Supported Virtualization and Partitioning Technologies for Oracle Fusion Middleware

Supported Virtualization and Partitioning Technologies for Oracle Fusion Middleware

This page contains certification information on supported virtualization and partitioning technologies for Oracle Fusion Middleware (Oracle FMW) product releases. Every Oracle Fusion Middleware product that is certified on Linux, Windows or Oracle Solaris as physical OS is also certified and supported when running as virtual guest on Oracle VM or Oracle Linux KVM as long as the respective operating system is supported by Oracle VM or Oracle Linux KVM

Note: If an Operating System (OS) vendor releases a newer OS version, along with a complimenting virtualization/partitioning technology, the support of this new combination depends on the following:

  • The new OS should be certified by Oracle Fusion Middleware. For supported configurations information (e.g. details on OS version, processor, JDK, database, browser), please refer to Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported Systems Configurations.
  • The new OS plus the virtualization/partitioning solution is guaranteed by the appropriate hardware vendor to be backward compatible to the version listed in the tables below.

The following sections identify the supported virtualization/partitioning technologies for Oracle Fusion Middleware product releases.

As per the Oracle Software Technical Support Policies document, you must remain on a supported environment – including applications and platforms – to receive technical support. If a vendor retires support for its product, you may be required to upgrade to a current certified and supported product, application, hardware platform, framework, database, and/or operating system configuration to continue receiving technical support services from Oracle.

Every Oracle Fusion Middleware product that is certified on Linux, Windows or HP-UX as physical OS is also certified and supported when running on Superdome X npar as long as the respective operating system is supported by Superdome X npar. For the list of certified operating environments for Superdome X, refer to HP Integrity Superdome X Datasheet.

Oracle Products are not certified to run on Virtual Machines/guests provided by Xen or KVM offerings by Red Hat, Novell or XenSource. Refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 417770.1.

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g and 12c Support

The following table identifies the supported virtualization/partitioning technologies for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g and 12c.

Table 1: Supported Virtualization/Partitioning Technologies for Oracle FMW releases 11g and 12c

Platform Operating System Virtualization/Partitioning Technology Certified Oracle Fusion Middleware Releases (Refer to Note 1)
Linux x64 Oracle Linux 6 (UL5+) Linux Containers - Kernel version UEK R3 QU6: 3.8.13-98.1.1 is required.
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0+) Oracle Linux 6(UL6+) is required.
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.6)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 (11.1.1.7+)
  • Oracle Forms and Reports 11gR2 (11.1.2.2)
  • Oracle Identity & Access Management 11gR2 (11.1.2.2+)
Oracle Linux 7 (UL0+) Linux Containers - Kernel version UEK R3 QU6: 3.8.13-98.1.1 is required
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.6)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 (11.1.1.9)
  • Oracle Identity & Access Management 11gR2 (11.1.2.3)
Oracle Linux 8 (UL0+) Linux Containers - Kernel version UEK R4 QU0: 4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64 is required
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.4.0)
Linux x64 Oracle Linux 8 (UL10+)
Oracle Linux 9(UL4+)
  • Containers:
  • Docker (19.03.1+,20.10+)
  • CRI-O (1.19+, 1.20+, 1.21+, 1.22+, and 1.23+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.3, 12.2.1.3.0, and 12.2.1.4.0), and 14c (14.1.1.0)
  • Oracle Coherence 12c (12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 12c (12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0)
  • Oracle SOA Suite 12c (12.2.1.4)
  • Oracle Identity and Access Management 12c (12.2.1.4)
  • WebCenter Content (12.2.1.4)
  • Oracle WebCenter Sites (12.2.1.4)
  • Oracle WebCenter Portal (12.2.1.4)
  • For details on support for Docker Containers refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 2017945.1
  • Oracle HTTP Server (12.2.1.4)
  • For details on support for Docker Containers refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 3058839.1.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 and 8.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 4.10
  • Containers:
  • CRI-O (1.23+)
Note: Oracle WebLogic Server, Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure, and Oracle Coherence are certified
Oracle Linux 7 (UL9+)
Oracle Linux 8 (UL3+)
  • Kubernetes:
  • Kubernetes (1.24.0+, 1.25.0+, 1.26.2+, 1.27.2+, 1.28.2+, 1.29.1+, and 1.30.1+)
  • OKE (K8s 1.30.1)
  • OCNE 1.9 (K8s 1.29.3)
  • PCA X9 (K8s 1.24.5, Istio 1.14)
  • **AKS(K8s 1.30)
  • **Note: Oracle WebLogic Server, Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure, and Oracle Coherence are certified running on this Kubernetes vendors
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0), and 14c (14.1.1.0)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 12c (12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0)
  • For Oracle’s support policy on Oracle WebLogic Server Running on Kubernetes, refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 2349228.1.
  • Oracle Coherence 12c (12.2.1.3.3 and 12.2.1.4.0)
  • For Oracle’s support policy on Oracle Coherence running on Kubernetes, refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 2571513.1.
  • Oracle SOA Suite 12c (12.2.1.4)
  • For Oracle’s support policy on Oracle SOA Suite Running on Kubernetes, refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 2734437.1.
  • Oracle Identity and Access Management 12c (12.2.1.4)
  • For Oracle’s support policy on Oracle Identity and Access Management Running on Kubernetes, refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 2723908.1.
  • Oracle WebCenter Sites (12.2.1.4) 
  • For Oracle's support policy on Oracle WebCenter Sites Running on Kubernetes, refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 2777062.1
  • Oracle WebCenter Portal (12.2.1.4)
  • For Oracle's support policy on Oracle WebCenter Portal Running on Kubernetes, refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 2790903.1
  • Oracle WebCenter Content (12.2.1.4)
  • For Oracle's support policy on Oracle WebCenter Content Running on Kubernetes, refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 2785094.1
  • Oracle HTTP Server (12.2.1.4)
  • For Oracle's support policy on Oracle HTTP Server Running on Kubernetes, refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 3058838.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 and 8.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 4.10
  • Kubernetes:
  • **OpenShift 4.12.2 (K8s 1.25+) RedHat OpenShift Mesh 2.3.2, and Istio 1.14.5.
**Note: Oracle WebLogic Server, Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure, and Oracle Coherence are certified running on this Kubernetes vendors
Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS
  • Kubernetes:
  • **TKG (K8s 1.25.13, 1.26.8+)
  • **TKGI 1.16 with vSphere 7.0.3 CSI 2.7 (K8s 1.25.0+)

**Note: Oracle WebLogic Server, Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure, and Oracle Coherence are certified running on this Kubernetes vendors
Microsoft Windows x64

Microsoft Server 2012 R2

Microsoft Server 2012

 Hyper-V
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.2+)
  • Oracle WebCenter 11gR1 (11.1.1.8.0)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 (11.1.1.7+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.6)
  • Oracle Forms and Reports 11gR2 (11.1.2.1+)
  • Oracle Identity & Access Management 11gR2 (11.1.2.2+)
Microsoft Server 2016 Hyper-V
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.3+)
Microsoft Server 2019 Hyper-V
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c ( 12.2.1.3+)
IBM AIX Power AIX 7.2 IBM LPAR (IBM WPAR not supported)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0+)
AIX 7.1 IBM LPAR (IBM WPAR not supported)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.2+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.1)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 (11.1.1.4+)
  • Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g R1 (11.1.1.5+)
  • Oracle Identity & Access Management 11gR2 (11.1.2.2+)

AIX 5.3

AIX 6.1

 IBM LPAR (IBM WPAR not supported)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.2+) (AIX 6.1 only)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.1) (AIX 6.1 only)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 (11.1.1.1+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.1+)
  • Oracle Identity and Access Management 11gR1 (11.1.1.3+)
  • Oracle Identity & Access Management 11gR2 (11.1.2.2+)
Oracle Solaris Sparc (See Note 1145275.1) Solaris 11 Oracle Solaris Containers - Supports both Local and Global zones/containers
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.2+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.1)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 (11.1.1.6+)
Solaris 10 Oracle Solaris Containers - Supports both Local and Global zones/containers
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.2+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.1)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.1+) (Refer to Note 4)
  • Oracle Identity and Access Management 11gR1 (11.1.1.3+) (Refer to Note 4)
Oracle VM Server for SPARC - For additional information refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 814075.1.
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.2+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.1)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 (11.1.1.1+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.1+)
  • Oracle Identity and Access Management 11gR1 (11.1.1.3+)
Oracle Solaris x64 (See Note 1145275.1) Solaris 11 Oracle Solaris Containers - Supports both Local and Global zones/containers
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.2+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.1)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 (11.1.1.6+)
Solaris 10 Oracle Solaris Containers - Supports both Local and Global zones/containers
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.2+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.1)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.1+) (Refer to Note 4)
  • Oracle Identity and Access Management 11gR1 (11.1.1.3+) (Refer to Note 4)
HP PA-RISC

HP-UX 11.23

HP-UX 11.31
  • nPar (static nPar only) - For additional information refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 854411.1.
  • HP-UX 11.23 is not supported starting with:
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware11gR1 (11.1.1.6+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6+
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 (11.1.1.1+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.1+)
Itanium-2

HP-UX 11.23

HP-UX 11.31
  • nPar (dynamic and static nPar); vPar (static and dynamic vPar) - For additional information refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 854411.1.
  • HP-UX 11.23 is not supported starting with:
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware11gR1 (11.1.1.6+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6+
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 (11.1.1.1+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.1+)
  • Oracle Identity and Access Management 11gR1 (11.1.1.3+)
Integrity VM - For additional information refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 854411.1.
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 (11.1.1.1+)
  • Oracle Forms and Reports 11gR2 (11.1.2.2.0)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.1+)
  • Oracle Identity and Access Management 11gR1 (11.1.1.3+)

Note 1:

For a list of specific products certified in each release, refer to the corresponding certification matrix on the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page

Oracle Fusion Middleware 10g Support

The following table identifies the supported virtualization/partitioning technologies for Oracle Fusion Middleware 10g.

Table 2: Supported Virtualization/Partitioning Technologies for Oracle Fusion Middleware 10g

Platform Operating System Virtualization/Partitioning Technology Certified Oracle Fusion Middleware Releases (Refer to Note 2)
IBM AIX Power

AIX 5.3

AIX 6.1

 IBM LPAR (IBM WPAR not supported)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.4.3+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.3.4+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR2 (10.1.2.3+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3)
  • Oracle Business Process Management 10gR3 (10.3)
IBM Linux Power

RHEL 4

SLES 9

 IBM LPAR (IBM WPAR not supported)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.4.3+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.3.4+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR2 (10.1.2.3+)
Oracle Solaris Sparc Solaris 10 Oracle Solaris Containers - Supports both Local and Global zones/containers
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.4.3+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.3.4+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR2 (10.1.2.3+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3) (Refer to Note 4)
  • Oracle WebLogic Portal 10gR3 (10.3.2)
  • Oracle Business Process Management 10gR3 (10.3)
  • Oracle Service Bus 10gR3 (10.3)
  • Oracle Universal Content Management 10gR3 (10.1.3.5+)
Oracle VM Server for SPARC - For additional information refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 814075.1.
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.4.3+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.3.4+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR2 (10.1.2.3+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3)
  • Oracle WebLogic Portal 10gR3 (10.3.x)
Oracle Solaris x86/x86-64 Solaris 10
  • Oracle Solaris Containers - Supports both Local and Global zones/containers.
  • Oracle VM Server for SPARC are not applicable to x86/x86-64.
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.4.3+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.3.4+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR2 (10.1.2.3+)
HP PA-RISC

HP-UX 11.23

HP-UX 11.31

 nPar (static nPar only), vPar - For additional information refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 854411.1.
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.4.3+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.3.4+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR2 (10.1.2.3+)
Itanium-2
  • HP-UX 11.23
  • HP-UX 11.31
 nPar (static nPar only), vPar - For additional information refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 854411.1.
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0+)Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.4.3+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.3.4+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR2 (10.1.2.3+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3)
Integrity VM - For additional information refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 854411.1.
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.4.3+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.3.4+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR2 (10.1.2.3+)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3)
  • Oracle Service Bus 10gR3 (10.3)

Windows 2003

Windows 2008

 nPar (static nPar only)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.4.3+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.3.4+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR2 (10.1.2.3+)

RHEL 4

SLES 9

 nPar (static nPar only)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.4.3+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 (10.1.3.4+)
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR2 (10.1.2.3+)

Note 2:

For Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR3 , these certifications are applicable to Oracle Containers for J2EE, Oracle Business Process Execution Language Process Manager, Oracle Web Services Manager, Oracle Enterprise Service Bus, Oracle Rules, Oracle B2B, Oracle WebCenter Suite, Oracle Application Developer, Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle Application Server Single Sign On, Oracle Virtual Directory, and Oracle Identity Federation.

For Oracle Fusion Middleware 10gR2 , these certifications are applicable to Oracle Containers for J2EE, Oracle Business Process Execution Language Process Manager, Oracle Web Services Manager, and Oracle Portal, Discoverer, Reports, Forms.

Oracle Branded Sun Product Releases Support

The following table identifies the supported virtualization/partitioning technologies for Oracle Branded Sun Product Releases.

Table 3: Supported Virtualization/Partitioning Technologies for Oracle Branded Sun Product Releases

Platform Operating System Virtualization/Partitioning Technology Certified Oracle Fusion Middleware Releases
Oracle Solaris Sparc (See Note 1145275.1) Solaris 10 Oracle Solaris Containers - Supports both Local and Global zones/containers.
  • Oracle GlassFish Server 3.0.1+
  • Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9+
  • Oracle iPlanet Web Proxy Server 4.0.14+
  • Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition 11gR1 (11.1.1.3.0)+
Oracle VM Server for SPARC
  • Oracle GlassFish Server 3.0.1+
  • Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9+
  • Oracle iPlanet Web Proxy Server 4.0.14+
  • Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition 11gR1 (11.1.1.3.0)+
Oracle Solaris x86/x86-64 Solaris 10 Oracle Solaris Containers - Supports both Local and Global zones/containers. Oracle GlassFish Server 3.0.1+
HP PA-RISC
  • HP-UX 11.23
  • HP-UX 11.31
 nPar (static nPar only) Oracle GlassFish Server 3.0.1+
IBM AIX Power AIX 6.3 IBM LPAR (IBM WPAR not supported) Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9+

Pre-Acquisition BEA Product Releases (pre 10gR3 (10.3) versions) Support

The following table identifies the supported virtualization/partitioning technologies for Oracle's pre-acquisition BEA Product Releases.

Table 4: Supported Virtualization/Partitioning Technologies for Pre-Acquisition BEA Product Releases (pre 10gR3 (10.3) versions)

Platform Operating System Virtualization/Partitioning Technology Certified Oracle Fusion Middleware Releases (Refer to Note 3)
IBM AIX Power

AIX 5.3

AIX 6.1

 IBM LPAR (IBM WPAR not supported)
  • WebLogic Server 10.0 MP(x)
  • WebLogic Server 9.2 MP(x)
Itanium-2

HP-UX 11.23

HP-UX 11.31

 nPar (static nPar only), vPar - For additional information refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 854411.1. WebLogic Server 9.2 MP(x)
Integrity VM - For additional information refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 854411.1. WebLogic Server 9.2 MP(x)
Oracle Solaris Sparc Solaris 10 Oracle Solaris Containers - Supports both Local and Global zones/containers.
  • WebLogic Server 10.0 MP(x) (Refer to Note 4)
  • WebLogic Server 9.2 MP(x) (Refer to Note 4)

Note 3:

Oracle's pre-acquisition BEA Product releases are certified for the support of virtualization and partitioning technologies only if the product release is identified in this table. A product release that is not identified in this table is not considered certified.

Note 4:

  • Support For Sun Solaris 10 In Multi-Zone Operation
  • Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Fusion Middleware components (for example, Oracle Portal and Oracle SOA Suite) that are running on top of WebLogic Server can run in multiple zones of a Sun Solaris 10 system, with some limitations:
  • All WebLogic Server features are supported in Solaris global zones.
  • All WebLogic Server features are supported in Solaris non-global zones when using Exclusive-IP in the non-global zones.
  • All WebLogic Server features except Whole Server Migration (automated or manual) are supported in non-global zones when using Shared-IP in the non-global zones. WebLogic Server Whole Server Migration is only supported in non-global zones when using Exclusive-IP in the non-global zones. For additional information on this topic refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 976795.1.
 

Oracle Support Policy For VMware

For Oracle's support policy on Oracle products running on VMware, refer to My Oracle Support Doc ID 249212.1.