As a follow-up to our prior announcement, Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 is now certified with Oracle Database 19c on Linux on IBM Z as a database tier only platform.
Database 19c 
certified operating systems for Linux on IBM Z are as follows:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 7
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) version 12
Note: Linux on IBM Z was previously known as IBM: Linux on System z.
What is a Database Tier Only Platform Certification?
E-Business Suite certified platforms are platforms for which both the application and database tiers of E-Business Suite are supported and for which EBS provides a release package (i.e., Rapid Install). The term E-Business Suite certified platform is synonymous with fully certified platform or Rapid Install supported platform.
A database tier only platform (also known as a split tier configuration) certification is an EBS database certification on a platform for which there is a database release but no corresponding EBS release package. In this case, the application tier runs on a different fully certified platform from the database tier only platform. For a complete list of certified platforms, refer to My Oracle Support’s certification tab.
Note: IBM’s Z systems support a mixed platform architecture with distributed UNIX and Linux application tier servers for customers planning to run E-Business Suite on IBM Z systems.
Pending Platform Certifications
Certification of Oracle Solaris on x64 (64-bit) and Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit) as Database 19c platforms for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 are pending. These certifications will be announced as they become available.
References
For more information, please review the following documentation:
- Using Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 with a Database Tier Only Platform on Oracle 19c (MOS Note 2640496.1)
- Interoperability Notes: Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 with Oracle Database 19c (MOS Note 2580629.1)
- Using UTL_FILE_DIR or Database Directories for PL/SQL File I/O in Oracle E-Business Suite Releases 12.1 and 12.2 (MOS Note 2525754.1)
- Using Oracle Database 19c RAC Multitenant (Single PDB) with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 (MOS Note 2530680.1)
- Export/Import Process for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 Database Instances Using Oracle Database 19c (MOS Note 2615617.1)
- Database Initialization Parameter Settings for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (MOS Note 396009.1)
- Using Fast Online Conversion to Enable Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for Oracle E-Business Suite (MOS Note 2559570.1)
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