Microsoft and Oracle Applications and Technology Platform

PeopleSoft on SQL Server 2008 Tuning and Best Practices whitepaper

anuchaw — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:46:00 GMT

A new whitepaper has been released on www.microsoft.com/oracle on PSFT Apps on SQL 2008 . This white paper is a practical guide for database administrators and programmers who implement, maintain, or develop PeopleSoft® applications. It outlines guidelines for improving the performance of PeopleSoft applications running on Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2008. Much of the information presented in this document is based on findings from real-world customer deployments and from PeopleSoft benchmark testing. The issues discussed in this document represent problems that prove to be the most common or troublesome for PeopleSoft customers.

You can download the paper at http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/C/5/EC567749-20C0-4DC5-99B7-FA7C77A097EA/PeopleSoft%20on%20SQL%202008.docx

Oracle JD Edwards 8.98.1.0 released - Support for IE8, Windows Server 2008 and SQL 2008

anuchaw — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:47:00 GMT

JDE Tools Release 8.98.1.0 was released yesterday. With this latest Tools Release Oracle introduced support for Windows 2008 64bit, SQL Server 2008 64bit and Internet Explorer 8. This support extends to the deployment server, enterprise server, database server and web server. Attached are additional details.

Additional notes:

· 8.98.1.0 is compatible with 8.10, 8.11, 8.11SP1, 8.12 and 9.0.

· Similar support for XE and 8.0 has not been released, however, I anticipate this will be introduced in May 2009 with the release of SP24.

Siebel on SQL Server 2008

anuchaw — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:14:00 GMT

A new whitepaper has been posted on www.microsoft-oracle.com - SQL Server 2008 for Siebel CRM Applications. This paper focuses on the capabilities of SQL Server 2008, the advantages of using SQL Server 2008 with Siebel CRM Applications, provides guidance for maximizing performance, discusses common questions, and provides solutions to some common problems.

Link to the paper is http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/7/1/871AB973-56AA-4A43-A8FB-2BFF5F2FF8D2/SQL_Server_2008_for_Siebel_CRM_Applications.docx

SQL Server 2008 for Siebel, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards Applications

anuchaw — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:38:00 GMT

A new whitepaper has been released that outlines the benefits of running Oracle Applications on SQL Server 2008. There are several advantages of running and upgrading Oracle Applications (Siebel,PSFT and JDE) to SQL Server 2008. A few that stand out include data compression, plan freezing, resource governor.

The table below shows typical savings for row/page compression on these applications.

Compression type	Oracle application	Disk savings
row	Siebel CRM application	45 percent
row	JDE customer workload	69 percent
row	Siebel Analytics	48 percent
page	Siebel Analytics	66 percent

You can download and review the complete whitepaper at http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/F/4/9F4B4F2B-3853-4AE6-BD80-DF2D37F5C59F/SQL_Server_2008_with_Oracle_Applications.docx

More detailed techncal Siebel and PeopleSoft on SQL Server 2008 whitepapers will be available as well very shortly.

JD Edwards Enterprise One Virtualiztion with Hyper-v

anuchaw — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:52:00 GMT

A new whitepaper has been released on www.microsoft-oracle.com for JD Edwards Enterprise One customers. The paper provided an introduction to Microsoft Virtualization for Oracle JD Edwards customers. It also goes into detail on the process and best practices for virtualizing your JD Edwards applications with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-v. Microsoft partner, ACS also did several tests in a lab with several common JD Edwards UBEs to show that virtual performance was very close to physical hardware (see snapshot of results below).

UBE:	Version:	Records:	Virtual Run Time:	Physical Run Time:	Virtual Records per Second:	Physical Records per Second:	Performance Difference:
R097021	GST00011	8674632	0:48:38	0:47:49	2972.8	3023.57	-1.68%
R09706	GST00011	8665663	9:10:51	9:01:46	262.19	266.59	-1.65%
R097001	GST00011	1236613	6:17:50	6:08:53	55.87	54.31	-2.79%

Please download the paper and review at http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/2/8/12848718-065E-4482-AD4C-1931794786EE/Virtualizing%20JD%20Edwards%20Applications%20with%20Hyper-v.docx .

Virtualizing PeopleSoft with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-v

anuchaw — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:44:00 GMT

A new whitepaper has been released on www.microsoft-oracle.com for PeopleSoft Customers. This paper introduces and describes the benefits of PeopleSoft virtualization using the new Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V™ technology, and how to effectively implement this new technology into a PeopleSoft environment. The paper discusses the architecture used, and describes various key scenarios such as high availability, server consolidation, scaling, and testing.

You can download the paper at http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/2/8/12848718-065E-4482-AD4C-1931794786EE/Virtualizing%20PeopleSoft%20Enterprise%20Applications%20with%20Hyper-v.doc

Oracle 10g Database Performance on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-v

anuchaw — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:33:00 GMT

Performance Tuning Corporation recently published a new whitepaper about Performance of Oracle 10gR2 Database on Hyper-v. You can review it at http://www.perftuning.com/pdf/Oracle%2010g%20on%20Hyper-V%202008%20Paper.pdf

The paper compares the performance using the public doman Swnigbench kit. Both OLTP and OLAP scenarios are covered. Impressive results show near physical performance on pass thorough disks. Read the full paper today.

Application:	SwingBench Order Entry - Full OLTP Transaction Mix (4 CPUs)
Benchmark Scenario	Total Concurrent Users	Avg. CPU Utilization	Storage Utilization	Memory Utilization (4GB SGA)	Swap Utilization	Average TPMs Achieved	Max TPMs Achieved	Average TPSs Achieved	Max TPSs Achieved
HyperV01	50	95%	64% / 74%	46%	0%	16,916	18,634	294	407
Physical01	50	92%	66% / 75%	44%	0%	17,071	19,637	299	445

Application:	SwingBench Order Entry – “Browse-Only” Transaction Mix (4 CPUs)
Benchmark Scenario	Total Concurrent Users	Avg. CPU Utilization	Storage Utilization	Memory Utilization (4GB SGA)	Swap Utilization	Average TPMs Achieved	Max TPMs Achieved	Average TPSs Achieved	Max TPSs Achieved
HyperV01	50	15%	64% / 74%	43%	0%	48,463	51,196	844	876
Physical01	50	10%	66% / 78%	42%	0%	47,148	52,290	819	891

PeopleSoft is now certified on SQL Server 2008/Windows Server 2008

anuchaw — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:36:00 GMT

At Oracle Open World 2008, Oracle announced that PeopleTools 8.49 now support SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008. PeopleSoft customers can now plan to upgrade their Database Platforms to SQL Server 2008 and take advantage of new features such as backup compression. enhanced concurrency with new Snapshot Isolation. Check out www.microsoft-oracle.com for more details on the certifcation. We are working on a comprehensive whitepaper that will help PSFT customers understand the features of SQL Server 2008 that will be impactful to their databases.

Oracle Internet Directory and Active Directory Interoperability

anuchaw — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:31:00 GMT

We have outlined step by step procedures for setting up the Directory Integration and Provisioning (DIP) component to synchronize LDAP user accounts from MS Active Directory to Oracle Internet Directory. DIP consists of a synchronization profile, which tells OID how to connect and synchronize with the third-party directory, and a server process which actually performs the integration. The lab walks through the following: • Configure a synchronization profile which points to our AD server by using the dipassistant utility • Activating the synchronization profile in OID • Starting an instance of odisrv, the directory integration and replication process, using the oidctl command-line utility.

Oracle Applications Unlimited and Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005

anuchaw — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:28:00 GMT

Oracle set to release new versions of all the Applicatons (SEBL,JDE and PSFT). Good news for SQL Server 2005 customers. All the major apps support SQL Server 2005 (x32,x64 and IA64). At Oracle Open World in October 2006, John Wookey, SVP of Oracle spoke of the importance of SQL Server for Oracle Apps.

http://www.informationweek.com/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193402330&subSection=Compliance

"We are sincere and passionate about continuing to support [IBM] DB2 and [Microsoft] SQL Server. You will continue to see great support for those platforms," Wookey said.

This is great news for SQL Serves customers who want to sorround Oracle Applications with innovative dataplatform as well as Business Intelligence to get more value from Oracle Apps.

Oracle 10gR2 RAC on Windows Server 2003 x64 Install Guide and Best Practicces

anuchaw — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:45:00 GMT

Installing Oracle on Windows Server 2003 x64. You will find some great install guides and best practices presentations here

http://www.microsoft-oracle.com/oracledb/Pages/Workshops.aspx

PeopleSoft on SQL Server 2005 Whitepaper

anuchaw — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:55:00 GMT

PeopleSoft is certified on SQL Server 2005 (32 bit, x64 and Itanium). The following comprehensive whitepaper written with Oracle and SQL Server Product Team is a great resource for PeopleSoft Customers.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Tuning Tips for PeopleSoft 8.x
This white paper is a practical guide for database administrators and programmers who implement, maintain, or develop PeopleSoft® applications. It outlines guidelines for improving the performance of PeopleSoft applications running on Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005.
Much of the information presented in this document is based on findings from real-world customer deployments and from PeopleSoft benchmark testing. The issues discussed in this document represent problems that prove to be the most common or troublesome for PeopleSoft customers.
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JDE Edwards Enterprise One (E1 Tools 8.96_F1) Supported on SQL Server 2005

anuchaw — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:51:00 GMT

Oracle announced support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne applications. The support begins with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8.96_F1, which runs with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne application releases 8.9, 8.10, 8.11, 8.11 SP1, and 8.12.

Support extends to MS SQL Server 2005 running on Windows Server 2003 32-bit and x64 editions.

At this time EnterpriseOne support for SQL Server 2005 excludes the following:

SQL Server 2005 on Itanium servers
EnterpriseOne Xe and 8.0 (support is planned for a future release)
EnterpriseOne Mobile Sales
IBM WebSphere Portal 5.1.0.x metadata repository
XPI and Web Services Gateway
Crystal Enterprise Version 10

Oracle Support for Intel Montecito -based systems on Microsoft Windows Server (Itanium)

anuchaw — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:50:00 GMT

Oracle plans to announce support for the following Database releases on Intel Montecito-based systems running Windows Itanium:

9iR2 (9.2.0.8) - projected December 2006
10gR1 (10.1.0.5 and higher) - projected December 2006

· 10gR2 (10.2.0.2) Oracle DB release is certified on Intel Montecito base systems running Windows Server 2003-SP1 OS with following Microsoft OS hot-fixes : 924668 (Base/Driver), 924672 (Network), 924671 (MQ), 924670 (MMC), 924669 (IIS/Index). Oracle patch needed for 10gR2 is 5391050.

SQL Server 2005 Now Supported for Siebel.

anuchaw — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 07:07:00 GMT

Release	SQL 2005	MDAC 2.8	Native Connect SNAC	“8.0” Mode	“9.0” Mode
7.7.2.5 [18306]	×	×		×
7.8.2.2 [19217]	×	×		×	×
8.0	×		×		×

The matrix above shows the currently supported Siebel Releases with SQL 2005. Check Siebel supportweb for the latest.