ALERT: Premier Support Ends Dec 31 2011 for Oracle Fusion Middleware 10g 10.1.2 & 10.1.4 (Doc ID 1290974.1)

Last updated on JUNE 08, 2023

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Overview

The Lifetime Support Policy and Error Correction Support Policy documents provide Oracle's position regarding the support of Oracle Fusion Middleware products. With these documents an administrator can plan maintenance activities based on the dates and guidelines provided. Each product has an End of Premier Support, where it will be required to upgrade to a newer release in order to obtain Error Correction Support.

The following document provides the End of Premier Support for all Oracle Fusion Middleware releases where special attention should be taken for version 10.1.2.x and 10.1.4.x releases, (including the terminal releases of 10.1.2.3 and 10.1.4.3):

Oracle Fusion Middleware Lifetime Support Policy
[ http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/lifetime-support-middleware-069163.pdf ]

<Note 1290868.1> Error Correction Support Dates for Oracle Fusion Middleware 10g (10.1.2/10.1.3/10.1.4)

Whats Important

• According to the Lifetime Support Policy, the End of Premier Support is December 31, 2011 for Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2) and Identity Management 10g (10.1.4) releases impacting the following products:
  
  
  • Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2) includes: BPEL, InterConnect, B2B, Business Activity Monitoring, Discoverer, Reports, Forms, Oracle Portal 10.1.2 and 10.1.4, Internet Directory, Single Sign-On, Certificate Authority, Containers for J2EE, HTTP Server, Web Cache, Wireless and Developer Suite (Designer, Forms Builder, Reports Builder & Discoverer Administrator)
     
  • Identity Management 10g (10.1.4) includes: Internet Directory, Single Sign-On, Virtual Directory, Identity Federation
    
    
    
• Only Sustaining Support will be provided after Premier Support ends for Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2) and Identity Management 10g (10.1.4) releases. See the Lifetime Support Policy for definitions or any exceptions.
  
  
  • See the Lifetime Support Policy for restricted use exceptions with Oracle Single Sign-on (10.1.4.x) & Delegated Administration Services (10.1.4.x) working with Oracle Internet Directory 11gR1 for user authentication of Oracle Portal 11gR1 , Forms 11gR1 , Reports11gR1 and Discoverer 11gR1 application users. Customers are advised to migrate to Oracle Access Management 11g as soon as it is certified with their particular product.
    
    
    
• Extended Support is offered (please consult with your Oracle Sales representative) as per the following notice:
  
  
  
  • Oracle Software Technical Support Policies
    [ http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/057419.pdf ]
    
    Documented until DEC2012:
    "(g) For customers with current support contracts running Oracle Application Server 10gR2,Oracle Developer Suite 10gR2 or Oracle Single Sign-On 10gR3, Extended Support will be made available for the period of January 2012 - December 2012 at then-current Extended Support fees. During this period, Extended Support will be limited to Severity 1 fixes only; critical patch updates will not be made available."
    
    Documented after DEC2012:
    "(g)For customers with a current support contract for Oracle Single Sign-On 10gR3, Extended Support will be made available until December 2013 at then current Extended Support fees. During this period, Extended Support will be limited to Severity 1 fixes only; critical patch updates will not be made available."
    
     
• Information to begin the process to upgrade or migrate to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g is provided below.

Actions

Prepare

Premier Support is ending on December 31, 2011 for Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2) and Oracle Identity Management 10g (10.1.4) releases. Customers should consider the following planning steps:

• Review all Oracle Fusion Middleware 10g version 10.1.2 and 10.1.4 environments.
• Plan to upgrade to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g as soon as possible.
• Review Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Documentation.
• Upgrade to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g (11.1.1.x), where x is the latest release.

Maintain 10g Releases Still in Use

The following provided maintenance information for the 10.1.2/10.1.4 releases, where you may apply the latest Patch Set and other important and popular instructions:

<Note 961735.1> - Oracle Identity Management 10g (10.1.4) Support Status and Alerts
<Note 329361.1> - Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) Support Status and Alerts
<Note 415222.1> - Steps to Maintain Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2)

-- If looking for the last Critical Patch Update for security patching, see the following where it outlines all steps in order to apply CPUOct2011:
<Note 405972.1> Oracle Application Server 10g Examples for Critical Patch Updates 

Upgrade to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g (11.1.1/11.1.2)

Because the End of Premier Support is quickly approaching, it is recommended to upgrade or migrate to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) before the End of Premier Support in order to continue a level of support desired. After Premier Support period ends, Error Correction Support will no longer be provided for this release.

Note:
Oracle Forms & Reports, and Oracle Identity Access Management (OSSO) customers are encouraged to begin using 11g Release 2 (11.1.2) as soon as possible:

<Note 1510284.1> - Announcing Oracle Identity Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2)
<Note 1503701.1> - Announcing Oracle Forms & Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2)

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) upgrade information can be found in the following locations:

Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Planning Guide11g Release 1 (11.1.1)
[ http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/install.1111/b32474/toc.htm ]

Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Planning Guide 11g Release 1 (11.1.1)
[ http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/upgrade.1111/e10125/toc.htm ]

Fusion Middleware: Download, Installation & Configuration Readme
[ http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23104_01/download_readme.htm ]

<Note 858748.1> Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g - Getting Started FAQ
<Note 1364511.1> Announcing Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0)
<Note 1364497.1> New Direction for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g with Single Sign-On 10g

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