[Apr 4 Update: Added HP-UX PA RISC, Sun Solaris SPARC, and IBM AIX to the list of certified platforms]
Good stuff is always worth the wait! We have been receiving several enthusiastic and inquisitive queries on certifying 11g database with E-Business Suite in the past few weeks. This is a critical milestone in that direction. For the eagerly waiting technology community, I am very pleased to announce the certification of Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.6.0) with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i.
Certified Operating System Platforms
The following platforms are now certified:
Prerequisites
Good stuff is always worth the wait! We have been receiving several enthusiastic and inquisitive queries on certifying 11g database with E-Business Suite in the past few weeks. This is a critical milestone in that direction. For the eagerly waiting technology community, I am very pleased to announce the certification of Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.6.0) with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i.
Certified Operating System Platforms
The following platforms are now certified:
- Linux x86 (32-bit)
- HP-UX PA-RISC
- IBM AIX
- Sun Solaris SPARC
- Microsoft Windows x86
Prerequisites
- Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10 Consolidation Update 2 (11.5.10.2)
- Oracle Database Release 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.6.0)
- Oracle Applications Technology ATG_PF.H Rollup 6
- Oracle
Developer 6i Patch Set 18 (6.0.8.27)
Additional interoperability patches are also required.
For complete details, see the OracleMetalink Note below.
Non-RAC to RAC Migration Limitation
- Upgrade of existing non-RAC 9i and 10g E-Business Suite 11i databases to 11.1.0.6 RAC using RCONFIG utility is not yet certified. There will be separate announcement as soon as the effort is complete.
References
- Interoperability Notes - Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1.0) (OracleMetalink Note 452783.1)
- Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1) Documentation
- Oracle Database New Features Guide - 11g Release 1 (11.1)
Comments (13)
There is a small typo in the text - unless you really meant Oracle Database Release 1! I'm pretty impressed with the speed of this certification though. Congrats to the certification crew (who probably don't get too much appreciation from end-users like myself).
Posted by Niall Litchfield | March 26, 2008 6:40 AM
Posted on March 26, 2008 06:40
We are in a process of upgrading to 64-Bit Windows 2003 to Windows 32-bit 2003, is there a Early Adopter Program for Windows 64-Bit (as it is not certified yet) for 11g.
Posted by Zia Hameed | March 27, 2008 12:04 PM
Posted on March 27, 2008 12:04
Niall, thanks for pointing it out. Looks like steven has corrected it already.
Posted by Prasad Akkiraju | March 27, 2008 10:27 PM
Posted on March 27, 2008 22:27
Zia,
I don't remember having seen EAP for DB upgrade. I will have to check to with our platforms team and get back to you. Please await for my response on this.
Posted by Prasad Akkiraju | March 27, 2008 10:28 PM
Posted on March 27, 2008 22:28
Hi!
I think it's great (although a little bit amusing) that the unsupported 6i stack is certified with 11g. Does this mean that 6i generally works with 11g (i.e. also custom apps, even C/S) or is this restricted to EBS 11?
Chris
Posted by Chris Neumueller | March 28, 2008 6:31 AM
Posted on March 28, 2008 06:31
Chris - Note that Applications 11i supports on 6i Forms and nothing higher or lower. Which is based in the 806 Home of IAS 10222. Yes, this is purely for 11i Apps only. 6i stack would have to be supported as long as 11i is supported. So, long way to go. As of now, upgrading to Release 12 is the way if you are looking at latest and greatest Application Server stack.
Posted by Prasad Akkiraju | March 28, 2008 10:49 AM
Posted on March 28, 2008 10:49
Zia,
No, I'm afraid that there are no Early Adopter Programs for Windows 64-bit support for the 11g Database.
Regards,
Steven
Posted by Steven Chan | April 2, 2008 1:23 PM
Posted on April 2, 2008 13:23
We are running an upgrade to 10GR2 at the moment for our 11.5.10 system. We are on solaris.
The certification message didnt mention solaris but the interoperatbility instructions metalink note does detail how to upgrade Unix platforms e.g. Solaris. Do we have long to wait? Is it already certified hence the note :452783.1 with details and patches required? Hopefully it is having already told my management 11g is is so great.
Many Thanks,
Iain
Posted by Iain Sear | April 4, 2008 6:56 AM
Posted on April 4, 2008 06:56
Hi, Iain,
This certification is still in the pipeline. I don't have any specific dates for this one yet. You're welcome to monitor or subscribe to this blog for updates, which I'll post as soon as soon as they're available.
Regards,
Steven
Posted by Steven Chan | April 4, 2008 11:35 AM
Posted on April 4, 2008 11:35
Hi, Iain,
Well this will teach me to respond to blog questions before going through my entire inbox. The Solaris certification was just announced this morning, along with HP-UX and IBM AIX. See this article:
HP-UX, AIX, Solaris Certified for 11g DB and Apps 11i - http://blogs.oracle.com/schan/2008/04/hpux_aix_solaris_certified_for.html
Regards,
Steven
Posted by Steven Chan | April 4, 2008 12:14 PM
Posted on April 4, 2008 12:14
Prasad/Steven,
Any updates on Windows 64-bit (EMT64)support for the 11g Database.
Thanks
Zia
Posted by Zia Hameed | April 23, 2008 2:29 PM
Posted on April 23, 2008 14:29
Hello,
Would anyone happen to know what are the plans around releasing Oracle 11G for Solaris X86-64 bit platform? Like is it reasonable to expect it by the December this year?
Thank you
Galina
Posted by Galina | August 6, 2008 8:13 AM
Posted on August 6, 2008 08:13
Galina,
No, I'm afraid that Oracle has pretty strict policies around disclosures of release dates. I've discussed those policies in more detail here:
Loose Lips Sink Ships -
http://blogs.oracle.com/stevenChan/2007/03/loose_lips_sink_ships.html
If you're interested in when this will be certified for E-Business Suite environments, you're welcome to monitor or subscribe to this blog for updates.
If you're more interested in the generic 11g DB release (independent of its E-Business Suite certification), you might be better-off monitoring some of the Oracle Database-specific blogs.
Regards,
Steven
Posted by Steven Chan | August 6, 2008 12:56 PM
Posted on August 6, 2008 12:56