Oracle 12c R1 and R2 now certified on RHEL 7.1 and SLES 12 SP1 for Linux on z / LinuxONE

The Virtualization Cookbook for IBM z Systems - updated

The Redbook "The Virtualization Cookbook for z/VM 6.3, RHEL 6.4 and SLES 11 SP3" and the corresponding code examples got an update to the latest distribution levels. They have also reorganized the material into three different books, which I personally don't like that much - but others say this is the way to go.

• Volume 1 - z/VM 6.3 -- pdf
• Volume 2 - RHEL 7.1 -- pdf
• Volume 3 - SLES 12 -- pdf 
• code examples as tgz 

Oracle Database 12c R1 and 11.2.0.4 fixpack available for Linux on System z

Oracle has released the new 12cR1 version of their database for Linux on System z. With the appropriate license you can download it from Oracle. There is a also a blog entry in the Oracle blog. For more details see this IBM Flash.
The Redbook "Experiences with Oracle Database 12c Release 1 on Linux on System z" is a "must read" if you want to start with Oracle 12c on System z.
In the IBM Germany Lab in Boeblingen there has been a class called "Oracle Bootcamp". The presentations can be downloaded here.

Also for the older version 11R2 Oracle released the 11.2.0.4 patchset. There is also a new Redbook available for Oracle 11: Experiences with Oracle 11gR2 on Linux on System z.

(updated 3/26/2014)