.0.4 RH5 Q408 EBS 12.1.2 Native on Oracle 10gR2 DB Q310 Oracle AS 10G 10.1.3.4 PS Q109 Planned in 2011 E-Business Suite Native on Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Version 11.2.0.2 Oracle DB 10.2.0.4 PSU 6 Q410 EBS 12.1.3 RUP Native on Oracle 10gR2 DB Q410 PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.50 on 10gR2 RH5 & SLES 10 Q309 Oracle DB 10.2.0.5 Added SLES 11 Support Q111 Enterprise Manager Grid Control Agent 10.2.0.5 Q309 Oracle Tuxedo 11g R1 Q111 EBS V12.1.1 Split Tier on 10gR2 RH 4,5 & SLES 9,10 Q309 Oracle DB 10.2.0.4 PSU 7 Q111 Oracle AS 10G R2 10.1.2.3 PS Q309 WebLogic Server 11gR1 PS3 10.3.4 Q111 Oracle DB 10.2.0.4 PSU 1 Q309 WebCenter 11gR1 PS3 SOA Q111 11gR1 PS3 Q111 Oracle DB 10.2.0.4 PSU 2 Q409 WebLogic Server 10.3.1 Q309 Current Oracle Solutions on Linux on System z Planned Oracle Solutions on Linux on System z 10gR2 DB 10.2.0.5 Q111 Oracle AS 10G R3 10.1.3.5 PS Q409 2010 GA of E-Business Suite FMW 10gR3 10.1.2.3 External Certifications 12.1.2 OCC: Internet Directory (OID) (Q310) 12.1.2 OCC Single Sign On (SSO) (Q310) 12.1.2 Portal 10g (10.1.4.2) (Q410) 12.1.2 Containers for J2EE (OC4J) (Q410) 10.1.3.5 BPEL Process Manager (Q410) 10.2.1.3 Web Cache 10g (Q410) 10.1.2.3 Discoverer (1Q11)

Oracle on IBM Systems Oracle Solutions Available Today on IBM System z Servers IBM Data Server on DB2 z/os and or Linux Oracle DB Server on Linux * Note: Multi-Platform Split Tier Configuration Only the Database runs on System z Servers ERP & CRM Solutions Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise * Version 9.09 & 9.1 /Tools 8.49 & 8.50 DB2 V8, V9 (Database and Batch Server Supported) * Version 9.0 & 9.1 /Tools 8.49. & 8..50 Oracle 10gR2 Oracle Siebel Enterprise * Version 8.0 & 8.1.1 DB2 V9.1 * Version 8.0 & 8.1.1 Oracle 10gR2 Oracle E-Business Suite Version R12.1.2, 12.1.3 Oracle 10gR2 10.2.0..5 Insurance Oracle Insurance Documaker 11.4 DB2 8.2 & 9.1 z/os Oracle Cross Industry Oracle Policy Automation v10.1 Oracle 10gR2 on SLES10 8

Oracle on IBM Systems Oracle Solutions Available on IBM System z Servers Public Sector Solutions: Taxpayer registration, tax return processing, revenue collection and audit, Siebel CRM IBM Data Server on DB2 z/os or Linux Oracle Enterprise Tax Management Version 2.2 DB2 V8 & 9, WAS 6.1 Oracle Siebel CRM for Public Sector Version 8.2 DB2 V8 & 9 BIEE Solutions: Data Source Only IBM Data Server on DB2 z/os or Linux Oracle DB Server on Linux Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition *Version 10.1.3.4.1 DB2 V8.2 & and v9 *Version 10.1.3.4.1 Oracle 10gR2 * Note: Multi-Platform Split Tier Configuration) Only the Database runs on System z Servers 9

Oracle on IBM Systems Oracle Server Technology Available or Planned For Linux on IBM System z Oracle Solution Database Oracle Database 10gR2 Version Available Oracle DB 10g Release 2 10.2.0.4, 10.2.0.5 Technology Status - Planned Oracle Data Vault 10gR2 Oracle Database 11gR2 Oracle Data Vault 10.2.0.4 Oracle DB 11g Release 2 11.2.0.2 Q1 2011 Fusion Middleware Oracle FMW 10gR2/10gR3 Application Server Oracle FMW 11gR1 Oracle Application Server 10gRelease 2 10.1.2.3 10g Release 3 10.1.3.5 WebLogic Server 10.3.2, 10.3.3 WebLogic Portal 10.3.2 SOA 11gR1 WebCenter 11gR1 Tuxedo 11gR1 Enterprise Manager Oracle Enterprise Manager Agent Oracle Enterprise Grid Control Agent 10.2.0.5 10

Oracle on Linux for System z Customers running Oracle on Linux on IBM System z Hundreds of Customers running Oracle on Linux on IBM System z Various sizes and deployments Across industries Active volunteer led System z Oracle User Group (www.zseriesoraclesig.org) Small System z Customer Example Oil & Gas Industry Services Provider Serves 4,200 Companies, 44,000 Users, $80B in transaction detail yearly Was Windows, Dell, Linux ISSUES Rapid Company Growth, Server Sprawl, Cost Control, Hardware Outages SOLUTION z10bc, 3 IFL s, 24 GB SLES10, Oracle 10g EE Databases: 7 production, 400 GB 3 TB, 7 virtual servers/database Medium Size System z Customer Example Scientific Equipment Retailer Oracle Database on mostly UNIX (also z890 legacy, was considering move off mainframe ) ISSUES Availability on UNIX, growth (without additional footprints), strong UNIX team POC Linux on z, revealed 3X performance increase over UNIX SOLUTION z10bc, 7 IFL s, 76GB Global DW, Oracle DB on Loz Migrated two more databases onto Loz COGNOS, home grown applications accessing the databases In process of upgrading for additional Oracle database workloads Page 11

Oracle on Linux for System z Customers running Oracle on Linux on IBM System z Large System z Customer Example Large Government Installation 100 IFL s, z10 Oracle RAC Environment across 2 z10 s with Oracle ASM 35TB Database and 45TB Flash Recovery Area Project is getting very high I/O throughput inserting 5.79 billion records in a 7 hour window and updating another 320 million records (exceeds 5 year SLA s) Large System z Customer Example Leading Systems Integrator and IT Consulting Firm Z990 x 2, Z9 S54 x 4, z10 E64 x 1 (192GB to 256GB per box) 32 IFL s per z990, 54 per z9, 64 per z10 All Linux 5 LPAR s per CEC (4 for Oracle, 1 for Management) 16 shared IFL s per LPAR, 45 GB Memory per LPAR 4 nodes RAC running on same CEC with Hipersocket interconnect 2,000 3,000 transactions per second at peak Response time less than 1 sec (threshold 5 sec) DB Size >5 TB for online & ~50 TB for DWH Benefits TCO, Extreme high availability, scalability Planning z196 upgrade Page 12

System z lowers IT spending across many industries Based on an analysis of actual IT spend and business performance, comparing companies with greater than average mainframe mix vs. less than average mainframe mix * 44% lower IT cost per credit card transaction 31% lower IT costs per consumer loan 25% lower IT cost per mega watt hour produced 24% lower IT cost per hospital bed 20% lower IT cost per airline passenger 26% lower IT cost per new vehicle 25% lower IT cost per retail store 23% lower IT cost per barrel of oil 13 in the long run the marketplace rewards those that make the optimum use of the right computing resources in the right way as evidenced by business performance ---* Dr. Howard Rubin, CEO and Founder Rubin Worldwide

Announcing the IBM zenterprise System: A New Dimension in Computing Management integration Multi-platform integration A System of Systems, integrating IBM s leading technologies to dramatically improve productivity of today s multi-architecture data centers and tomorrow s private clouds. The world s fastest and most scalable enterprise system with unrivalled reliability, security, and manageability. Stack integration The industry s most efficient platform for large scale data center simplification and consolidation. 14

IBM zenterprise System Best-in-class systems and software technologies A System of Systems that unifies IT for predictable service delivery IBM zenterprise 196 (z196) zenterprise Unified Resource Manager zenterprise BladeCenter Extension (zbx) Optimized to host large-scale database, transaction, and mission-critical applications The most efficient platform for large-scale Linux consolidation Capable of massive scale-up New easy-to-use z/os V1.12 15 Unifies management of resources, extending IBM System z qualities of service end-to-end across workloads Provides platform, hardware and workload management * All statements regarding IBM future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represents goals and objectives only. Selected IBM POWER7 blades and IBM System x Blades* for tens of thousands of AIX and Linux applications High-performance optimizers and appliances to accelerate time to insight and reduce cost Dedicated high-performance private network

A look inside the IBM zenterprise System Enabling a new dimension in application architecture System z Hardware Management Console (HMC) with Unified Resource Manager z/os System z Host z/tpf z/vse TM Linux on System z System z PR/SM z HW Resources Support Element Linux on System z z/vm Select IBM Blades Linux on System x 1 Blade Virtualization AIX on POWER7 Blade Virtualization Blade HW Resources zbx DataPower 1 Optimizers IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer Future Offering Future Offering Private data network (IEDN) Unified Resource Manager Private Management Network INMN Private High Speed Data Network IEDN 16 Customer Network 1 All statements regarding IBM future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represents goals and objectives only. Customer Network

IBM zenterprise 196: The heart of the new machine The industry s fastest and most scalable enterprise system 5.2 GHz superscalar processor Up to 96 Cores, 1 to 80 configurable for client use Up to 3 TB RAIM memory Over 100 new instructions 1.5MB L2 Cache per core, 24MB L3 Cache per processor chip Cryptographic enhancements Optional water cooling Dramatic improvement over IBM System z10 : For Linux Up to 60% Improvement in performance for 35% Less cost For z/os Up to 40% Improvement in performance with 60% More capacity With no increase in energy consumption And even better performance with new software 17

Information Sources http://www.oracle.com/ibm Oracle IBM Partner Relationship http://otn.oracle.com Oracle Select Downloads http://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/tips 18 General z/vm Performance & Tuning Tips, Capacity planning https://support.oracle.com Oracle Support Webpage (My Oracle Support) http://www-124.ibm.com/developerworks/oss/linux390/index.shtml Lot s of information on Linux for zseries, IBM DeveloperWorks http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/perf/index.html Hints and Tips for tuning Linux on System z http://www.zseriesoraclesig.org Special Interest Group of Oracle users on the mainframe (z/os and Linux) http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-390%40vm.marist.edu/ Marist List Server http://www.ibm.com/redbooks SG24-6482-00 Experiences with Oracle Database 10g on Linux for zseries SG24-7191-00 Experiences with Oracle 10gR2 Solutions on Linux for System z SG24-7573-00 Using Oracle Solutions on Linux on System z SG24-7634-00 Experiences with Oracle Solutions on Linux for IBM System z 2007

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Oracle on Linux for System z ADDITIONAL CHARTS Page 21

We Need Smarter Systems and Software for Enterprise Computing and Robust Cloud Environments 1. That unify and optimize multiple systems to work as a single, integrated service delivery platform 2. That can scale without adding complexity to meet the growing demands on the infrastructure 3. That simplify data center management 4. That can turn IT into a catalyst for business innovation and growth 22 2011 2010 IBM Corporation

zenterprise: A System of Systems Managing multi-tier workloads and extending System z governance Transaction Processing & Database Application Database Data Warehousing Online Transaction Processing Batch Analytics Data Mining Applications Numerical Enterprise Search Business Applications Enterprise Resource Planning Customer Relationship Management Application Development Web, Collaboration and Infrastructure Systems Management Web Serving/Hosting Networking File and Print 23

z196 - IBM Leadership Technology at the Core New 5.2 GHz Quad Core Processor Chip boosts hardware price/performance 100 new instructions improvements for CPU intensive, Java, and C++ applications Over twice as much on-chip cache as System z10 to help optimize data serving environment Out-of-order execution sequence gives significant performance boost for compute intensive applications Significant improvement for floating point workloads Performance improvement for systems with large number of cores improves MP ratio Data compression and cryptographic processors right on the chip 24

Extending the Magic of System z to Heterogeneous Platforms IBM zenterprise BladeCenter Extension (zbx) Up to 4 shareable racks, capacity for 112 blades Configured for high availability Secure network connection between zbx and z196 for data and support. Fast 10 Gb Ethernet connection to the data Less latency fewer hops to get to the data an no need for encryption / firewall Traffic on user networks not affected. System z support Problem reporting, hardware and firmware updates Optimizers IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer WebSphere DataPower appliance 1 Select IBM Blades BladeCenter PS701 Express System x 1 managed by the zenterprise Unified Resource Manager 1 All statements regarding IBM future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represents goals and objectives only. 25

The IBM zenterprise System Lowering the cost of distributed workloads through optimal platform selection Current data center: distributed workloads on a variety of Intel servers, connected to a System z Optimize distributed work on zenterprise with Linux on System z, POWER7 blades and Intel blades with Unified Resource Manager Simplify, automate, and improve service quality by consolidating on zenterprise and Lower server acquisition cost by up to 56%* Reduce cost of ownership by up to 55%* Reduce network acquisition costs (adapters, cables and switches) by up to 95%* 26 Based on IBM analysis of a large Financial Services company Datacenter. See details on ibm.com/systems/zenterprise/ Deployment configurations based on IBM studies and will vary based on workload characteristics. Price calculations based on publicly available US list prices, prices will vary by country.