[GLLUG] Which distribution for Oracle server?

[Michael Watters]

imetis at imetis.com wrote:
> Hello,
>  My organization will soon be upgrading our Oracle servers (currently 8i on NT 4), and I have convinced them that Linux is the way to go for the new OS. I'm currently researching which distribution would be the best. These servers(we will have 3: dev, production, web) will be dedicated to hosting Oracle 9i. The hardware will be Compaq ProLiant DL360
> servers, with data being stored to an IBM Tivoli SAN.
>  Oracle certifies and supports Red Hat Enterprise, and UnitedLinux (Conectiva, SCO, SuSE, TurboLinux). 
>  I've not been thrilled with Red Hat, and have not personally used any of the UnitedLinux versions. From the things I've read so far, I'm leaning towards SuSE. I'm installing that on another box as I type, to get a first hand look.
> 
> What are your experiences with these distros? Has anyone used a SAN with Linux? If so, was there anything weird I should know about? 
> I've been running Linux at home, in several flavors, for about 6 years, but this will be my first production enterprise level project. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions & updates along the way.
> 
> -- Andy
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For Oracle your best bet is probably Redhat, and since you can get 
support from both Redhat and Oracle on it you're not stuck without help.

Redhat is a very nice server OS if you install it that way, we use it on 
all of our servers and have not had any problems with it.