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What's New?

Market Driven Support has been announced for Oracle Database 11.2.0.4
One additional year granted for 12.1.0.2 Extended Support - New end date July 31, 2022
Modified PS dates for 12.2.0.1 and 18c to match LSP document
19c Database for Solaris x86 (64bit) - released 07-Nov-2019

Oracle Database Release Roadmap

To help you plan ahead, below is a roadmap that captures Oracle Database Releases (incl. annual and patch sets) from 11.2 onward, showing their lifetime support stages (Premier, Extended). For a table with this data including dates, see Table 3 - Patching End Dates below.

How To Interpret The Roadmap

The Roadmap shown below is a visual representation of our past and current release models detailing their eligible error correction windows within a given Lifetime Support stage (Premier, Extended). If the Extended Support stage is not show for a release, then no error correction is available for that support period (i.e. Oracle Database 18c is not eligible for Extended Support). Beginning with 12.2.0.1, we are now releasing a new database annually (i.e. every calendar year). As designated below, an annual release that will have Extended Support is called the long term support release.

Figure 1 - Database Release Roadmap

For details on the Lifetime Support Policy (Premier, Extended, Sustaining), see Lifetime Support Policy - Oracle Technology Products.
For details on the Error Correction Policy (Patching end dates and grace periods), see Database, FMW, EM Grid Control, and OCS Software Error Correction Support Policy (Doc ID 209768.1).
For details on Global Extended Support Fee Waivers, see Oracle Software Technical Support Policies Section 3 "Lifetime Support" subtitle "Exceptions". During the waiver window, you will continue to receive the same level of Support that you had under Premier Support. After an Extended Support waiver expires, you will need to cover your databases with ES or a ULA that includes ES.

Recommended Upgrade Path

Oracle recommends the following upgrade options:

Now that 19c has released on most major platforms, Oracle's stance on upgrading has shifted away from 18c as an option and is now focusing only on 19c.
If you are currently running 11.2.x/12.1.x you will need to upgrade to the terminal release for the product you are running and then continue the upgrade process by upgrading to the 19c Database (Long term support release).
If you are currently running 12.2.0.1, please upgrade to 19c before the error correction grace period expires.

The purpose of these recommendations is to help you stay within the guidelines of Lifetime Support and Error Correction Policies (allowing you to avoid costly support exceptions), and to encourage you to take advantage of the new features that are available in the latest product releases.

For questions related to certification combinations and Lifetime Support agreements with other Oracle products like Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle JD Edwards, Oracle PeopleSoft, and Oracle Siebel, please contact your Oracle Account Representative.

Lifetime Support Patching (Error Correction) & Upgrade Path for Oracle Database

Release	Patching End Dates (Error Correction)	Extended Support End Dates	Direct Upgrade Path to 19c
Database 11.2
DB 11.2.0.1 (Initial Release)	13-Sep-2011	Not Available	No
DB 11.2.0.2 (Patch Set)	31-Oct 2013	Not Available	No
DB 11.2.0.3 (Patch Set)	27-Aug-2015	27-Aug-2015	No
DB 11.2.0.4 (Terminal Patch Set)	31-Dec 2020 with ES/ULA *(ES Fee waived through 31-Dec-2018)*	31-Dec-2020 *(Requires ES Fees paid or Unlimited License Agreement w/ES enabled (ULA)*	Yes
Database 12.1
DB 12.1.0.1(Initial Release)	31-Aug-2016	Not Available	No
DB 12.1.0.2 (Terminal Patch Set)	31-Jul-2022 with ES/ULA *(ES Fee waived through 31-Jul-2019)*	31-Jul-2022 *(Requires ES Fees paid or Unlimited License Agreement w/ES enabled (ULA)*	Yes
Database 12.2
DB 12.2.0.1 (Initial Release)	20-Nov-2020	Not Available	Yes
DB 18 (Annual Release)	08-June-2021	Not Available	Yes
DB 19 (Long Term Release)	31-Mar-2023 without ES/ULA 31-Mar-2026 with ES/ULA	31-Mar-2026 * *(Requires Extended Support (ES) Fees paid or Unlimited License Agreement w/ES enabled (ULA)*

Table 1 - Recommended Upgrade Patch

* Oracle Database 19c is the Long Term Support Release or “Terminal Patch Set” for Oracle Database 12.2 Release. Extended Support for the 12.2 Family provides you with proactive and security patches for 19c through March 31, 2026.

Oracle Database Release Schedule

These are server releases unless otherwise specified. Server releases always include the native word size client (e.g. 64-bit). Where the platform supports it, a 32-bit and 64-bit client is also part of the release.

Platform	19	18	12.2.0.1	12.1.0.2⁹	12.1.0.1^2,10	11.2.0.4⁸	11.2.0.3	11.2.0.2	11.2.0.1²	11.1.0.7 ¹	10.2.0.5 ³	10.2.0.4 ⁴	10.1.0.5
Oracle Public Cloud Releases
Exadata Express Cloud Service		TBD	18-Sep-2016	N/A
Database Cloud Service	OCI DB System - VM: 8-Jul-2019 OCI DB System - Bare Metal: 2HCY19	1-Mar-2018	4-Nov-2016	Sep-2014	N/A	Sep-2014	N/A
Exadata Cloud Service	19-Jun-2019	Jun-2018	4-Nov-2016	Oct-2015	N/A	Oct-2015	N/A
Exadata Cloud at Customer	2HCY19	May-2018	2-May-2017	Dec-2016	N/A
On-Premises Engineered Systems Same software as released for other platforms but tested on Engineered Systems
Oracle Database Appliance	2HCY19	7-Mar-2018	17-Nov-2017	Apr 2014	N/A	Oct 2013	N/A
Exadata	13-Feb-2019	16-Feb-2018	10-Feb-2017	Oct 2014	Mar 2013	Nov 2013	N/A
Supercluster	2HCY19 (removed previous date incorrectly listed)	12-Mar-2018	10-Feb-2017	Nov 2014	Apr 2014	Dec 2013	N/A
On-Premises Server Releases (includes client) (Download here)
Linux x86	Not planned	Not planned	Not planned	Not planned	Not planned	28-Aug-2013	23-Sep-2011	13-Sep-2010	1-Sep-2009	18-Sep-2008	30-Apr-2010	22-Feb-2008	30-Jan-2006
Linux x86-64	25-Apr-2019	23-Jul-2018	1-Mar-2017	22-Jul-2014	25-Jun-2013	27-Aug-2013	23-Sep-2011	13-Sep-2010	1-Sep-2009	18-Sep-2008	30-Apr-2010	17-Mar-2008	24-Feb-2006
Oracle Solaris SPARC (64-bit)	26-Apr-2019	30-Jul-2018	1-Mar-2017	22-Jul-2014	25-Jun-2013	29-Aug-2013	1-Oct-2011	24-Sep-2010	6-Nov-2009	06-Oct-2008	19-May-2010	30-Apr-2008	05-Feb-2006
Oracle Solaris x86-64 (64-bit)	07-Nov-2019	6-Aug-2018	1-Mar-2017	22-Jul-2014	25-Jun-2013	29-Aug-2013	1-Oct-2011	24-Sep-2010	25-Nov-2009	Not planned	19-May-2010	13-Nov-2008	Not planned
Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)	08-Jun-2019	21-Aug-2018	16-Mar-2017	25-Sep-2014	9-Jul-2013	25-Oct-2013	11-Nov-2011	15-Dec-2010	2-Apr-2010	13-Nov-2008	27-Jul-2010	16-May-2008	Not planned
HP-UX Itanium^⁷	28-May-2019	20-Nov -2018	13-Apr-2017	14-Nov-2014	9-Jan-2014	10-Oct-2013	29-Oct-2011	19-Oct-2010	22-Dec-2009	06-Oct-2008	3-Jun-2010	30-Apr-2008	07-Jun-2006
HP-UX PA-RISC (64-bit) See footnote 6 below	Platform desupported ⁶	Platform desupported ⁶	Platform desupported ⁶	Platform desupported ⁶	Platform desupported ⁶	2-Jan-2014	16-Feb-2012	15-Mar-2011	20-May-2010	11-Nov-2008	15-Dec-2010	02-Jun-2008	05-Feb-2006
IBM AIX on POWER Systems	28-May-2019	20-Nov -2018	13-Apr-2017	14-Nov-2014	9-Jan-2014	10-Oct-2013	29-Oct-2011	19-Oct-2010	22-Dec-2009	06-Oct-2008	3-Jun-2010	15-May-2008	05-Feb-2006
IBM Linux on System z	06-June-2019	20-Nov -2018	6-Jun-2017	14-Nov-2014	9-Jan-2014	9-Jan-2014	1-Dec-2011	30-Mar-2011	Not planned	Not planned	3-Jan-2011	16-Dec-2008	26-Aug-2006
Microsoft Windows (32-bit)	Client only - June 2019	Not planned	Not planned	Not planned	Not planned	25-Oct-2013	11-Nov-2011	15-Dec-2010	5-Apr-2010	10-Oct-2008	19-Jul-2010	17-Mar-2008	13-Feb-2006
Platform	19	18	12.2.0.1	12.1.0.2⁹	12.1.0.1^2,10	11.2.0.4 ⁸	11.2.0.3	11.2.0.2	11.2.0.1²	11.1.0.7 ¹	10.2.0.5 ³	10.2.0.4 ⁴	10.1.0.5
Instant Client-Only Releases
Apple macOS (Intel) download		Mar-2018	15-Jan-2018	2016	Not planned	20-Apr-2014 Download	31-Jan-2013 Instant Client only	Not planned	Not planned	Not planned	Sched TBA	10-April-2009 Single Instance only	Not planned
IBM Linux on POWER (Big Endian)				18-Dec-2015 (download)		4-Dec-2014
IBM Linux on POWER (Little Endian) download	Jul-2019	31-Oct-2018 (download)	7-Jun-2017 (download)	18-Dec-2015 (download)
References for Client-Only:https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/oracle19c-linux-5462157.html https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/oracle19c-windows-5539283.html Desupported Server Platform Releases (No further Database releases will be ported to this platform)
Apple Mac OS X (PowerPC)	Platform desupported												08-Jan-2007
HP OpenVMS Alpha	Platform desupported										31-Oct-2012	15-Dec-2008	15-Feb-2008
HP OpenVMS Itanium						23-Jul-2015					31-Oct-2012	15-Dec-2008	Not planned
HP Tru64 UNIX	Platform desupported										21-Apr-2011	20-Feb-2009	18-Oct-2006
IBM Linux on POWER	Platform desupported (see Doc ID 1310584.1)										17-Mar-2011	9-Jan-2009	Not planned
IBM z/OS on System z	Platform desupported (see Doc ID 461234.1)										26-Oct-2012	Not planned	06-Mar-2006
Linux Itanium⁷	Platform desupported (see Doc ID 1130325.1)										17-Mar-2011	24-Sep-2008	30-Apr-2006
Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-bit) ^⁷	Platform desupported (see Doc ID 1307745.1)										12-May-2011	2-Feb-2009	30-Jan-2006
Oracle Solaris x86 (32-bit)	Platform desupported											14-Nov-2008 Last patch set for this platform	18-Jun-2006
Platform	19	18²	12.2.0.1²	12.1.0.2⁹	12.1.0.1^2,10	11.2.0.4 ⁸	11.2.0.3	11.2.0.2	11.2.0.1²	11.1.0.7 ¹	10.2.0.5 ³	10.2.0.4 ⁴	10.1.0.5

Table 2 - Database Release Schedule

Legend:
Qn CYyyyy: Date falls within the nth Quarter (3 month period) of the Calendar Year specified. For example Q2 CY 2019 means "sometime within the second quarter of 2019, ie between April and June 2019".

TBA = Schedule To Be Announced

DD-MMM-YYYY: Available, date shown is when the patch set was made available on My Oracle Support/MetaLink

1H or 2H CYyyyy: Date falls within the 1st half (six months) or 2nd half of Calendar Year. For example 1H CY2009 means "some time within the first six months of 2009".

Patching End Dates for Database 12.1, 11.2, 11.1, 10.2 Releases and Patch Sets

The dates shown in the table below are the dates Oracle will provide patches, PSUs, and CPUs/SPUs for Database versions 12.1 and earlier on all platforms. A full description of the patching policies is given in Database, FMW, EM Grid Control, and OCS Software Error Correction Support Policy (Doc ID 209768.1). The LSP and patching end dates are as follows unless noted otherwise in Table 2 - Database Release Schedule above.

Beginning with Release 12.2: . Instead of Patch Sets, Patch Set Updates, and Database Bundle Patches, new releases are maintained with Updates and Revisions. For more information see Update and Revisions for Database Proactive Patch Program (Doc ID 2285040.1).

Releases 12.1 and earlier: Patch sets were released periodically. For Database 11.2 and 12.1, the terminal (last) patch set has been released. Proactive patches such as Patch Set Updates (PSU) are released only on those terminal patch sets.

Release	Patching End Date	Premier Support Ends (PS)	Extended Support Ends (ES)	Notes and Exceptions
19c Long term support release	31-Mar-2023 without ES/ULA 31-Mar-2026 with ES/ULA	31-Mar-2023	31-Mar-2026	Part of the 12.2 Release Family Extended Support fees will be required beginning 01-Apr-2023 through 31-Mar-2026 Patching is available through 31-Mar-2026 with paid ES. Without paid ES, patching is only available until 31-Mar-2023.
18c Annual release	08-June-2021	08-June-2021	Not Available	Part of the 12.2 Release Family Patching will end 08-Jun-2021 18c is not eligible for Extended Support
12.2.0.1 Annual release	20-Nov-2020	20-Nov-2020	Not Available	Part of the 12.2 Release Family Patching will end 20-Nov-2020 12.2.0.1 is not eligible for Extended Support
12.1.0.2 Terminal Release for 12.1 Family	31-Jul-2022 with paid ES, ULA, or EBS waiver	31-Jul-2018	31-Jul-2022	First year of Extended Support fees waived 01-Aug-2018 through 31-Jul-2019. Extended Support fees will be required beginning 01-Aug-2019 through 31-Jul-2022. Without paid ES or ULA, patching ends 31-Jul-2019 For E-Business customers, see Extended Support Fee Waiver for Oracle Database 12.1 and 11.2 for Oracle E-Business Suite (Doc ID 2522948.1) The last year of Extended Support July 31-2021 through July 31-2022 will not include Microsoft Windows 2008 platforms or Apple Mac Clients.
12.1.0.1 for 12.1 Family	Ended: 31-Aug-2016	31-Aug-2016	Not Available	12.1.0.1 is not eligible for Extended Support Patching has ended for this release.
11.2.0.4 Terminal Release for 11.2 Family	31-Dec-2020 with paid ES, ULA, or EBS waiver	31-Jan-2015	31-Dec-2020	Premier Support ended 31-Jan-2015. Extended Support fees were waived through 31-Dec-2018. Extended Support fees or a ULA was required beginning 1-Jan-2019 through 31-Dec-2020. Market Driven Support has been announced for 11.2.0.4. This will provide one additional year of paid Support (no Security fixes). For more details, see datasheet at: https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/ds-mds-database-11g-r2.pdf For E-business customers, see Extended Support Fee Waiver for Oracle Database 12.1 and 11.2 for Oracle E-Business Suite (Doc ID 2522948.1)
11.2.0.3 Patchset Release for 11.2 Family	Ended: 27-Aug-2015	27-Jan-2015	27-Aug-2015	Patching has ended for this release. Premier Support ended Jan 2015 but Extended Support Fees were waived through Aug 2015
11.2.0.2 Patchset Release for 11.2 Family	Ended: 31-Oct-2013	31-Oct-2013	Not Available	Patching has ended for this release. There was no extended support for 11.2.0.2
11.2.0.1 for 11.2 Family	Ended: 13-Sep-2011	13-Sep-2011	Not Available	Patching has ended for this release Patching end date for Exadata was 30-Apr-2012 There inwas extended support for 11.2.0.1
11.1.0.7 Terminal Release for 11.1 Family	Ended: 31-Aug-2015⁷	31-Aug-2012	31-Aug 2015	Patching has ended for this release. HP-UX Itanium - Patching ended Dec 2015. Beginning Sep 1, 2015 only Sev 1 fixes were made available through exceptions
11.1.0.6 Patchset Release for 11.1 Family	Ended: 18-Sep-2009		Not Available	Patching has ended for this release. There was no extended support for 11.1.0.6
10.2.0.5 Terminal Release for 10.2 Family	Ended: 31-Jul-2015⁷	31-Jul-2010	31-Jul-2015	All platforms - standard Extended Support ended 31-Jul-2013. Additional support was available via Market Driven Support through July 2019, See Oracle Software Technical Support Policies. HP-UX, Linux, and Windows Itanium - patching ended Dec 2015 and these platforms are not included in Market Driven Support
10.2.0.4 Patchset Release for 10.2 Family	Ended: 31-Jul-2011	Jul-2010	Jul-2011	See Doc 1293180.1. Database Patch Set 10.2.0.4 patching extended to July 31, 2011

Table 3 - Patching End Dates

Footnotes:

¹11.1.0.7 was the last patch set for Release 11.1. See Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products (Doc ID 854428.1) for additional details.

² Base release - Full software release obtained from edelivery or downloaded from otn.oracle.com.

³10.2.0.5 was the last patch set for Release 10.2. See Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products (Doc ID 854428.1) for additional details.

⁴The start of Extended Support no longer forces customers to run the last patch set in order to receive new fixes (such as PSU or CPU).

⁵Patching end dates for terminal patchsets of a release are equivalent to the end of Extended Support. An Extended Support contract is required to receive patches once a release enters the Extended Support phase. See the Lifetime Support Policy covering Technology Products for dates of Extended Support.

⁶Oracle Database Release 11.2 on HP-UX PA-RISC. See Support Status for Oracle Database on HP-UX PA-RISC systems (Doc ID 1313798.1) for details.

⁷ Itanium-based Systems (HP-UX, Windows, and Linux): Additional Extended Support was made available for these platforms. The patching end date table above reflects the new end of Extended Support. See Oracle Software Technical Support policies for more details

⁸ 11.2.0.4 is the last patch set for Release 11.2. Future integrated error correction will come in the form of Patch Set Updates. See Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products (Doc ID 854428.1) for current details.

⁹ 12.1.0.2 is the last patch set for Release 12.1. Future integrated error correction will come in the form of Patch Set Updates. See Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products (Doc ID 854428.1) for current details.

¹⁰ 12.1.0.1 is the last release of Standard Edition (SE) and Standard Edition One (SE1). SE/SE1 customers should consider migrating to 12.1.0.2 Standard Edition 2 (SE2). For more information, see Oracle Database 12c Standard Edition 2 (12.1.0.2) (Doc ID 2027072.1).

* N/A - Not Applicable, i.e. does not apply to.

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Change History

Only significant changes to content (such as new or changed dates, new releases, or clarifications) beginning 1-Nov-2015 are listed below. Minor wording or formatting changes are not recorded.

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Date	What Changed
22-Nov-2019	Updated the Premier Support Dates for 12.2.0.1 and 18c because of confusion between the Lifetime Support Policy and Error Correction Policy. The LSP dates are established and published in the LSP document.
14-Nov-2019	Solaris x86-64 bit released Nov 7, 2019
01-Oct-2019	Updated Roadmap image, Added links for instant clients, Add download link for 19c
01-Aug-2019	Updated the Roadmap image and Patching Table to provide additional clarification. Error Correction Policy determines end dates for new patch creation.
24-Jul-2019	19c SuperCluster release date was incorrectly displayed; uploaded new Database Release Roadmap image to provide improved more complete reference points.
22-Jul-2019	19c DB OCI DB System - VM released July 08, 2019.
19-Jun-2019	Exadata Cloud Service released in all OCI database centers; also uploaded a new Database Release Roadmap image - one that is easier to understand and read.
08-Jun-2019	Database 19c released on Microsoft Windows 64 bit. 18c Error Correction end date will be posted after 19c is released on the last on-premises platforms.
06-Jun-2019	Database 19c released on Zlinux.
28-May-2019	Database 19c released on IBM AIX, HP-UX Itanium; Modified the Upgrade Recommendations section by removing recommendations for 18c now that 19c is available on most platforms on-premises.
26-Apr-2019	Database 19c released on Oracle Solaris SPARC (64-bit)
25-Apr-2019	Database 19c released on Linux x86-64
19-Mar-2019	Modified estimated release dates for EXACS, DBCS, and ODA to Q2CY19
14-Mar-2019	Added release date for Supercluster
04-Feb-2019	Changed the expected release of Exadata Cloud at Customer from Q1CY19 to 2HCY19
12-Dec-2018	Reorgnized document structure, removed outdated content; Modified recommended Upgrade Path table - added updated 19c end dates
07-Dec-2018	Updated Roadmap png with 12c (Nov 20, 2020) and 19c ES dates
07-Dec-2018	Multiple changes: Added remaining 18c release dates, added 19c expected release dates, renamed “Database Cloud Service - Classic” to “Database Cloud Service" and removed deprecated releases: “Oracle Cloud Infrastructure”, “Oracle Cloud at Customer”, “MiniCluster”
12-Oct-2018	Modified dates for AIX, HP-UX Itanium and z/Linux. New timeframe - Nov 2018.
10-Oct-2018	Added Upgrade Path section
05-Sep-2018	Provided release dates for Exadata CC, Exadata CS, OCI, Updated MDS timeframe to include Aug 1, 2018-July 31, 2019
30-Aug-2018	Modified dates for AIX, HP-UX Itanium and z/Linux. New timeframe - Oct 2018.
22-Aug-2018	Added 18c on Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)
07-Aug-2018	Added 18c on Oracle Solaris x86 (64 bit) release, reinstated the original LSP png, and replacead RU and RUR with new terminology (Updates, Revisions)
06-Aug-2018	Added 18c on Solaris Sparc (64 bit) release (July 30)
23-Jul2-2018	Added 18c Linux.x64 release, updated expected release dates on additional platforms.
29-Jun-2018	Added expected release date for 18 on prem
19-Mar-2018	Added 18c release dates for ODA and SuperCluster
5-Mar-2018	Corrected release date for 18c in Cloud - 1-Mar, not 16 Feb. Changed planned date for Exadata Cloud Service to 1H2018. Added row for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database
16-Feb-2018	Updated many areas to reflect the release of 18c on Engineered Systems
2-Feb-2018	Clarified in the description of the roadmap that bars start with the first release which may be in the Oracle Cloud.
18-Jan-2018	Added column for release 18 to the table of releases
8-Jan-2018	Added release dates for 12.2.0.1 on Cloud@Customer and ODA
31-Oct-2017	Corrected 12.2.0.1 bar in Roadmap, erroneously shown as 2 year should be 3
8-Aug-2017	Added clarification releases 18 and 19 are considered part of 12.2 for Lifetime Support Policy purposes, and indicated while release 19 is planned to be the last 12.2 release, this may change to release 20 in the future.
2-Aug-2017	Updated Release Roadmap section to reflect new release model for DB 12.2 and later. Updated roadmap chart to most current.
6-Jul-2017	Formatting changes, remove some information about 10.2 ES fee waiver (no longer relevant)
30-Jun-2017	Added link to download the DB Roadmap since some customers cannot see it in this document.
8-Jun-2017	updated "On-Premises Server Releases" table for 12.2.0.1 on IBM Linux on System z
7-Jun-2017	Added release dates for Db Instant Client 12.2.0.1 for Linux on POWER LE
14-Apr-2017	Added release dates for 12.2 on AIX and HP-UX Itanium
21-Mar-2017	Added release of 12.1.0.2 MacOS Instant Client (historical, it was released in 2016) and a link to download page
16-Mar-2017	Changed date for 12.2 on Oracle Data Appliance to CY2017
16-Mar-2017	12.2 released on Windows x64
1-Mar-2017	12.2 released on Linux x86-64, Solaris SPARC, and Solaris x86-64
10-Feb-2017	12.2 released on Exadata and SuperCluster
31-Jan-2017	Added MiniCluster to the Engineered Systems table
26-Jan-2017	Updated dates for 12.2 on-premises, added Exadata and Cloud release tables, new roadmap diagram, added 12.1 ES fee waiver and new end date for 11.2 ES fee waiver
20-Apri-2016	Release window for 12.2.0.1 pushed to 2HCY2016
23-Mar-2016	Changed patching end date table for 10.2.0.5 to reflect availability of Market Driven Support through July 2017
20-Dec-2015	Added release date and download link for 12.1.0.2 Linux on Power little endian client
4-Nov-2015	Added this change history section

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Oracle Exadata Best Practices (Doc ID 757552.1)

PURPOSE

SCOPE

DETAILS

Multitenant : Massive Changes in 19c and 20c

19c

20c

Release Schedule of Current Database Releases (Doc ID 742060.1)

APPLIES TO:

DETAILS

What's New?

Oracle Database Release Roadmap

Recommended Upgrade Path

Oracle Database Release Schedule

Oracle Public Cloud Releases

On-Premises Engineered Systems Same software as released for other platforms but tested on Engineered Systems

On-Premises Server Releases (includes client)

Instant Client-Only Releases

Desupported Server Platform Releases

ACTIONS

CONTACTS

Change History