With the July 4 weekend coming up, it’s nice to wrap up the week with a bang. This final announcement for the week is cause for celebration. Oracle Database 10gR2 10.2.0.5 is now certified with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i (11.5.10.2) and Release 12 (12.0.4 or higher; 12.1.1 or higher). The 10.2.0.5 database patchset is the terminal release for the 10gR2 codeline. Premier Support for 10gR2 ends July 31, 2010 We’ve covered this several times already, but it never hurts to keep reminding you that Premier Support for the 10gR2 (10.2) database ends on July 31, 2010. Regular readers may recall that fees for the first year of Extended Support for the 10gR2 database are waived. There is nothing that customers need to do to remain fully supported other than keep your support contracts current. Higher fees for Extended Support will start August 1, 2011 for most platforms. This is formally documented in two different places, for those of you who appreciate convergent validation:
If you haven’t already done so, I strongly recommend that you review the following article to understand the support implications for E-Business Suite environments:
If you are considering upgrade paths for your EBS environment from 10gR2, you have the choice of either 11gR1 (11.1) or 11gR2 (11.2). For the longest Premier Support coverage, choose 11gR2. Here’s a snapshot of our EBS database roadmap as of today:
Certified Database Options This database patchset certification also includes the following 10gR2 10.2.0.5 database options:
Real Application Clusters
Database Vault
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) Column Encryption
E-Business Suite Release 12 (12.0.4 and higher; 12.1.1 and higher)
Linux x86 (Oracle Enterprise Linux 4, 5)
Linux x86 (RHEL 4, 5)
Linux x86 (SLES 9, 10)
Linux x86-64 (Oracle Enterprise Linux 4, 5)
Linux x86-64 (RHEL 4, 5)
Linux x86-64 (SLES 9, 10)
E-Business Suite Release 11.5.10.2
Linux x86 (Oracle Enterprise Linux 4, 5)
Linux x86 (RHEL 4, 5)
Linux x86 (SLES 9, 10)
Linux x86-64 (Oracle Enterprise Linux 4, 5)*
Linux x86-64 (RHEL 4, 5)*
Linux x86-64 (SLES 9, 10)*
* These are split configurations, where the application tier must be on afully-certified Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i platform.
Other platforms still underway Certifications of other operating system platforms, including HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, and others, is still underway. Oracle’s Revenue Recognition rules prohibit us from discussing certification and release dates, but you’re welcome to monitor or subscribe to this blog for updates, which I’ll post as soon as soon as they’re available. The preceding is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decision. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle. EBS 12 References
Steven Chan was a Senior Director in the Oracle Applications Technology Group. He managed EBS technology stack certifications, ATG product management, ATG documentation and curriculum, and ATG Quality Assurance in the E-Business Suite Development division.
Steven joined Oracle in 1998. Steven retired from Oracle in 2019. Prior to joining Oracle, he held positions with IBM, Deloitte & Touche Consulting, and other software companies.
Steven is an Oracle ACE and a three-time recipient of the Oracle Applications User Group 'Ambassador of the Year' Award (2007, 2009, 2010). Steven received the Oracle Applications User Group Lifetime Service Award in 2011.
