Certified Virtualization and Partitioning Technologies for Oracle Database and RAC Product Releases
Unix, Linux, & Windows Operating Systems
This page contains information on certified virtualization and partitioning technologies for Oracle Database and Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) product releases.
General note: Oracle Database is mainly certified against the Operating System (OS). If an OS vendor releases a newer OS version along with a complementary virtualization and / or partitioning technology, the support of this new combination depends on the following:
- The new OS must be certified by Oracle.
- The new OS plus the virtualization / partitioning solution is guaranteed by the appropriate hardware vendor to be backward compatible to the version listed in the table below.
Additional notes:
- For information regarding Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) Support on Third-Party Clouds see: Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) — Support on Third-Party Clouds — An Overview and Clarification Brief (PDF).
- For information on Oracle-approved hard partitioning technologies for Oracle software licensing purposes, please refer to the Oracle Partitioning Policy (PDF).
- For information on Oracle's support policy regarding Oracle products running on VMware, please refer to My Oracle Support Note 249212.1.
The following table identifies the certififed virtualization / partitioning technologies for Oracle Database and Oracle RAC:
| Platform | Virtualization Technology | Operating System | Certified Oracle Single Instance Database Release | Certified Oracle RAC Database Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux x86-64 | Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) | OL7 OL8 OL9 OL10 | 19c | 19c |
| Linux x86-64 | Docker Containers | OL 7 (UEK4+)/RHEL 7 | 19c | 19c (19.16+) |
| Linux x86-64 | Oracle VM | Oracle VM 3.0 | 19c | 19c |
| Oracle Solaris Sparc | OVM for SPARC (formerly known as LDoms) | Solaris 11 | 19c | 19c |
| Oracle Solaris Sparc | Oracle Solaris Zones | Solaris 11 | 19c | 19c |
| Oracle Solaris x86-64 | Oracle Solaris Zones | Solaris 11 | 19c | 19c |
| Oracle Solaris x86-64 | Oracle Solaris Kernel Zones | Solaris 11 | 19c | 19c |
| IBM AIX Power | Logical Partitions (LPAR), including: Micro Partitions Shared Processors | AIX 7.1+ | 19c (19.3+) | 19c (19.3+) |
| IBM AIX Power | Live Partition Migration (LPM) See notes for certification with ASM or GPFS for data storage | AIX 7.1+ | 19c | 19c |
| IBM AIX Power | Live Partition Migration (LPM) See notes for certification with ASM or GPFS for data storage | AIX 7.3 | 19c (19.3+) | 19c (19.3+) |
| IBM AIX Power | Workload Partition (WPAR) | AIX 7.1+ | 19c (19.3+) | None |
| IBM AIX Power | Active Memory Expansion (AME) | AIX 7.1+ | 19c (19.3+) | 19c (19.3+) |
| HP-UX Itanium | Integrity VM | HP-UX 11.31 or HP-UX 11.23 Guest | 19c (HPVM 6.3+) | None |
| HP-UX Itanium | nPartition (nPAR) Static | HP-UX 11.31 | 19c | 19c |
| HP-UX Itanium | nPartition (nPAR) Dynamic | HP-UX 11.31 | 19c | None |
| HP-UX Itanium | Virtual Partitions (vPAR) Static | HP-UX 11.31 | 19c | 19c |
| HP-UX Itanium | Virtual Partitions (vPAR) Dynamic | HP-UX 11.31 | 19c | 19c |
| IBM System z | z/VM and System z LPAR's | RHEL SLES | 19c | 19c |
| Microsoft Windows x86-64 | Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2022 | Windows Server 2022* Windows Server 2019* Windows Server 2016* *Generation 1 and 2 | 19c | 19c |
| Microsoft Windows x86-64 | Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 | Windows Server 2022* Windows Server 2019* Windows Server 2016* *Generation 1 and 2 | 19c | 19c |
| Microsoft Windows x86-64 | Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 | Windows Server 2022* Windows Server 2019* Windows Server 2016* *Generation 1 and 2 | 19c | 19c |
| Microsoft Windows x86-64 | Oracle VM 3 | Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 | 19c | 19c |
Notes:
Oracle Solaris Sparc Notes
- Oracle VM for SPARC (formerly known as Logical Domains) are supported with:
- Oracle Single Instance and Oracle RAC 19c (19.5 with Patch 23211028) on Oracle Solaris 11.4 and later SRUs.
- Oracle Single Instance and Oracle RAC 19c (19.5 with Patch 23211028) on Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.4 SRU 5 and later SRUs.
- Oracle Solaris Kernel Zones are supported with:
- Oracle Single Instance and Oracle RAC 19c on Oracle Solaris 11.4
- Oracle Solaris 11 Zones on Oracle Solaris Cluster are supported with:
- Oracle Single Instance and Oracle RAC 19c (19.5 with Patch 23211028) on Oracle Solaris 11.4 and Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.4 SRU 5 and later SRUs.
- Oracle Solaris 11 Zones are supported with:
- Oracle Single Instance and Oracle RAC 19c (19.5 with Patch 23211028) on Oracle Solaris 11.4 and later SRUs.
IBM AIX Power Notes
- Oracle DB 19c (19.3 and above) is certified to be used with the IBM AIX Workload Partition (WPAR) feature on AIX 7.1 with a minimum service level of TL09 SP3 or later, and on AIX 7.2 with a minimum service level of TL04 SP1 or later
- Oracle DB 19c (19.13 and above) is certified to be used with the IBM AIX Workload Partition (WPAR) feature on AIX 7.3 with a minimum service level of TL0 SP1 or later
- Oracle DB and RAC 19c is certified to be used with the IBM PowerVM Live Partition Mobility (LPM) feature on AIX 7.1 with a minimum of service level of TL05 SP01 and on AIX 7.2 with a minimum of service level of TL4 SP1 or later, 64-bit kernel
- Oracle DB and RAC 19c (19.13 and above) is certified to be used with the IBM PowerVM Live Partition Mobility (LPM) feature on AIX 7.3 with a minimum of service level of TL0 SP01, 64-bit kernel
In addition, Oracle DB and RAC 19c (19.7RU and above) with GPFS 5.0 (5.0.5.0) is certified to be used with the IBM PowerVM Live Partition Mobility (LPM) feature on AIX 7.1 with a minimum of service level of TL05 SP4 (7100-05-04-1914), on AIX 7.2 with a minimum of service level of TL04 SP2 (7200-04-01-1939) or later, 64-bit kernel
In addition, Oracle DB and RAC 19c (19.11RU and above) with GPFS 5.1 (5.1.0.2) is certified to be used with the IBM PowerVM Live Partition Mobility (LPM) feature on AIX 7.2 with a minimum of service level of TL05 SP4 (7200-05-04-2222), on AIX 7.3 with a minimum of service level of TL00 SP2 (7300-00-02-2220) or later, 64-bit kernel
HP-UX Itanium Notes
Itanium Information
- Oracle 19c single instance databases are supported on HPVM 6.3 or later.
Linux x86-64 Notes
Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM):
- Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM), also known as KVM virtualization, is certified with 19c Oracle Single Instance and Oracle RAC for all supported Oracle Linux 7 distributions.
- KVM is certified with 19c Oracle Single Instance and Oracle RAC for all supported Oracle Linux 8 distributions:
- Oracle Linux 8.1 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6:5.4.17-2011.0.7.el8uek.x86_64 or later
- Oracle Linux 8 with the Red Hat Compatible kernel:4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64 or later
Microsoft Windows x86-64 Notes
Microsoft Hyper-V:
- A particular Oracle Database Client version is certified for a Hyper-V host/guest combination whenever the same version database single instance version is certified for that same combination. For example, Oracle Database 19c single instance is certified on Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V host and Windows Server 2019 guest. That means Oracle Database 19c client is certified on the host/guest combination too.