Re: OEM and Linux

According to the CD, you can install on NT or Solaris. I believe the CD

Frank van Bortel wrote:

> It is the interface layer (middle-tier) of OEM. Called OMS (Oracle
> Management Server), it takes care of communications between
> the Console (1st tier) and the Intelligent Agents, running on the
> 3rd tier. You may run all tiers on one , two or three physically
> different machines.
>
> According to the docu, you should be able to setup and run OMS
> on Win'98, NT or Solaris. Is there an option to install the Managemet
> Server (which is is *not* the same as the repository!)?
>
> Jim Wing wrote:
>
> > Sorry, I've got a related follow-up question, rather than an answer:
> >
> > When you order the CD package of Oracle 8.1.6 for Linux, it does come with
> > OEM for Windows. That would lead me to believe that a Linux version doesn't
> > exist. I installed OEM on a Win 98 machine, networked to the Linux box. I
> > cannot figure out how to get it to work in this two-tier architecture. It
> > wants a "Management Server" to connect to, rather than connecting directly
> > to the Database Server (Linux). I don't mind installing the "Management
> > Server" software on either the Win 98, or the Linux box (two-tiers in one,
> > if you will), but I'll be darned if I can figure out what it is or how to do
> > it.
> >
> > Perhaps a guru can answer both our questions in one fell swoop.
> >
> > --Jim
> >
> > Russell A Cutcliffe <russell.c_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message
> > news:xNwP5.46932$e5.56301_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > It certainly seems that OEM does not come with the Oracle 8.1.6
 distribution
> > > for Linux.
> > > Perhaps Oracle believes that 8i EE is enough to give away for free to the
> > > Linux community, and while I mightn't like it, I suppose I can see their
> > > point.
> > > We can always load OEM for Win NT and keep the Repository on our Linux
> > > server, provided we have Win NT and another machine we can devote to this
> > > sort of thing....
> > > I'd like to know if anyone out there has tried getting the Solaris
> > > Distribution of OEM to work on Linux, after all it IS written in Java
 isn't
> > > it?
> > >
> > > Thanks for anything positive you can add guys...
> > > Russell
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> Gtrz,
>
> Frank van Bortel

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Gtrz,

Frank van Bortel