IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe digital edition - September/October 2009 - (Page 27) instance on a new virtual server, without worrying about purchasing yet another stand-alone server to support it. “We have a single Linux environment that has been configured to support Oracle and includes the Oracle install and the Oracle files. So now, our process is simply pointing it to whatever portion of the disk we’re assigning it to, copying the configuration to it, and giving it an IP address and a name. It only takes a couple of hours to accomplish this,” Marts says. This allows for much greater consistency across databases. In the past, Transzap would ensure every database instance was identical, including applied patches. In a distributed environment, this was a chore. Now, the company can apply changes to only the golden master and distribute that to each of the virtualized Linux OS-based environments in turn. When new systems or instances are created, they too are identical in terms of patches, upgrades, etc., to the ones that have already been deployed. environment to run Linux and Oracle. This further streamlines the environment, making the management of the Oildex SaaS environment very simple. “The z/VM hypervisor provides the most mature and powerful virtualization environment available anywhere, and I don’t have to hire people to support z/OS,” Marts notes. Although the Oildex applications still currently run on stand-alone servers, the company expects to also eventually move c r it ica l component s of t hose, suc h a s me s sage processing, to the IBM mainframe. This will allow it to further consolidate its IT environment and make operations much easier, cheaper and more reliable than they’ve been in the past. Like its customers, Transzap is looking for ways to save mone y a nd i mprove processes. T he move to t he System z9 BC has allowed for that. “I’m looking forward to the next year or two to see how much more we can migrate to the System z,” Marts says. Jim Utsler, IBM Systems Magazine senior writer, has been covering technology for more than a decade. Jim can be reached at jutsler@ msptechmedia.com. Looking Forward to the Future Notably, Transzap’s System z9 BC doesn’t host z/OS*. In fact, it was delivered as a bare-metal box, requiring only the installation of z/VM and the configuration of its virtualized IFL SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2009 ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe 27 http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe digital edition - August/September 2009 IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe digital edition - August/September 2009 Editor's Desk: IBM Makes it Easy to be Green Focus on Storage: System z, DS8000 and Tivoli Provide a Complete Encryption Package Trends: CICS Transaction Server 4.1 Helps Organizations, Compete, Comply and Control Case Study: Transzap Consolidates its Oracle Databases in a Virtualized Linux on Mainframe Environment Cover Story: IBM Poughkeepsie Green Data Center Showcases a Dynamic Infrastructure Feature: IBM Study Reveals the System z10 Provides a Cheaper, Easier-to-Manage Cloud Solution Feature: Women in IT Team Up to Succeed Developer: Process XML Documents Within COBOL and DB2 SSDs Are Integral to Enterprise Storage Infrastructures Product News Advertiser Index Stop Run: Gordon Bruce Talks His Way Into a High-Profile IT Gig Reference Point 2010 Mainframe Buyer's Guide IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe digital edition - 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