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CurrentOracleDatabaseReleaseSchedule
ServerReleases(includesclient)
InstantClientOnlyReleases
OlderServerReleases
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Update:
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Update:
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PatchSetRoadmap
PatchingEndDatesforAllRecentPatchLevelReleases
Notes:
ChangeHistory
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PUBLISHED
22Dec2015
22Dec2015
English
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Informationinthisdocumentappliestoanyplatform.
OracleDatabaseEnterprise
Edition
InformationCenters
InformationCenter:Overview
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Installationand
Upgrade/Migration
[1351022.2]
DETAILS
IndexofOracleDatabase
InformationCenters
[1568043.2]
BelowisthescheduleandpertinentsupportinformationforcurrentlyreleasedOracleDatabasebasereleasesandpatchsets.A
patchsetisonlyaddedonceitisreleasedonthebaseplatform,sonofuturepatchsetsareshown.Thetablebelowrepresents
themostaccurateinformationOraclecanprovide,andisupdatedfrequently.
BecauseSupportcannotprovideanydatesotherthanthesetocustomers,pleasedonotlogaServiceRequestaskingfora
scheduleupdate.
InformationCenter:Overview
ofDatabaseSecurityProducts
[1548952.2]
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helpyouplanyourI.T.projects.Thedatesarenotafirmdevelopmentplan.Thereleaseandtimingofany
platformsaresubjecttochangeatanytimeandatOracle'ssolediscretion.
YouraccesstoanduseofthisconfidentialmaterialissubjecttothetermsandconditionsofyourOracle
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
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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Windows
Itanium
Platformdesupported(seeDocID1307745.1)
12May
2011
(64bit)
Oracle
Solarisx86
(32bit)
Platform
Platformdesupported
12.2.0.1
12.1.0.211
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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ChangeHistory
Onlysignificantchangestocontent(suchasneworchangeddates,newreleases,orclarifications)beginning1Nov2015are
listedbelow.Minorwordingorformattingchangesarenotrecorded.
Ifyouwanttoreceiveanotificationofanychangetothisdocument,markthisarticleasaFavorite,andfollowtheinstructionsfor
EmailNotificationin"StayingInformed"sectionofMyOracleSupportResourceCenterforNewUsers(DocID1959163.1).
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20Dec2015 Addedreleasedateanddownloadlinkfor12.1.0.2LinuxonPowerlittleendianclient
4Nov2015 Addedthischangehistorysection
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