SE2 – Standard Edition 2

Can you have more than 1 PDB with Standard Edition 2 (SE2)?

Posted on January 29, 2020 by SE2 - Standard Edition 2 Single-/Multitenant 0

When we announced the 3-PDB-Support with Oracle Database 19c onward at OpenWorld 2019, I was very excited. According to the license documentation, this applies to Standard Edition 2 (SE2) as well. But does it work? Can you have more than 1 PDB with Standard Edition 2 (SE2)?

Can you have more than 1 PDB with Standard Edition 2 (SE2)?

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The license documentation is pretty clear about 3 user-created PDBs:

Check with Oracle Database 19.5.0 SE2

It’s been a while since I installed SE2 instead of EE. But everything goes smoothly. You just need to select “Standard Edition 2” in the OUI. The image you …

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Can you simply switch from SE2 to EE with Oracle Multitenant

Posted on July 18, 2017 by SE2 - Standard Edition 2 Single-/Multitenant Uncategorized 8

Oracle MultitenantThis question is coming up from time to time – and currently not covered in the official Oracle documentation as far as I know: “Can you simply switch from SE2 to EE with Oracle Multitenant?”

Yes, you can!

First of all, the switch is possible and tested. But you’ll have to satisfy a few requirements:

  • Both database versions must be the same
  • Both databases must have the same character set (in Oracle Database 12.1)

That’s it. Simply unplug your Standard Edition 2 PDB and plug it into your Enterprise Edition CDB.

In addition you may have to run several component …

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Can you apply Bundle Patches to SE2 databases?

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Patch Recommendation SE2 - Standard Edition 2 0

Can you apply Bundle Patches (BP) to Standard Edition (SE2) databases?

This question got raised by Adam (thanks!) via the comments section of the blog. But a few days later I read it on the internal mailing lists as well. Adam was referring to this sentence in the BP READMEs since October 2015:

“In this document Oracle Database Home refers to Enterprise Edition. Standard Edition Database software installs should install Database PSU.”

Why was this sentence added?

There were issues with enabling functionality on SE2 databases by accident with a Proactive Bundle Patch – something which got fixed and …

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SE2 – Some questions, some answers …

Posted on September 17, 2015 by SE2 - Standard Edition 2 54

Oracle Standard Edition SE2 12.1.0.2*** Updated on Nov 6  to reflect 11.2.0.4 changes***

There were a lot of questions regarding Oracle Database Standard Edition 12.1.0.2 SE2 in the past days. See below for further blog posts on SE2.

And please find the official Oracle SE2 “brief” document here giving you a good overview on SE2:
[http://www.oracle.com/us/products/database/oracle-db-se2-brief-2680836.pdf]
Document has been removed – link is not valid anymore – sorry!

I’ll try to summarize some topics I’m able to answer by myself. And please don’t expect me to assist with license or license migration questions – that is far beyond my scope or knowledge or responsibility, …

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MOS Download for Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 including SE2

Posted on September 8, 2015 by SE2 - Standard Edition 2 13

Please find all our articles about Oracle Database Standard Edition 12.1.0.2 SE2:

 

You have 3 options to download Oracle Database Enterprise Edition 12.1.0.2 and Oracle Database Standard Edition 12.1.0.2. SE2.

Regarding OTN and eDelivery nothing …

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Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 SE2 – Support and Patches for Oracle Database 12.1.0.1 SE/SE1

Posted on September 7, 2015 by SE2 - Standard Edition 2 6

Oracle SE2

Please find all our articles about Oracle Database Standard Edition 12.1.0.2 SE2:

 

Some questions regarding support for Oracle Database Standard Edition 12.1.0.1 (SE/SE1) came up in the past days.

Most of those are answered already in MOS Note 2027072.1 (Oracle Database 12c Standard Edition 2
(12.1.0.2) )

How long will

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Can you have Oracle Multitenant in Oracle 12.1.0.2 SE2?

Posted on September 3, 2015 by SE2 - Standard Edition 2 Single-/Multitenant 3

Please find all our articles about Oracle Database Standard Edition 12.1.0.2 SE2:

 

 

 

Can you have Oracle Multitenant in Oracle Standard Edition 12.1.0.2 SE2?

No, you can’t as Oracle Multitenant is a licensable option for Enterprise Edition (EE) databases only.

But wait a second …

You can do Oracle Single …

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Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 Standard Edition (SE2) available for download

Posted on September 1, 2015 by SE2 - Standard Edition 2 86

Oracle SE2Finally …

Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 Standard Edition (SE2) is available for download.

Some information is already available in the Oracle Database Licensing Information. And you’ll find more here: https://www.oracle.com/database/standard-edition-two/index.html

Quoting from the pricing document:
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pricing/databaselicensing-070584.pdf

“Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 may only be licensed on servers that have a maximum capacity of 2 sockets. When used with Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 may only be licensed on a maximum of 2 one-socket servers. In addition, notwithstanding any provision in Your Oracle license agreement to the contrary, each Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 database may …

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