[Q & A ] 19. Oracle Database Server 8.1.7.4 will be in Extended Support (ES) on January 01, 2005. Will the Critical Patch Update in January 2005 be provided for this version?
Yes, the Critical Patch Update in January 2005 will be provided for Oracle Database Server 8.1.7.4. However, the Error Correction Support for 8.1.7 for some platforms ended on 31-DEC-2003 as described in Note 250629.1 Oracle Database 8.1.7 (8i) desupport notice 1 of 2 and no Extended Maintenance Support (EMS) wasNote 250629.1 Oracle Database 8.1.7 (8i) desupport notice 1 of 2 and no Extended Maintenance Support (EMS) was offered. Therefore, the Critical Patch Update for this product version will not be available for those platforms listed in Note 250629.1. Furthermore, the same ES policy still applies, as described in Q5 above. [TOP]
Product Obsolescence / Desupport Information:
Oracle Corporation announces the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle Database version(s) 8.1.7 (8i) & 8.1.7.x (8i) on the following platform(s): Data General Intel Unix, IBM OS/390 (z/OS) version(s) ALL - MPM, excluding OSDI, IBM NUMA-Q DYNIX/ptx (Sequent), SGI Unix, IBM AIX-Based Systems version(s) 4.3.3, Fujitsu-Siemens RM200-600E Reliant Unix, NEC UX/4800, UnixWare (SCO), effective 31-DEC-2003.
Oracle Corporation recommends customers upgrade/migrate to the following as soon as possible to maintain the highest level of support:
Customers running on one of Oracle's strategic platforms should upgrade to the current version of Oracle Database. Please refer to the most current version of the Oracle Platform Strategy advisory (MetaLink Doc ID: Oracle Platform Strategy advisory (MetaLink Doc ID: 149914.1).
At the time of this notice, Oracle Database 9.2 is the current release, but it is likely that others may be released prior to the desupport date for 8.1.7. 9.2 is the recommended upgrade path for the longest support life.
Customers who are NOT running on one of the above-mentioned strategic platforms should plan to migrate to a then-supported platform in time to upgrade to a currently-supported version of Oracle Database.
ES will be provided until 31-DEC-2006, if the customer has a current support contract in place.
ES includes the following:
ES does NOT include the following:
Telephone and Electronic support, consisting of:
Answers to customers' questions
Assistance with migration plans to a supported platform and/or product
Workarounds, where possible
Error Correction Support (ECS) - No new bug fixes
Backporting of fixes
Certification with supported products, newer operating system versions or new compilers
Escalation support, response time adherence and skill availability
Customer Action:
To upgrade/migrate, U.S. customers must contact Oracle Support Services at +1.800.223.1711. (NOTE: Non-U.S. customers must contact their Oracle Local Support Center (LSC).) See http://www.oracle.com/support/index.html for further details.
Exceptions and/or Miscellaneous Information:
This desupport notice applies to all patch sets of Oracle database 8.1.7 (8i).
Oracle Database 8.1.7 & 8.1.7.x includes the following:
Client
Enterprise Edition
Parallel Server
Personal Edition
E-Business Suite 11i Customers: E-Business Suite customers on versions 11.5.1 - 11.5.6 running against 8.1.7.4 will remain supported until the end of Error Correction Support of versions 11.5.1 - 11.5.6.
See Certify or Metalink Doc ID: 329689.1 for further details.
E-Business Suite 11.0.3 Customers: E-Business Suite 11.0.3 customers (with certified combinations) running 8.1.7.4 Applications databases in Server Partitioned configurations will remain supported until end of Error Correction Support of E-Business Suite 11.0.3.
See Certify or Metalink Doc ID: 329685.1 for further details.
Extended Maintenance Support (EMS):
EMS will be offered for the following platforms ONLY until 30- JUN-2004:
Data General Intel Unix
Fujitsu-Siemens RM200-600E Reliant Unix
IBM NUMA-Q DYNIX/ptx (Sequent)
SGI Unix
EMS will be offered for the following platform ONLY until 31-DEC- 2005:
EMS will NOT be offered for the following platforms:
IBM OS/390 (z/OS) ALL - MPM, excluding OSDI
NEC UX/4800
UnixWare
Novell NetWare Customers:
ALL Oracle products on Novell NetWare were desupported 31-DEC- 2001. In order to ensure customers had sufficient time to migrate to the terminal release on Novell Netware, Oracle extended ECS for Oracle Database - Oracle8i 8.1.7 on Novell Netware until 31-JAN-2003.
Oracle Database 8.1.7 (8i)'s Desupport Notice 2 of 2:
This desupport notice was originally published 08-OCT-2003 and emailed (via Oracle MetaLink) to the U.S. customer's contact currently on file with Oracle Corporation. (NOTE: If the contact information is not current, please update these details in Oracle MetaLink (http://metalink.oracle.com) under "User Profile" or email the current contact information and CSI# to OBSSUPP_US@oracle.com.)
This document is for informational purposes only, and is intended to outline Oracle Corporation's current migration path. The information in this document is subject to change without notice at Oracle Corporation's discretion. In accordance with Oracle Corporation's current transfer policy, future releases of Oracle programs (migration paths) are provided to customers who have a valid support contract only.
Customers with a current support contract should view the current desupport notice via Oracle MetaLink under "Certify & Availability" ==> "1. View Certifications by Product" ==> "Desupport Advisories and Notices" or under Doc ID: 250629.1.
