Using Oracle with ZENworks Linux Management

The default database in ZENworks Linux Management is PostgreSQL, which is suffiecent for most installations. However, if you have an existing Oracle 9i database deployment, it can be configured for use with ZENworks Linux Management in certain configurations, in place of PostgreSQL.

Oracle database support is limited to the following configuration:

• An Oracle 9i database running on any platform supported by the Oracle database.
• A TCP listener running on your Oracle 9i database, which can be contacted by your client using onames or tnsnames.
• ZENworks Linux Management installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Advanced Server.
• The Oracle 9i client libraries installed on your ZENworks Linux Management server. The recommended Oracle client is Oracle 9i client, Release 2.

Details on configuring Oracle for use with ZENworks Linux Management are contained in the ZENworks Linux Management Oracle Configuration Guide, available on the ZENworks Linux Management Documentation site.