RE: OraSupported Oracle version on RHEL 7.1

From: <rajendra.pande_at_ubs.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:34:08 +0000
Message-ID: <A66A222B7625DC479778336ACBC73A1F1E1BA27F_at_NASHC736PN3.UBSPROD.MSAD.UBS.NET>


Reference - http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/lsp-tech-chart-069290.pdf Sustaining support – only talks of 11.2

Also see section under Sustaining support in https://www.oracle.com/us/assets/057419.pdf

As I said you may get into issues if you run into issues that were fixed AFTER end of premier support

“Upgrade scripts (availability may vary by program) created during Premier Support and Extended Support (if offered and only after the Extended Support Period ends) “

From: Pande, Rajendra
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2016 9:10 AM
To: 'fuzzy.graybeard_at_gmail.com'; Mandal, Ashoke; oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: RE: OraSupported Oracle version on RHEL 7.1

I think – and I will try and dig for relevant MOS document if I can find.

From a support point of view as in on going support – especially for patches and CPU etc ORACLE will typically deal with emphasize the fourth digit But for an overall support – and that in my reading covers upgrades – only the major version, 11.2 for example is relevant

However – if for the upgrade you decide to either use some feature – like RAT and run into issues, then it could tricky But again for an upgrade to 12c my gut feel is that support will be accommodating so long as a new patch is not required

I would advise a quick SR to confirm

This is my reading
I will try and dig the docs and post – if I can find

From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org<mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org> [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Hans Forbrich Sent: Friday, April 22, 2016 8:59 AM
To: Mandal, Ashoke; oracle-l_at_freelists.org<mailto:oracle-l_at_freelists.org> Subject: Re: OraSupported Oracle version on RHEL 7.1

Then you probably want 'supported', not necessarily 'certified '. In which case I'd contact Support via a SR to determine whether they would indeed support you i the migration and upgrade.

Others have verified that 11.2.0.3 is NOT certified, I've given a reason why it is not. But 11.2.0.4 IS, and thus it is worth asking whether your proposed upgrade path would be supported.

/Hans

On 21/04/2016 3:27 PM, Mandal, Ashoke wrote: Hi Hans,

Sorry for the confusion.
I have multiple production Oracle 11.2.0.3 databases on Solaris 10. We need to migrate these to Linux RHEL and was trying to find out what latest version of RHEL can be used to host Oracle 11.2.0.3 databases. Once we migrate to Linux then we would plan to upgrade these databses to Oracle 12C. I couldn’t find any matrix for Oracle 11.2.0.3 and RHEL and checking anyone has some information regarding this.

Thanks,
Ashoke

From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org<mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org> [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Hans Forbrich Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 4:14 PM
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org<mailto:oracle-l_at_freelists.org> Subject: Re: OraSupported Oracle version on RHEL 7.1

Please define 'Certified'.

From Oracle's online "Oracle Software Technical Support Policies" at http://www.oracle.com/us/support/policies/index.html we read (page 10 of PDF)

"Extended Support
Extended Support may be available for certain Oracle program releases after Premier Support expires. When Extended Support is offered, it is generally available for three years following the expiration of Premier Support and only for the terminal patchset release of a program."

Note the last sentence, regarding 'terminal patchset', which is 11.2.0.4 for Linux.

And from "Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Technical Products" at http://www.oracle.com/us/support/lifetime-support/index.html we see that 11.2 is in Extended Support.

I personally conclude that 11.2.0.3 is no longer supported, and therefore certification on newer OS is unlikely. You may have a different interpretation, in which case you may wish to discuss with your Oracle Support rep.

/Hans

On 21/04/2016 11:51 AM, Mandal, Ashoke wrote: Greetings,

Any idea if Oracle 11.2.0.3 is certified on RHEL 7? I have seen some Oracle note about RHEL 7 supporting Oracle 11.2.0.4 but couldn’t find anything on Oracle 11.2.0.3.

Any information will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Ashoke
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