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@xxxxxxxxx'; Mandal, Ashoke; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hans Forbrich
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2016 8:59 AM
To: Mandal, Ashoke; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hans Forbrich
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 4:14 PM
To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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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