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Oracle Database on IBM Power: Roadmap
Update as of July 22, 2018
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10.2.0.5
11.1.0.7
11.2.0.4
AIX
version
3.5
4.1
AIX 5.3
AIX 6.1
AIX 5.3
AIX 6.1
AIX 5.3
AIX 6.1
AIX 7.1
AIX 7.2
12.1.0.1
12.1.0.2
AIX 6.1
AIX 7.1
AIX 6.1
AIX 7.1
AIX 7.2
4.2
6.1
7.1 8
PowerVM
7.2 8
AME
LPAR10 DLPAR
LPM
ASM
3
LPM
Spectr.
Scale
4
VIOS1
WPAR5
Plans focus on newer versions
Oracle DB
Release 7
PowerHA 2
Spectrum Scale (GPFS)
Legend:
Certified
Planned 9
Under Consideration
RAC Support added
Not planned
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AIX 7.1
AIX 7.2
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Legend:
Plans focus on newer versions
Supported
Planned 2
Under Consideration
RDS Support
VIOS Support
Not Planned
Not Applicable
(1) RDSv3 is supported on AIX 7.2 Power
(64-bit) with Oracle 12c (12.1.0.2)
using RoCE Adapters. It does not
include virtualization support
(2) 1GigE is supported but not
recommended. Use 10 GigE or
40GigE instead
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Terminology, Acronyms, Lifecycles and Special Notices
AME = Active Memory Expansion
DLPAR = Dynamic Logical Partition
EOS = End of Support
Oracle Database Premium
Support 1
• 10.2.0.x Ended Jul-2010
IBM Software
Lifecycle
GA
EOS
AIX 5.3
08/04
04/12
• 11.1.0.x Ended Aug-2012
GA = General Availability
AIX 6.1
09/08
04/17
• 11.2.0.x Ended Jan-2015
AIX 7.1
09/10
04/22 2
GPFS = General Parallel File Systems
• 12.1.0x July 2018 (fee
waived for Extended
Support until July 2021)
AIX 7.2
12/15
10/20 2
GPFS 3.4
07/10
04/15
GPFS 3.5
04/12
04/17
IPoIB = Internet Protocol over Infiniband
Spectrum Scale 4.1
05/14
TBD
LPM = Live Partition Mobility
Spectrum Scale 4.2
12/15
TBD
RDS = Reliable Datagram Sockets
PowerHA 6.1
10/09
04/15
PowerHA 7.1
12/13
04/18 2
PowerHA 7.2
12/16
04/20 2
VIOS 2.2.3
11/13
11/17
VIOS 2.2.4
12/15
12/18
VIOS 2.2.5
11/16
11/19
FCoE = Fiber Channel over Ethernet
Spectrum Scale = new name of GPFS, as of 4.1
PowerHA = new name for HACMP
RDMA = Remote Direct Memory Access
RoCE = RDMA over Converged Ethernet
SDP = Sockets Direct Protocol
VIOS = Virtual I/O Server
WPAR = Workload Partitioning
1
Note: Oracle’s Lifetime Support Policy: Coverage for Technology Products
http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/lsp-tech-chart-069290.pdf
2
Estimated date and valid for the latest TL – technology level
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