Oracle Database –

Statement of Direction Microsoft Windows 8.1 and

Windows Server 2012 R2
July, 2014

Introduction

Oracle has been a leading provider of database technology on Microsoft Windows platforms since 1994.
Oracle Database offers unprecedented ease of use, manageability, ease of development, scalability, availability
and security on Windows, which can be leveraged by small & medium businesses as well as enterprises.
Oracle Database provides seamless integration with Windows platforms, services and development
environment, enabling customers to take full advantage of both Microsoft and Oracle technologies.

In this Statement of Direction, Oracle Corporation provides the current support status and road map for
Oracle Database Server and Client running on Microsoft’s new operating systems: Windows 8.1 and
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2. This road map does not relate to Oracle Database’s planned support for
any other Windows operating system.

Oracle Database Support for Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

Oracle currently certifies and supports the following:

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.4 and higher) Operating System

32-bit Oracle Database Server and Client Windows 8.1 (32-bit)

32-bit Oracle Database Client Windows 8.1 x64
64-bit Oracle Database Server and Client Windows 8.1 x64
32-bit Oracle Database Client Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
64-bit Oracle Database Server (excluding RAC) and Client Windows Server 2012 R2 x64

Oracle plans to certify and support the following in 2014:

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.4 and higher) Operating System

64-bit Oracle Real Application Clusters Windows Server 2012 R2 x64

Oracle Database 12c (12.1.0.2 and higher) Operating System

32-bit Oracle Database Client Windows 8.1 (32-bit)

32-bit Oracle Database Client Windows 8.1 x64
32-bit Oracle Database Client Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
64-bit Oracle Database Server and Client Windows 8.1 x64
64-bit Oracle Database Server and Client Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
Oracle Database Server support includes Real Application Clusters support for Microsoft Windows Server
2012 R2. For Windows 8.1, Real Application Clusters is not supported.

Oracle plans to include detailed installation and certification information on My Oracle Support. Refer to My
Oracle Support Note: 742060.1 for Oracle Database Server and Client on Windows planned availability dates.

Oracle Database supports the following Windows 8.1 editions:

 Pro (32-bit and x64)

 Enterprise (32-bit and x64)

Oracle Database supports the following Windows Server 2012 R2 editions:

 Datacenter
 Essentials
 Foundation
 Standard

There is no planned support for Windows Server 2012 Server Core.

Hyper-V is supported. More details on supported Hyper-V guest operating systems is available on My Oracle
Support.

This demonstrates Oracle’s ongoing commitment to support its customers on Windows. For latest
information regarding our offering on Windows, please check Windows Server System Center on OTN.

Note: The information provided in this statement of direction is subject to change without notice.

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