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• This upgrade is highly recommended for all
  EBS 12.2 environments.
  
  
  
• If you are just beginning your upgrade to R12.2 project, you should consider
  upgrading to Oracle Database 11.2.0.4 now.
  
  
  
• If your are currently in the midst of your R12.2 upgrade, you may continue
  as planned with Oracle Database 11.2.0.3 and upgrade to 11.2.0.4 as your R12.2
  upgrade project and test plans permit.
  
  
  
• If your go-live date is soon, you may choose to continue as planned with
  Oracle Database 11.2.0.3 and upgrade to 11.2.0.4 after you go-live with 12.2.
  
  

• Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Technology Products (PDF)
  
• Release
  Schedule of Current Database Releases (Note 742060.1)
  

• 12.2.2 and higher

• Linux x86-64 (Oracle Linux 5, 6)
  
• Linux x86-64 (RH 5, 6)
  
• Linux x86-64 (SLES 10, 11)
  
  
• Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit) (10, 11)
  
  
• Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit) (10, 11) - Database tier only
  
• IBM AIX on Power Systems (64-bit) (6.1, 7.1)
  
• HP-UX Itanium (11.31)
  

• Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)
  
  
• IBM: Linux on System z

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• Advanced
  Compression
  
• Active
  Data Guard
  
• Advanced Security Option (ASO) / Advanced Networking Option (ANO)
  
• Database
  Partitioning
  
• Data Guard Redo Apply with Physical Standby Databases
  
• Native
  PL/SQL compilation
  
• Oracle Label Security (OLS)
  
• Real
  Application Clusters (RAC)
  
• Real
  Application Testing
  
  
• Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) Column Encryption
  
  
• Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) Tablespace Encryption
  
• SecureFiles
  
  
• Virtual
  Private Database (VPD)

• Database Vault
  

• [/url][url=https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=1623879.1]Interoperability
  Notes E-Business Suite Release 12.2 with Database 11g Release 2 (Note
  1623879.1)
  
• Oracle
  E-Business Suite Release 12.2: Consolidated List of Patches and Technology Bug
  Fixes (Note 1594274.1)
  
• Database
  Initialization Parameters for Oracle Applications Release 12.2 (Note
  396009.1 )
  
• Database
  Preparation Guidelines for an Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 Upgrade
  (Note 1349240.1)
  
• Using
  Oracle 11g Release 2 Real Application Clusters with Oracle E-Business Suite
  Release 12.2 (Note 1453213.1)
  
• Using
  Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 with a Database Tier Only Platform on 11g
  Release 2 (Note 1613707.1)
  
• Export/Import
  Process for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 Database Instances Using Oracle
  Database 11.2 (Note 1613716.1)
  
• Using
  TDE Column Encryption with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 (Note
  1585696.1)
  
• Using
  TDE Tablespace Encryption with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2(Note
  1585296.1)
  
• Enabling
  SSL in Oracle Applications Release 12.2 (Note 1367293.1)
  
• Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Technology Products (PDF)
  
• Release
  Schedule of Current Database Releases (Note 742060.1)

• Can
  E-Business Users Apply Database Patch Set Updates?
  
  
• On
  Apps Tier Patching and Support: A Primer for E-Business Suite Users
  
• On
  Database Patching and Support: A Primer for E-Business Suite Users
  
  
• Quarterly
  E-Business Suite Upgrade Recommendations; October 2011 Edition