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> re: client-server support on database 9.x Looks like database 9.0.1.x will probably die (without *any* EAS) a lot sooner than 8.1.7. since there is no evidence at this time that database 9.2.x, or later, will ever support client-server, database 8.1.7 looks like the better choice for longevity reasons. regards, ep additional background: ---excerpt--- Linked from search results for "190435.1" Oracle Server (RDBMS) Releases Support Status Summary Information here was last updated on 10-June-2002 ... Oracle Server Releases Status Summary ... Release: 9.0.1.X Current Patch Set 9.0.1.3 Next Patch Set : Late 2002 Error Correction Support Ends ***Probably 30-June-2003** Error Correction Support Ends ***No EMS*** ... http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=148054. 1 ... Product Version(s): 8.1.7 (8i) Platform(s): Platform Version(s): ALL Platforms ALL Desupport End Dates: Error Correction Support (ECS): 31-DEC-2003 Extended Assistance Support (EAS): 31-DEC-2006 Extended Maintenance Support (EMS): 31-DEC-2005 ... EAS will be provided until 31-DEC-2006, if the customer has a current support contract in place. ... Exceptions and/or Miscellaneous Information: Extended Maintenance Support (EMS) will be offered on the following platforms ONLY until 31-DEC-2005: ... Microsoft Windows 2000 ... ---end--- ---excerpt from TAR--- New info : ~ Apparently I neglected to also ask how long database 9.0.1 will be supported? ~ Here is the only information I found, which is not definitive: ~ ~ ~(Enterprise database server) ~ ~ | Desupport Information: ~ | ~ | The lifecycle policy for all Oracle Server releases, where ~ | lifecycle is defined as the length of support by development, ~ | is 21 months for all non-terminal releases and 27 months for ~ | all terminal releases. All desupport dates adhere to this ~ | policy. These dates [***]may move out[***], however, based ~ | on business need, product interdependencies, etc. ~ ~ Oracle database versions 8.1.7 and 9.0.1 have start dates of FEB- 2002. ~ Are you aware of any "official" statement indicating that there will be a database version (9.0.1, or its replacement?) that supports client- server and "developer" 6i stuff through the 2006-2008 time frame? ~ Thanks for your patience, Eric 24-JUN-02 15:16:05 GMT Hi Eric, UPDATE TO CUSTOMER: ==================== For latest information about database desupport kindly refer the Note#190435.1. Till now there is no "official" statement indicating replacement for database 9.0.x that supports client-server. ... 24-JUN-02 15:16:24 GMT Email Update button has been pressed -- Sending email. ---end--- On 20 Jun 2002 at 18:43, Eric D. Pierce wrote: ... > > Would like to go to Oracle 9 on the database if possible. > > According to OWS, you can run Forms6i (etc.) against database 9.0.x *IN CLIENT > SERVER MODE*. ... > > Apparently Forms 6 latest patch is certified against some Oracle > > 9s but not the most recent. True? > > Yes, as stated above, according to OWS you can run client-server against > database 9.0.x > > fyi, according to Metalink lifecycle (or whatever they call it now) the > lifecycle of database 9.0.1, which btw started almost the same day as database > 8.1.7, would extend from FEB-2002 for either 21 or 27 months. > > So, the death of databases 9.0.1 and 8.1.7 would be somewhere around DEC-2003, > possibly as late as MAY-2004 if they are considered "terminal releases". > > ---excerpt from metalink--- > > (Enterprise database server) > > | Desupport Information: > | > | The lifecycle policy for all Oracle Server releases, where > | lifecycle is defined as the length of support by development, > | is 21 months for all non-terminal releases and 27 months for > | all terminal releases. All desupport dates adhere to this policy. > | These dates [***]may move out[***], however, based on business > | need, product interdependencies, etc. > > > ---end--- > > Note that the above dates are well short of the announced death of Forms6i > (and presumably other "developer" 6i stuff) which was 2006 (2008 with > "extended assistance support", or whatever they call it now). > > That obviously makes one wonder how one could continue using Forms 6i in > client-server mode until 2006 or 2008 unless some database version other than > 8.1.7 or 9.0.1 will have client-server support, or unless the desupport dates > of either DEC-2003 or MAY-2004 are "moved out". > > Here is the latest word from OWS: > > | Q) How long will I be able to run "developer" > | (forms/reports/etc) 6i products (or their > | replacement products) in client-server mode > | against database 9.0.x, or database 9.x ? > | > | A) Developer 6i products supports Client-Server > | mode. Developer 6i is supported until 2006 and > | extended support is until 2008. Till 2008 all > | developer 6i products which are certified against > | database 9.0.x is supported. > > > That's it! No *specific* mention of how long the database 9.0.1 will be > "supported"! > > (stay tuned for the final exciting conclusion coming in the next episode of > our show.) > > > note, just found on metalink: > > | Upcoming Oracle Product Desupports > | > | PLEASE NOTE: This file contains details for upcoming Oracle Product > | desupports, with an end of Error Correction Support (ECS) date > (13) months > | ONLY. ((13) months is the minimum notification period for customers, which > | includes the required (12) months notification period plus (1) month of > | Obsolescence processing.) NOTE: The information in this file is subject to > | change without notice and is not considered a formal desupport announcement > | until the required process and approval is received and a formal desupport > | notice is generated. Customers may also view this file via MetaLink under > | "Product Lifecycle" ==> "Certifications" ==> "1. View Certifications by > | Product" ==> "Desupport Advisories and Notices" ==> > | > | "Upcoming Oracle Product Desupports" or by searching for Doc ID: 190435.1. > | > | Product & Product Version(s) Platform(s): *Oracle Server 9.2.0.1 > | & Platform Version(s): ALL Platforms > | End of ECS Date : 30-SEP-2005 > | End of EAS Date : 30-SEP-2008 > | End of EMS Date : 30-SEP-2007 > | > | Migration Path Notes : TBD > | > | *NOTE: Oracle Server includes Client, Enterprise Edition, Parallel Server, > | Personal Edition, RAC & Standard Edition Server. > | > |---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > | > | For further assistance with Obsolescence &/or this file, please contact > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | Last modified: Wednesday, 19-Jun-2002 15:21:22 PDT. > > ---end--- > > > The below is from Document #148054.1 > > ... > | 8.1.7 (8i) > | Platform(s): Platform Version(s): ALL Platforms ALL > | > | Desupport End Dates: Error Correction Support (ECS): 31-DEC-2003 > | Extended Assistance Support (EAS): 31-DEC-2006 > | Extended Maintenance Support (EMS): 31-DEC-2005 > > ... > > --- ... ------- End of forwarded message ------- -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Eric D. 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