Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S / X6-2M Support Oracle Database Standard Edition and Oracle Database Standard Edition One

By Tammybednar-Oracle on Aug 25, 2016

The next Oracle Database Appliance software update (12.1.2.8) will add support for Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition and Standard Edition One (release 11.2.0.4) running on Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S /X6-2M. You will be able to deploy and run Oracle Database Standard Edition (release 11.2.0.4) on ODA X6-2S/X6-2M and utilize Oracle Database Standard Edition, Oracle Database Standard Edition One, or Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 licenses. Refer to the table below for specific details.

Database Version	Platform	License Required
Standard Edition/Standard Edition One (11.2.0.4)	ODA X6-2S	1 x DB SE, or 1 x DB SE1, or 1 x DB SE2
Standard Edition/Standard Edition One (11.2.0.4)	ODA X6-2M	2 x DB SE, or 2 x DB SE1, or 2 x DB SE2
Enterprise Edition (11.2.0.4 or 12.1.0.2)	ODA X6-2S, or ODA X6-2M, or ODA X5-2-HA	(number of cores enabled/2) x DB EE (plus options)
Standard Edition 2 (12.1.0.2)	ODA X6-2S	1 x DB SE2
Standard Edition 2 (12.1.0.2)	ODA X6-2M	2 x DB SE2

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: If I have an SE or SE1 license, can I run Oracle Database 12c Standard Edition?  You must migrate your license to SE2, and then you can run Oracle Database 12c Standard Edition 2.

Q: Can I run Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition on an ODA X6-2 S/X6-2M using an SE One license?  Yes.   SE is valid on servers with up to a four sockets, and SE1 is valid servers with up to two sockets.  ODA X6-2S/X6-2M thus meets the criteria for either SE or SE1 licenses.

Q: Can I purchase a new license to run Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition?  Yes, but you must purchase an Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 license, which will entitle you to run Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition as well as Oracle Database 12g Standard Edition 2.

Q: Can I run Oracle Database Standard Edition on ODA X5-2?  No, only ODA X6-2S/X6-2M are eligible to run Standard Edition.

Q: When will 11g Standard Edition be supported on ODA? Effective with the 12.1.2.8 update, currently targeted for release on August 29.

Q: Can I use Capacity on Demand licensing with Standard Edition (SE/SE1/SE2)? No, you cannot disable an entire socket in any X86 server. 

Q: Can I run Oracle Standard Edition Real Application Clusters (SE RAC) on ODA? No, SE RAC requires an HA configuration like the ODA X5-2, and that platform is not eligible to run Standard Edition.