oracle client 与oracle database,oracle不同client与database server版本互操作性支持

Client / Server / Interoperability Support Between Different Oracle Versions

客户机/服务器/互操作性支持不同的版本

修改时间08-MAR-2012 类型BULLETIN 状态PUBLISHED

Oracle Client / Server Interoperability Support

Use this note to understand Oracle client versions are supported to work with which versions of the Oracle Database.

Introduction

This note gives a summary of the support for interoperability between Oracle client and server versions. This includes support for connections over database links between Oracle versions. Note that this relates to support for investigation of defects / ability to obtain bug fixes.

Note that this is a general guide for interoperability only - certain products or utilities may impose additional restrictions on supported combinations specific to the product / utility. eg: Precompilers, Export / Import utilities etc..

For a summary of the support status of each Oracle release see Note:161818.1

General Policy

Oracle's general policy is to test and support each new Oracle release for compatibility with older releases thus:

?Test the NEW client to each OLDER server release where the OLDER

release is still covered by Premier Support (formerly Primary Error Correction

support) at the time that the NEW version is released.

?Test OLDER clients to the NEW server release where the OLDER release is still covered by Premier Support (formerly Primary Error Correction support)

OR is in the first two years of Extended Support (formerly Extended

Maintenance support).

?Tests between the NEW version and other OLDER releases may be added where Oracle deems it sensible to support interoperability between those

releases.

Current Interoperability Support Situation

The matrix below summarizes client and server combinations that are supported.