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CurrentOracleDatabaseReleaseSchedule

ServerReleases(includesclient)

InstantClientOnlyReleases

OlderServerReleases

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Status:
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Update:
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Update:
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PatchSetRoadmap

PatchingEndDatesforAllRecentPatchLevelReleases

Notes:

ChangeHistory

ANNOUNCEMENT
PUBLISHED
22Dec2015
22Dec2015
English

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Informationinthisdocumentappliestoanyplatform.

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IndexofOracleDatabase
InformationCenters
[1568043.2]

BelowisthescheduleandpertinentsupportinformationforcurrentlyreleasedOracleDatabasebasereleasesandpatchsets.A
patchsetisonlyaddedonceitisreleasedonthebaseplatform,sonofuturepatchsetsareshown.Thetablebelowrepresents
themostaccurateinformationOraclecanprovide,andisupdatedfrequently.
BecauseSupportcannotprovideanydatesotherthanthesetocustomers,pleasedonotlogaServiceRequestaskingfora
scheduleupdate.

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ofDatabaseSecurityProducts
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helpyouplanyourI.T.projects.Thedatesarenotafirmdevelopmentplan.Thereleaseandtimingofany
platformsaresubjecttochangeatanytimeandatOracle'ssolediscretion.

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SoftwareLicenseandServiceAgreement,whichhasbeenexecutedandwithwhichyouagreetocomply.This
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What'sNew?
1Sep2015Patchingenddatefor12.1.0.1extendedto31Aug2016.12.1.0.1isthelastreleaseforOracleDatabase
StandardEdition(SE)andStandardEditionOne(SE1).After31Aug2016wewillnolongerreleasePSUsorCPUsforSE
orSE1.CustomersusingSEorSE1areadvisedtoinvestigateOracleDatabaseStandardEdition2,nowreleasedfor
12.1.0.2.SeeOracleDatabase12cStandardEdition2(12.1.0.2)(DocID2027072.1).

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CurrentOracleDatabaseReleaseSchedule
Theseareserverreleasesunlessotherwisespecified.Serverreleasesalwaysincludethenativewordsizeclient(e.g.64bit).
Wheretheplatformsupportsit,a32bitand64bitclientisalsopartoftherelease.
Clickontheversionnumberintheheadingtogettothedownloadpageforthatpatchset.

ServerReleases(includesclient)
Platform

12.2.0.1

12.1.0.211

12.1.0.12,12 11.2.0.410 11.2.0.3 11.2.0.2 11.2.0.12 11.1.0.71 10.2.0.5

Linuxx86

Notplanned

Notplanned

Notplanned

28Aug
2013

23Sep
2011

13Sep
2010

1Sep
2009

18Sep
2008

30Apr
2010

Linuxx86
64

1HCY2016

22Jul2014

25Jun2013

27Aug
2013

23Sep
2011

13Sep
2010

1Sep
2009

18Sep
2008

30Apr
2010

Oracle
Solaris
SPARC
(64bit)

1HCY2016

22Jul2014

25Jun2013

29Aug
2013

1Oct
2011

24Sep
2010

6Nov
2009

06Oct
2008

19May
2010

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(64bit)
Oracle
Solaris
x8664
(64bit)

1HCY2016

22Jul2014

25Jun2013

29Aug
2013

1Oct
2011

24Sep
2010

25Nov
2009

Not
planned

19May
2010

Microsoft
Windows
x64(64
bit)

Planned

25Sep2014

9Jul2013

25Oct
2013

11Nov
2011

15Dec
2010

2Apr
2010

13Nov
2008

27Jul
2010

HPUX

Planned

14Nov2014

9Jan2014

10Oct
2013

29Oct
2011

19Oct
2010

22Dec
2009

06Oct
2008

3Jun
2010

Platform
Platform
Platform
HPUXPA desupported8 desupported8 desupported
RISC(64
8
bit)
Seefootnote
8below

2Jan2014 16Feb
2012

15Mar
2011

20May
2010

11Nov
2008

15Dec
2010

IBMAIX
onPOWER
Systems

Planned

14Nov2014

9Jan2014

10Oct
2013

19Oct
2010

22Dec
2009

06Oct
2008

3Jun
2010

IBMLinux
onSystem
z

Planned

14Nov2014

9Jan2014

9Jan2014 1Dec
2011

30Mar
2011

Not
planned

Not
planned

3Jan
2011

Microsoft
Windows
(32bit)

Notplanned

Notplanned

Notplanned

25Oct
2013

11Nov
2011

15Dec
2010

5Apr
2010

10Oct
2008

19Jul
2010

Notplanned

20Apr
2014
Download

31Jan
2013
Instant
Client
only

Not
planned

Not
planned

Not
planned

Sched
TBA

Itanium

29Oct
2011

InstantClientOnlyReleases
AppleMac
OSX
(Intel)

TBD

Planned

IBMLinux
onPOWER
(Big
Endian)

18Dec2015
(download)

4Dec
2014

IBMLinux
onPOWER
(Little
Endian)

18Dec2015
(download)

OlderServerReleases
AppleMac
OSX
(PowerPC)

Platformdesupported

HP
OpenVMS
Alpha
HP
OpenVMS
Itanium
HPTru64
UNIX

Platformdesupported

23Jul
2015

31Oct
2012

31Oct
2012

Platformdesupported

21Apr
2011

IBMLinux
onPOWER

Platformdesupported(seeDocID1310584.1)

17Mar
2011

IBMz/OS
onSystem
z

Platformdesupported(seeDocID461234.1)

26Oct
2012

Platformdesupported(seeDocID1130325.1)

17Mar
2011

Linux
Itanium9

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Microsoft
Windows
Itanium

Platformdesupported(seeDocID1307745.1)

12May
2011

(64bit)

Oracle
Solarisx86
(32bit)

Platform

Platformdesupported

12.2.0.1

12.1.0.211

12.1.0.12,12 11.2.0.410 11.2.0.3 11.2.0.2 11.2.0.12 11.1.0.71 10.2.0.5

Legend:
SchedTBA=ScheduleToBeAnnounced
DDMMMYYYY:Available,dateshowniswhenthepatchsetwasmadeavailableonMyOracleSupport/MetaLink
1Hor2HCYyyyy:Datefallswithinthe1sthalf(sixmonths)or2ndhalfofCalendarYear.Forexample1HCY2009means
"sometimewithinthefirstsixmonthsof2009".
QnCYyyyy:DatefallswithinthenthQuarter(3monthperiod)oftheCalendarYearspecified.ForexampleQ2CY2009means
"sometimewithinthesecondquarterof2009,iebetweenAprilandJune2009".
UnsupportedplatformmeansthatnofurtherDatabasereleaseswillbeportedtothisplatform

Patchingforpreviousreleaseends:explainedinnextsection.

PatchSetRoadmap
Tohelpyouplanahead,belowisaroadmapofpatchsetsforOracleDatabasemajorreleases11.1andbeyond,showing
plannedreleasedatesandthedurationoftheirsupportlivesinrelationshiptotheoverallreleaselife.Thechartisbynature
somewhatsimplifiedsobesuretoreadthedetailsbelowittohelpyouinterpretitcorrectly.
Informationisshownforcurrentmajorreleasessince11.1only(i.e.nofuturereleases).Patchsetsarereleasedondifferent
platformsovertime.Onceapatchsetisreleasedonthefirstplatforms(usuallyLinux),thescheduleforreleaseonother
platformswillbeaddedtothetableabove.
DatabasePatchSetReleaseRoadmap

HowToInterpretTheRoadmap
MajordivisionsoftheRoadmapareyears,andminordivisionsarecalendarquarters.

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Thetimelineshowsallcurrentlysupportedreleasesandtheirpatchsets.Foreachgroupthereisalineatthetopforthemajor
releaselifecycle,andsmallerlinesbelowforpatchsets.Thefuturedatesforpatchsetsareshownbasedonageneralplan
actualdatesmayvary.Forthemostuptodateschedule,seethetableabove.
MajorreleasesDesignatedbythe2ndplaceintheversionnumber(e.g.12.1.0.x)andshownasthewiderredbarinthe
Roadmap.LifetimeSupportPolicydatesapplytothemajorreleaseasawhole.ThePremierSupportphaseisshowninsolidcolor
andExtendedSupportisdesignatedbythediagonallinepattern.ForthemostcurrentinformationontheLifetimeSupportPolicy
forOracleDatabaseseeLifetimeSupportPolicyOracleTechnologyProducts.
NOTE:ThefeeforExtendedSupportfor11.2hasbeenwaivedforallcustomersthrough31May2017.No
customeractionisrequiredtotakeadvantageofExtendedSupportduringthistime.

PatchsetsDesignatedbythe4thplaceintheversionnumber(e.g.12.1.0.2),andshownbythenarrowergreen/graybars
belowtheirassociatedmajorrelease.Theplanisfor:
1patchsetforanx.1majorrelease(e.g.11.1).Ifrequiredwemayreleaseasecondpatchsetoneormoreyearsafter
thefirst.
3patchsetsforothermajorreleases,issuedoneyearapartwiththeexceptionofthelast,whichmaybeissuedanywhere
from12to24monthsormorefromthesecondpatchset.Forexample,11.2.0.4wasreleased23monthsafter11.2.0.3.
Whenanewpatchsetisreleased,newfixesforthepreviouspatchsetlevelarecreatedforaperiodoftimetoallow
supportedoverlap:
Firstpatchsetafterabaserelease:oneyeartoinstallthefirstpatchsetwhilereceivingfixesforthebaserelease
Secondandlaterpatchsets:twoyearstoinstallwhilereceivingfixesforthepreviouspatchset
Thelengthofthelinesforeachpatchlevelindicatetheperiodduringwhichnewpatchesarecreatedforthat
version
Thesupportedtimestartswiththefirstreleaseofapatchsetonanyplatformsinceotherplatformsarereleased
laterthesupportedtimeforthereleaseonthosewouldbelessthanthethefullperiodBUTinnocasewillless
than3monthsoverlappingsupportbegiven
Oraclemayinsomecasesgivealongertimetoinstallanewpatchsetthanthestandardtimesshownaboveifso
theactualdateswillbereflectedintheroadmapandpatchingenddatetableinthisdocument.
PatchSetUpdatesandCriticalPatchUpdatesPatchSetUpdatesandCriticalPatchUpdatesarereleasedquarterlyduring
thepatchingperiodforeachpatchsetasshownintheroadmap.andsoarenotlistedseparatelyontheRoadmap.

PatchingEndDatesforAllRecentPatchLevelReleases
ThedateuptowhichOraclewillprovidepatches,PSUs,orCPUsforthepreviousrelease/patchlevelonallplatforms(exceptions
notedinthetableabove).Afterthepatchingenddatewewillnolongerprovidepatches(includingPatchSetUpdatesand
SecurityPatchUpdates)forthatpatchsetonanyplatform.Thisperiodistoallowcustomersadequatetimetoplanforthe
installationofthenewpatchset.Foryourconveniencethedatesarelistedbelow,andafulldescriptionofthepatchingsupport
policiesisgiveninDatabase,FMW,EMGridControl,andOCSSoftwareErrorCorrectionSupportPolicy(DocID209768.1).
Thepatchingenddatesforthedifferentrelease/patchlevelsareasfollowsunlessnotedotherwiseinthetablebelow.Themost
recentpatchsetsarenotlistedbecausethepatchingenddatewillnotbesetuntilthenextpatchsetforthatversionisreleased
untilthentheeffectiveenddateisthesameastheendofExtendedSupportforthemajorrelease(e.g.10.2.0.5patchingends
on31July2015).
Release

PatchingEnds

NotesandExceptions*

12.1.0.2

31Jul2021

12.1.0.1

31Aug2016

11.2.0.4

31Dec2020

ExtendedSupportfeeswaiveduntilMay31,2017.An
ESservicecontractisrequiredstarting1Jun2017.

11.2.0.3

27Aug2015

11.2.0.2

31Oct2013

Enddateextendedbeyondnormal.

11.2.0.1

13Sep2011

PatchenddateforExadatais30Apr2012

11.1.0.7

31Aug20157

11.1.0.6

18Sep2009

10.2.0.5

31Jul20157

AllplatformsstandardExtendedSupport
ended31Jul2013.Afterthat,LimitedExtended
SupportisavailablefromAug2013throughJuly

ExtendedSupportbegins1Aug2018

HPUXItaniumPatchingendsDec2015.
BeginningSep1,2015Sev1fixesonly(noPSUor
CPUwillbeproduced).
ExtendedSupportrequiredstarting1Sep2012

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SupportisavailablefromAug2013throughJuly
2015,Sev1fixesonly(noPSUorSPUwillbe
produced).SeeOracleSoftwareTechnicalSupport
Policies.
HPUX,Linux,andWindowsItanium
patchingendsDec2015.BeginningAug1,2013,
Sev1fixesonly(noPSUorCPUwillbeproduced).

10.2.0.4

31Jul20115

10.2.0.3

22Feb2009

IBMLinuxonPower
IBMLinuxonSystemz

9Apr2009
16May2009

MicrosoftWindowsItanium(64bit)
HPTru64UNIX
10.1.0.4

30Jan2007

2May2009
20May2009

*Platformreleaseswhichcameoutlessthan3monthsfromtheendofthenormalpatchingperiod,whichqualifyforthe
minimum3monthssupportafternewpatchsetrelease.
PremierandExtendedSupportdatesforallcurrentreleases(e.g.10.2or11.2)canbefoundintheOracleLifetimeSupportPolicy
OracleTechnologyProductsdatasheet.Notethatalthough10.2ExtendedSupportbeginsinAugust2010,Extended
Supportfeeshavebeenwaivedforthefirstyearforallcustomers,andlongerforcustomersoncertainplatformsfor
moreinformationseetheOracleTechnicalSupportPolicydocumentsection6.

Notes:
111.1.0.7isthelastpatchsetforRelease11.1.FutureintegratederrorcorrectionwillcomeintheformofPatch

SetUpdates.SeePatchSetUpdatesforOracleProducts(DocID854428.1)forcurrentdetails.
2Basereleasedownloadfromotn.oracle.com.
310.2.0.5isthelastpatchsetforRelease10.2.Oncepatchingendsfor10.2.0.4,futureintegratederror

correctionwillcomeintheformofPatchSetUpdates.SeePatchSetUpdatesforOracleProducts(DocID854428.1)for
currentdetails.
4ThestartofExtendedSupportnolongerforcescustomerstorunthelastpatchsetinordertoreceivenewfixes

(suchasPSUorCPU)10.2.0.4willbepatchedupuntiltheenddatelistedabove.
5Patchingenddatefor10.2.0.4hasbeenpushedbackfromtheoriginal30Apr2011date.Seetheannouncement

inDatabasePatchSet10.2.0.4patchingextendedtoJuly31,2011(DocID1293180.1)
6TBD:Patchingenddatewillbesetoncethenextpatchsetisreleased.
7PatchingenddatesforterminalpatchsetsofareleaseareequivalenttotheendofExtendedSupport.An

ExtendedSupportcontractisrequiredtoreceivepatchesonceareleaseenterstheExtendedSupportphase.Seethe
LifetimeSupportPolicycoveringTechnologyProductsfordatesofExtendedSupport.
8OracleDatabaseRelease11.2willbethelastreleaseonHPUXPARISC.SeeSupportStatusforOracle

DatabaseonHPUXPARISCsystems(DocID1313798.1)fordetails.
9Itaniumbasedsystems(HPUX,Windows,andLinux):AdditionalExtendedSupporthasbeenmadeavailablefor

theseplatforms.ThepatchingenddatetableabovereflectsthenewendofExtendedSupport.SeeOracleSoftware
TechnicalSupportpoliciesformoredetails.
1011.2.0.4isthelastpatchsetforRelease11.2.FutureintegratederrorcorrectionwillcomeintheformofPatch

SetUpdates.SeePatchSetUpdatesforOracleProducts(DocID854428.1)forcurrentdetails.
1112.1.0.2isthelastpatchsetforRelease12.1.FutureintegratederrorcorrectionwillcomeintheformofPatch

SetUpdates.SeePatchSetUpdatesforOracleProducts(DocID854428.1)forcurrentdetails.
1212.1.0.1isthelastreleaseofStandardEdition(SE)andStandardEditionOne(SE1).SE/SE1customers

shouldconsidermigratingto12.1.0.2StandardEdition2.Formoreinformation,seeOracleDatabase12cStandard
Edition2(12.1.0.2)(DocID2027072.1).
FutureOracleDatabasereleasesareplannedfortheotherplatformsbutduetoOracle'srevenuerecognition
policyweareunabletopublishthoseschedulesatthistime.Thisscheduleonlyincludesreleaseswhichhavealready
beenreleasedonatleastoneplatform.
LastPatchSet:WhenOracleknowswhichpatchsetwillbethelastforaparticularrelease,itwillbeindicatedbut
designationassuchisatOracle'sdiscretionandsubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Solarisx8632:Thelastpatchsetforthisplatformis10.2.0.4.
Solarisx8664:OraclehaselevatedtheSolarisx8664toequalprioritywithSPARCSolarisforfutureDatabase
releases.CustomersshouldexpectmoretimelyreleasesandpatchsetsfortheSolarisx8664platform
32bitclients:32bitclientsareshippedwithsomepatchsets,butthescheduleisthesameasfortherestofthe
patchsetunlessotherwisenoted.

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Onlysignificantchangestocontent(suchasneworchangeddates,newreleases,orclarifications)beginning1Nov2015are
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