The Scoop: Oracle E-Business Suite Support on 64-bit Linux
- by Terri Noyes
This article addresses frequently asked questions about Oracle E-Business
Suite (EBS) 64-bit Linux support.Q: Which 64-bit Linux OSs are
supported for EBS?
A: Beginning with Release 12, we support the following
64-bit operating systems for both application and database tiers on x86-64
servers:Oracle Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server For EBS Release 11i (and
again in Release 12), when the application tier is installed on a certified
platform, additional platforms (including the above) may be used for a 64-bit
database tier on x86-64 servers. This is an example of a mixed platform
architecture (Release 12), or a Split Configuration (Release
11i).
Q: I understand that the EBS application tier code is
32-bit, even for the 64-bit Linux OS -- is this the case?A: It is true
that the majority of executables provided as part of our release media on the
application tier are 32-bit (as are the Fusion Middleware libraries and objects
they depend on). However, the 'Planning' products have large memory
requirements and therefore are 64-bit compiled to take advantage of the larger
memory space afforded by the 64-bit OS'es.
