Officially, it would not be supported. It may well work since the operating system that a remote database server is running would have a minimal effect on the interaction between the Oracle DB server and AR System. But you'd be 'unconfirmed' when calling Support.
Note that BMC added a clause in the later compatibility matrices that calls out this limitation. Specifically: "AR System Server Supported Databases: The following databases are supported on all operating systems and platforms supported by BMC as defined in the "AR System Server Supported Hardware platforms and Operating Systems" section above." So officially, since Win 2008 isn't supported as an OS on AR Systetm 6.3.00, a DB running on it also would not be supported. However, it's probably a relatively low risk decision to run in that 'unconfirmed' status. -David J. Easter Sr. Product Manager, Enterprise Service Management BMC Software, Inc. The opinions, statements, and/or suggested courses of action expressed in this E-mail do not necessarily reflect those of BMC Software, Inc. My voluntary participation in this forum is not intended to convey a role as a spokesperson, liaison or public relations representative for BMC Software, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Grooms, Frederick W Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 8:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ARS 6.3 Compatibility By specifying to ARS that the Oracle is on a remote server I don't believe it matters what platform Oracle is on. All that matters is that the Oracle client (on the ARS server) can connect to the Oracle database. Fred -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sanford, Claire Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 10:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: ARS 6.3 Compatibility Is Server 2008 R2 64 bit supported for my Oracle server? My net admin team needs to upgrade the server and they want to use Server 2008. I looked on the 6.3 Compatibility matrix and there is no mention of 2008/64 bit on it (granted it is an old matrix). The Oracle database sits on it's own server. Current configuration: ARS 6.3 Patch 24 HD 6.0 Windows 2003 4 gig RAM on app server Oracle 10.2.0.4.0 w/9 libraries Oracle lives on a remote server Windows 2003 8 gig RAM on DB server Claire Sanford Information Systems Division Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Phone: 713 448 6035 [email protected] _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
