在无穷的等待中,终于看到了官方给出来了准确的oracle 12c r2的发布时间表:2017年3月15日可以和Linux与Solaris平台的12.2见面了,aix、hp、win需要等到2017年第二个季度。
Release Dates (base and patch sets)
Oracle Public Cloud Releases
Exadata Express Cloud Service
18-Sep-2016
N/A
Database Cloud Service
4-Nov-2016
Sep-2014
N/A
Sep-2014
N/A
Exadata Cloud Service
4-Nov-2016
Oct-2015
N/A
Oct-2015
N/A
Exadata Cloud Machine
1HCY2017
Dec-2016
N/A
Oracle Cloud Machine
1HCY2017
Aug-2016
N/A
On-Premises Engineered Systems Same software as released for other platforms but tested on Engineered Systems
Oracle Database Appliance
1HCY2017
Apr 2014
N/A
Oct 2013
Exadata
15-Feb-2017
Oct 2014
Mar 2013
Nov 2013
Supercluster
15-Feb-2017
Nov 2014
Apr 2014
Dec 2013
MiniCluster (Solaris SPARC)
1HCY2017
On-Premises Server Releases (includes client)
Linux x86
Not planned
Not planned
Not planned
28-Aug-2013
23-Sep-2011
13-Sep-2010
1-Sep-2009
18-Sep-2008
30-Apr-2010
22-Feb-2008
30-Jan-2006
Linux x86-64
15-Mar-2017
22-Jul-2014
25-Jun-2013
27-Aug-2013
23-Sep-2011
13-Sep-2010
1-Sep-2009
18-Sep-2008
30-Apr-2010
17-Mar-2008
24-Feb-2006
Oracle Solaris SPARC (64-bit)
15-Mar-2017
22-Jul-2014
25-Jun-2013
29-Aug-2013
1-Oct-2011
24-Sep-2010
6-Nov-2009
06-Oct-2008
19-May-2010
30-Apr-2008
05-Feb-2006
Oracle Solaris x86-64 (64-bit)
15-Mar-2017
22-Jul-2014
25-Jun-2013
29-Aug-2013
1-Oct-2011
24-Sep-2010
25-Nov-2009
Not planned
19-May-2010
13-Nov-2008
Not planned
Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)
Q2CY2017
25-Sep-2014
9-Jul-2013
25-Oct-2013
11-Nov-2011
15-Dec-2010
2-Apr-2010
13-Nov-2008
27-Jul-2010
16-May-2008
Not planned
HP-UX Itanium
Q2CY2017
14-Nov-2014
9-Jan-2014
10-Oct-2013
29-Oct-2011
19-Oct-2010
22-Dec-2009
06-Oct-2008
3-Jun-2010
30-Apr-2008
07-Jun-2006
HP-UX PA-RISC (64-bit)
Platform desupported 8
Platform desupported 8
Platform desupported 8
2-Jan-2014
16-Feb-2012
15-Mar-2011
20-May-2010
11-Nov-2008
15-Dec-2010
02-Jun-2008
05-Feb-2006
IBM AIX on POWER Systems
Q2CY2017
14-Nov-2014
9-Jan-2014
10-Oct-2013
29-Oct-2011
19-Oct-2010
22-Dec-2009
06-Oct-2008
3-Jun-2010
15-May-2008
05-Feb-2006
IBM Linux on System z
Q2CY2017
14-Nov-2014
9-Jan-2014
9-Jan-2014
1-Dec-2011
30-Mar-2011
Not planned
Not planned
3-Jan-2011
16-Dec-2008
26-Aug-2006
Microsoft Windows (32-bit)
Not planned
Not planned
Not planned
25-Oct-2013
11-Nov-2011
15-Dec-2010
5-Apr-2010
10-Oct-2008
19-Jul-2010
17-Mar-2008
13-Feb-2006
Instant Client-Only Releases
Apple Mac OS X (Intel)
TBD
Planned
Not planned
20-Apr-2014
Download
31-Jan-2013
Instant Client only
Not planned
Not planned
Not planned
Sched TBA
10-April-2009
Single Instance only
Not planned
IBM Linux on POWER (Big Endian)
18-Dec-2015 (download)
4-Dec-2014
IBM Linux on POWER (Little Endian)
18-Dec-2015 (download)
Older Server Releases
Apple Mac OS X (PowerPC)
Platform desupported
08-Jan-2007
HP OpenVMS Alpha
Platform desupported
31-Oct-2012
15-Dec-2008
15-Feb-2008
HP OpenVMS Itanium
23-Jul-2015
31-Oct-2012
15-Dec-2008
Not planned
HP Tru64 UNIX
Platform desupported
21-Apr-2011
20-Feb-2009
18-Oct-2006
IBM Linux on POWER
Platform desupported (see Doc ID 1310584.1)
17-Mar-2011
9-Jan-2009
Not planned
IBM z/OS on System z
Platform desupported (see Doc ID 461234.1)
26-Oct-2012
Not planned
06-Mar-2006
Linux Itanium9
Platform desupported (see)
17-Mar-2011
24-Sep-2008
30-Apr-2006
Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-bit)
Platform desupported (seeDoc ID1307745.1)
12-May-2011
2-Feb-2009
30-Jan-2006
Oracle Solaris x86 (32-bit)
Platform desupported
14-Nov-2008
Last patch set for this platform
18-Jun-2006
Sched TBA = Schedule To Be Announced
DD-MMM-YYYY: Available, date shown is when the patch set was made available on My Oracle Support/MetaLink
1H or 2H CYyyyy:Date falls within the 1st half (six months) or 2nd half of Calendar Year. For example 1H CY2009 means “some time within the first six months of 2009″.
Qn CYyyyy:Date falls within the nth Quarter (3 month period) of the Calendar Year specified. For example Q2 CY 2009 means “sometime within the second quarter of 2009, ie between April and June 2009″.
Unsupported platform - means that no further Database releases will be ported to this platform
Patching for previous release ends: explained in next section.
参考:lease Schedule of Current Database Releases (文档 ID 742060.1)