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Linux servers over Windows server in an enterprise organization.

Presently Our DB and application servers are running on Windows platform. We had a plan to migrate the same to Linux platform. Please list what are the advantages/leverage we can achieve with this move. I Would need understanding in term of hardware/stability, scalability& etc


share your experience & views .........Thanks for help.
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It is an endless war Linux vs Windows.

The point is, as with any other tool, that each tool is good for something. Linux is good for services like mail, web, dhcp, dns and other network related services. But you wont find in Linux something so powerful as  Active Directory and GPO.

If you are going to migrate only database servers then performance is a key factor and Linux provides better performance and stability.
If you are completely new to the subject here you have a comparison covering different topics to consider.

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000575.htm
There is no war in this topic.
If you have budget you possibly will chose
brand Unix with Sun or IBM minicomputer.
If this is not the case you have to chose Linux
(it is cheap) and to invest more money in a stable server machine.

In fact the war is not between Unix-Windows, it is between
Unix-Linux. Unix is the mercedes, Linux is a cheap car.

Windows is also a good solution, but I think the Windows server editions.

Installation of Oracle on Linux is a hard task and need training and preparation.
Installation on Windows is easier and straight forward. But needs also planning
and preparation   ... do not underestimate this.
Whats is your oracle version ?
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it is oracle AS10g r2
I have experience with installing some components of OAS 10g R2.
Be aware that  if will be used for applications that use alphabets
different from English the best solution is to install it on Windows platform.

In Linux you will have major troubles with the alphabets of the nonEnglish languages
and also have to go around the problems with the numerous packages (RPM) you have
to install to fullfill all prerequisites.

Also be aware that the full installation of OAS includes:

1. Infrastructure Oracle Data base
2. The OAS products you decide to use

It is a hard task to manage this set in Linux.
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