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Certification Information for Oracle Database on Linux x86-64 (Doc ID
1304727.1)
Modified: 03-Mar-2014 Type: REFERENCE
In this Document
Purpose
Details
Certification Information for Oracle Database on Linux x86-64
Platform Information
Product Information
Release Information
Certification Details for Specific Releases
References
APPLIES TO:
Oracle Database - Standard Edition - Version 9.2.0.1 and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.1 and later
Oracle Database - Personal Edition - Version 9.2.0.1 and later
Linux x86-64
PURPOSE
This document collects into one place all the individual platform and certification notes for Database on Linux x86-64
that were in the older My Oracle Support certification system. This document can be used as a standalone reference
and index to important details about the certification of all active Database releases on the Linux x86-64 platform. In
addition, all individual certifications will refer to this note so there is a single consistent source of certification details.
DETAILS
Certification Information for Oracle Database on
Linux x86-64
This document contains general information pertaining to all releases of the Oracle Database, and information about
individual releases
Platform Information
Processor Chip Information:
Linux x86-64, support on AMD64/EM64T and Intel Processor Chips that adhere to the x86-64 architecture with
supported Linux releases.
Running 32-bit Linux x86 Oracle Database server on Linux x86-64 AMD64/EM64T (64-bit OS) is not supported
.
32-bit Client software:
The only release of 32-bit RDBMS Client software that will properly install on an x86_64 Linux OS system
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is 11.2.
32-bit client software from any earlier Oracle Database release (9.2, 10.1, 10.2 or 11.1) is NOT
supported and will NOT install on any x86_64 Linux OS system
Oracle 32-bit running on AMD64/EM64T with a 32-bit OS is supported, refer to platform Linux x86 for
more information on product availability.
OS Information:
Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel information:
Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux is available for x86-64 platforms. It is based on a recent stable mainline
Linux kernel, and also includes optimizations developed in collaboration with Oracle Database, Oracle middleware,
and Oracle hardware engineering teams to ensure stability and optimal performance for the most demanding
enterprise workloads. New releases of Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel occur approximately every 18 months.
When choosing Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel, please be aware of its support schedule and grace periods,
documented here: http://linux.oracle.com/supported.html
ZFS - use of ZFS with Oracle Database on Linux x86-64 is not supported.
For additional information on Linux Operating System support refer to Support of Linux and Oracle Products on
Linux (Doc ID 266043.1).
Virtualization and Partitioning Information:
Customers should review Supported Virtualization and Partitioning Technologies for Oracle Database and RAC
Product Releases
Oracle Single Instance Databases on Linux with HP Virtual ConnectFlexFabric (FCoE with 10gE technologies) are
supported.
Product Information
For general information relating to certification for the Oracle Database product, including virtualization,
interoperability, binary compatibility, general release and patch set information, see Core Database
Certification Information (Doc ID 1306539.1).
Release Information
Patch set release information can be found in Release Schedule of Current Database Releases [ID 742060.1]
Certification Details for Specific Releases
NOTE: The details provided here are a summary of the information provided in the Readme and Installation Guides
for the various releases and platforms, provided for your convenience. In a few cases information is included here
before it is published in the Readme. You can tell that this is the case when this document contains details not
found in the Readme or Install Guide. In all other cases, when there is a conflict between this document and the
Readme, you should rely on the Readme / Install Guide.
UPDATES/SPs: When a platform release is certified, all updates to that release (e.g. SP) are considered certified.
For example, if a release is shown as certified with OEL 5, when any SPs are released they are also certified.
12.1
OS versions and minimum levels:
Oracle Linux 6.x
Red Hat compatible Kernel
Update 2 or higher - Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK R2) 2.6.39-100.5.1 or higher
Update 4 or higher - Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK R3) 3.8.13-16 or higher
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Oracle Linux 5 Update 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 6
SLES 11 SP2: 3.0.13-0.27 or later
See Oracle Database Installation Guide 12c Release 1 (12.1) for Linux, Chapter 3.7.1 for supported kernels and
package information for all the above Linux versions
11.2
OS versions and minimum levels:
Asianux 3 SP2 and higher
Oracle Linux 4 Update 7 and higher
Oracle Linux 5 Update 2 and higher
Red Hat compatible Kernel
Update 5 or higher - Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK R1) 2.6.32-100.28.5.el5.x86_64
or higher
Update 8 and higher - Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK R2) 2.6.39-100.5.1 or higher
Oracle Linux 6.x - Database 11.2.0.3 and higher
Red Hat compatible Kernel
Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK R1) 2.6.32-100.28.5.el6.x86_64 or higher
Update 2 or higher - Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK R2) 2.6.39-100.5.1 or higher
Update 4 or higher with 11.2.0.4 - Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK R3) 3.8.13-16 or
higher
Red Hat Enterprise 4 Update 7 and higher
Red Hat Enterprise 5 Update 2 and higher
Update 5 or higher - Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK R1) 2.6.32-100.28.5.el5.x86_64
or higher
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x - Database 11.2.0.3 and higher
Red Hat kernel 2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64 or later
Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK R1) 2.6.32-100.28.5.el6.x86_64 or later
SLES 10 SP2 and higher
SLES 11 or higher
See Oracle Database Installation Guide 11g Release 2 (11.2) for Linux sections 2.3.1 "Operating System
Requirements", 2.3.2 "Kernel Requirements", and 2.3.3 "Package Requirements" for details about minimum
requirements for your specific configuration.
RAC Technologies Compatibility Matrix (RTCM) for UNIX Platforms
Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2), the Security Enhanced Linux (SE Linux) feature is
supported for Oracle Linux 4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Oracle Linux 5, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
11.1
OS versions and minimum levels
Asianux 2
Asianux Server 3.0
Oracle Linux 4
Oracle Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise 4
Red Hat Enterprise 5
SLES-10
SLES-11
11.1 Linux Installation Guides
See Oracle Database Installation Guide 11g Release 1 (11.1) for Linux for the Minimum Operating System
Requirements.
RAC Technologies Compatibility Matrix (RTCM) for Linux Clusters
10.2
OS versions and minimum levels
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Asianux 2
Asianux Server 3.0
Monta Vista Carrier Grade Edition 5 (Requires 10.2.0.4)
Oracle Linux 4
Oracle Linux 5 (10.2.0.3 or later for RAC)
Red Hat Enterprise 4
Red Hat Enterprise 5 (10.2.0.3 or later for RAC)
SLES-9
SLES-10 (10.2.0.4 or later)
SLES-11
10.2 Installation Guides
See Database Installation Guide for Linux x86-64 for the Minimum Operating System Requirements.
RAC Technologies Compatibility Matrix (RTCM) for Linux Clusters
Asianux 3.0 notes - For the installationof 10.2 on Asianux Server 3 X86-64 bit platform:
For 10.2.0.1, issue 'runInstaller -ignoreSysPrereqs' to proceed the installation
For 10.2.0.4, suggest to install asianux-lsb-3.0-4AX.x86_64.rpm before Oracle products installation. For
getting this rpm, visit asianux official website to download.
Oracle Linux 4 notes:
binutils on RHEL4 Update 1 is not available.
Customers need to apply an hotfix available at: http://oss.oracle.com/projects/compat-
oracle/files/RedHat/ choose binutils-2.15.92.0.2-13.0.0.0.2.x86_64.rpm
Oracle Linux 5 notes:
See Requirements for installing 10gR2 RHEL/OEL 5 (x86_64) (Doc 421308.1).
RHEL4 notes:
binutils on RHEL4 Update 1 is not available.
Customers need to apply a hotfix available from http://oss.oracle.com/projects/compat-
oracle/files/RedHat/ choose binutils-2.15.92.0.2-13.0.0.0.2.x86_64.rpm
SLES-11 notes:
Novell Bug # 517098:
Description: OCFS2 * datavolume problem with Oracle RAC
Fix: Update OCFS2 Kernel module for SLES11 - Download from Novell here
To add SuSE-11 support use "-ignoreSysPrereqs" option. Provide the edits required in orapaparm.ini for
both database & clusterware.
RAC installation - see 10.2 RAC Install issues on Oracle EL5 or RHEL5 or SLES10 (VIPCA / SRVCTL / OUI
Failures) (Doc ID: 414163.1)
SLES 2.6.27.19 or later is required
10.1
10.1 is in Extended Support as of February 1, 2009. See Oracle Lifetime Support Policy - Technology for more
details.
OS versions and minimum levels
Asianux 1
Asianux 2
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise 3
Red Hat Enterprise 4
SLES 9
SLES 8 (10.1.0.4 or later)
9.2
All support for 9.2 ended as of July 31, 2010. See Oracle Lifetime Support Policy - Technology for more details.
OS versions and minimum levels
Asianux 2 (9.2.0.7 minimum)
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Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise 3 (9.2.0.4 required, no 9.2.0.5)
Red Hat Enterprise 4 (9.2.0.7 minimum)
SLES 8 (9.2.0.4 minimum - Patches needed for for EMT64T 4261532 & 4233179)
SLES 9 (9.2.0.6 minimum - Patches needed for for EMT64T 4261532 & 4233179)