Oracle Database 11.2.0.4 Certified with E-Business Suite 12.2

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As per latest announcement from Steven Chan Blog
To begin planning your database upgrade to 11.2.0.4, you should review our
documentation in this order:

1. Interoperability
   Notes: Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (Note
   1623879.1)
   
   
   
2. R12.2
   Consolidated List of Patches and Technology Bug Fixes (Note 1594274.1) .
   The interoperability note references this note. It is crucial that you review all requirements in Section 2.2, "Database
   11.2.0.4 Patches and Bug Numbers" of this note.
   
   
   
3. Database
   Initialization Parameters for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (Note
   396009.1). Make certain that you review Section 4, "Release-Specific Database
   Initialization Parameters For Oracle 11gR2" and Section 6, "Additional Database
   Initialization Parameters for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2".
5. What does this mean if you are upgrading to R12.2?
   
   • 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.
     
     
   It may be useful to review the the Oracle Database 11gR2 support policies and
   dates as part of your decision-making process:
   
   
   • Lifetime Support Policy: Oracle Technology Products (PDF)
     
   • Release
     Schedule of Current Database Releases (Note 742060.1)
     
   Prerequisites
   
   
   • 12.2.2 and higher
   Certified
   Platforms
   
   • 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)
     
   Pending Platform Certifications
   
   
   • Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)
     
     
   • IBM: Linux on System z
   Database Feature and Option
   Certifications
   The following database features and options are
   certified:
   
   • 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)
   Pending Database Feature and Option Certifications
   
   • Database Vault
     
   About the pending certifications
   
   Oracle's Revenue Recognition
   rules prohibit us from discussing certification and release dates, but you're
   welcome to monitor or subscribe to this blog for updates, which I'll post as
   soon as soon as they're available.
   
   References
   
   
   • [/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)
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