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Hi
Does it mean that after Aug-27-2015 there will no PSU/CPU or any one off bug fixes available for 11.2.0.3?
Is there any option to get paid extended support beyond Aug-27-2015 and what is convered in that?
Thx
-Ashish
Ashish,
you may please check:
Release Schedule of Current Database Releases
MOS Note.742060.1
This explains that the Extended Support offer runs out for 11.2.0.3 in August 2015. If you need further extended ssupport for 11.2 you will have to move to 11.2.0.4 for that. Then you’ll get almost another half year of Extended Support at no extra cost – plus it is your decision to purchase further Extended Support once the first year of waived Extended has ended.
Cheers, Mike
Hi Mike,
On Your workshop in Copenhagen, You mentioned that we need to apply for the extra year of support for 11.2. DOes this still apply?
Br,
Kim
Kim,
no action is required to take advantage of the first year of waived (free) extended support for Oracle Database 11.2 – but keep in mind that the first full year will apply to Oracle 11.2.0.4 only. For 11.2.0.3 the extended support will end 27-AUG-2014 – and for 11.2.0.2 and 11.2.0.1 there’s no extended support available.
Just when you’d like to have more than this first year you’ll have to contact Oracle.
Cheers, Mike
Hi Mike,
If Oracle has waived first year of EXTENDED SUPPORT for 11.2.0.4, does it mean we do not need to pay for extended support till Jan 2016.
If we need support beyond Jan 2016, we have the option of purchasing extended support, which would last until Jan 2018, correct?
Regards,
Vijay
Vijay,
this is correct – no payment for the first year of Extended Support for 11.2. And if you need additional Extended Support after the first (free) year then you’ll have to signal this to Oracle and pay an additional 20% Support (only Support, not license!) fee on top. Same for year 3.
Thanks, Mike
Mike,
I went through the 475 page slideshow that you and Roy Swonger put together about upgrade to 12c. Since you are very knowledgeable about upgrades, here are few questions:
a) As far as I understand, during error correction support, Oracle will continue to produce patches for fixing various bugs and/or security issues for 11.2.0.4 but they will not release a new version of Oracle. Is this correct?
b) If I am ready to pay for extended support beyond 2016, I can stay on 11.2.0.4 till 31-Jan-2018 and there is no rush for me to upgrade to 12c. Is this statement correct?
The reason I am asking is that client is getting some information that since premier support for 11.2.0.4 will end on 31-Jan-2015, sky will fall unless they upgrade to 12c. Is this correct?
Thanks,
Arun
Hi Arun,
thanks for your comments.
(a) During the Extended Correction Support Oracle will produce critical and security fixes. Those can be logged and requested by customers who have an Extended Support contract. In the first year this will apply to every customer on Oracle 11.2.0.4 at no extra costs and without any extra action necessary. For Oracle 11.2.0.3 this option will end at Aug 27, 2015 as Extended Support for Oracle 11.2.0.3 will end by this date.
(b) If you are ready to pay Extended Support (year 1 for 11.2.0.4: FREE — year 2/3: each year 20% of your support fee extra) then you could think of staying. But I’d just recommend you this if there’s absolutely no other option. Reason: Usually people wait for at least the first patch set for a new release. If your plan is now to wait for Oracle 12.2 I can’t give you a date but I’d foreseeing that you may get into trouble to start your testing for 12.2.0.2 early enough to switch before even the Extended Support for Oracle 11.2.0.4 will finally end by Jan 31, 2018. Please be aware regarding Oracle 12.2 that I’m only speculating based on experiences from the past.
Hope this answers your questions 🙂
Cheers
Mike
Hi,
It’s not a really clear board.
the last patchset version 11.2.0.4 is GA on 05/2014
The Premier (grace ?) end of Support (2 year) will be on 05/2016 ?
The extended support (? years) will be on 01/2018 ?
I suppose it’s more easy to create a new proper article on the blog than update each time this article…
Hi,
thanks for your kind advice.
Actually it’s pretty simple and straight forward:
– Premier Support 11.2.0.x ends: 31-JAN-2015
– Extended Support 11.2.0.3 ends: 27-AUG-2015
– Waived Extended Support 11.2.0.3: 31-JAN-2016
– Extended Support 11.2.0.4 ends: 31-JAN-2018
– Waived Extended Support for 11.2.0.4 ends: 31-JAN-2016
Pretty simply, isn’t it?
If you would have looked at MOS Note:742060.1 (see my article above) you’d have seen that GA for 11.2.0.4 was 27-AUG-2013 – not as you mention 05/2014 😉
Hope this helps – cheers
Mike
Actually even though it sounds that simple my above comment has an error (thanks Ronit) – it should say:
– Premier Support 11.2.0.x ends: 31-JAN-2015
– (Waived) Extended Support 11.2.0.3 ends: 27-AUG-2015
– Extended Support 11.2.0.4 ends: 31-JAN-2018
– Waived Extended Support for 11.2.0.4 ends: 31-JAN-2016
Sorry for that …
Mike
Is there any way to extend the extened support of 11.2.0.3
to say 31/1/2016 ?.
/Peter
No – sorry for that.
Extended Support for Oracle 11.2.0.3 will END 27-AUG-2015.
My recommendation: start testing your upgrade to Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 now. Then your chances will be good to upgrade within the next months.
And if you doubt, please have a look into MOS Note:161818.1
Click on the "11.2" release link in the left most column.
Then search for "Availability and Known Issues with Oracle 11.2.0.3" patch set – and check all the issues, alerts and issues introduced.
Repeat the same exercise with 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2. And don’t tell me you’ll move to 11.2.0.4 instead 😉
Cheers
Mike