[Apr 29, 2008 Update: Added HP Tru64 UNIX to the list of certified platforms]

The 10gR2 (10.2.0.3) database has been certified with the E-Business Suite Release 11i.  This is the latest version of the 10g Release 2 Database that is certified with Applications 11i.  The full name of this patch set is:

10gR2 Database Library Screenshot:

What’s New?

This patch set includes an extensive number of fixes related to performance, stability, and security.  The number of actual fixes is too long to list here (or for me to count individually), but if you’re interested in drilling down to the details, the full list is published in:
If you skipped applying the database patches for the US 2007 Daylight Saving Time changeover, you’ll be pleased to hear that the 10.2.0.3 patch set updates the standard version of the Oracle 10.2 time zone definitions from version-2 to version-3. This version of the time zone definitions includes the changes to Daylight Saving Time in the USA in 2007 and other updates.

Oracle’s Own Global Single Instance


I’ve mentioned before that I’m wary about companies that don’t use their own products.  You should be, too.  As part of our certification process for this patch set, Oracle upgraded its own Apps 11i Global Single Instance to 10gR2 10.2.0.3 in March 2007.

Supported Upgrade Paths

If your E-Business Suite environment is already on an earlier version of the 10gR2 database, you can upgrade your database to this patch set. 

If you’re on an older version of the database, it’s definitely worth considering an upgrade now.  You can upgrade to 10gR2 (10.2.0.3) from Oracle8i Release 3 (8.1.7), Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1), Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0), or Oracle 10g Release 1 (10.1.0).

You can also upgrade to this database release if your Apps environment is configured to use Real Application Clusters (RAC) or a split-configuration (where your database tier runs on a different operating system platform than your application tier).

Certified Operating System Platforms

The following platforms are now certified:
  • Linux x86 (32-bit)
  • HP-UX PA-RISC
  • HP Tru64 UNIX
  • IBM AIX
  • Linux Itanium
  • Linux x86-64 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Server (32-bit)
  • Sun Solaris SPARC (64-bit)
Certifications for other platforms are underway now.  As usual, I don’t have firm schedules that I can discuss here, but I’ll post more details about other platforms as soon as possible.

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