Oracle Corporation
Product Obsolescence Desupport Notice

Product Details:

Platform(s) Details:

Product:	Oracle Database
Product Version(s):	8.1.7 (8i) & 8.1.7.x (8i)

Platform(s):	Platform Version(s):
Microsoft Windows XP	ALL
Microsoft Windows 2000	ALL
Linux x86	ALL
HP-UX PA-RISC	ALL
IBM OS/390 (z/OS)	ALL - OSDI, excluding MPM
Microsoft Windows 98	ALL
HP Tru64 UNIX	ALL
HP Alpha OpenVMS	ALL
Solaris Operating System (x86)	ALL
IBM AIX-Based Systems	5L
Fujitsu-Siemens BS2000/OSD	ALL
Solaris Operating System (SPARC)	ALL
Microsoft Windows NT for Intel	ALL

Desupport End Dates:

Error Correction Support (ECS):	31-DEC-2004
Extended Support (ES):	31-DEC-2007
Extended Maintenance Support (EMS):	31-DEC-2006

Product Obsolescence / Desupport Information:

Oracle Corporation announces the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle Database version(s) 8.1.7 (8i) & 8.1.7.x (8i) on the following platform(s): Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Linux x86, HP-UX PA-RISC, IBM OS/390 (z/OS) version(s) ALL - OSDI, excluding MPM, Microsoft Windows 98, HP Tru64 UNIX, HP Alpha OpenVMS, Solaris Operating System (x86), IBM AIX-Based Systems version(s) 5L, Fujitsu-Siemens BS2000/OSD, Solaris Operating System (SPARC), Microsoft Windows NT for Intel, effective 31-DEC-2004.

Oracle Corporation recommends customers upgrade/migrate to the following as soon as possible to maintain the highest level of support:

Customers running on one of Oracle's strategic platforms should upgrade to the current version of Oracle Database. Please refer to the most current version of the Oracle Platform Strategy advisory (MetaLink Doc ID: 149914.1).
At the time of this notice, Oracle Database 9.2 is the current release, but it is likely that others may be released prior to the desupport date for 8.1.7. 9.2 is the recommended upgrade path for the longest support life.
Customers who are NOT running on one of the above-mentioned strategic platforms should plan to migrate to a then-supported platform in time to upgrade to a currently-supported version of Oracle Database.

ES will be provided until 31-DEC-2007, if the customer has a current support contract in place.

ES includes the following:

ES does NOT include the following:

Telephone and Electronic support, consisting of:

Answers to customers' questions
Assistance with migration plans to a supported platform and/or product
Workarounds, where possible

Error Correction Support (ECS) - No new bug fixes
Backporting of fixes
Certification with supported products, newer operating system versions or new compilers
Escalation support, response time adherence and skill availability

EMS will be available until 31-DEC-2006, if the customer purchases EMS and has a current support contract in place.

EMS includes the following:

EMS does NOT include the following:

Continuance of full metals services, consisting of:

Error Correction Support (ECS)
Answers to customers' questions
Assistance with migration plans to a supported platform and/or product
Backporting of fixes
Escalation support, response time adherence and skill availability
Workarounds, where possible

Certification with supported products, newer operating system versions or new compilers

Customer Action:

To upgrade/migrate, U.S. customers must contact Oracle Support Services at +1.800.223.1711. (NOTE: Non-U.S. customers must contact their Oracle Local Support Center (LSC).) See http://www.oracle.com/support/index.html for further details.

Exceptions and/or Miscellaneous Information:

This desupport notice applies to all patch sets of Oracle Database 8.1.7 (8i).
Oracle Database 8.1.7 & 8.1.7.x includes the following:
- Client
- Enterprise Edition
- Parallel Server
- Personal Edition
- Standard Edition
E-Business Suite Customers:
- E-Business Suite 11i customers (with certified combinations) running against 8.1.7.4 will remain supported until 01-JAN-2005.
- E-Business Suite 11.0.3 customers (with certified combinations) running 8.1.7.4 Applications databases in Server Partitioned configurations will remain supported for the supported life of E-Business Suite 11.0.3. Please see Certify via MetaLink for certification details.
Extended Maintenance Support (EMS):
- EMS will be offered for the terminal patch set on the following platforms ONLY until 31-DEC-2006:
  - Fujitsu-Siemens BS2000/OSD
  - HP Alpha OpenVMS
  - HP Tru64 UNIX
  - HP-UX PA-RISC
  - IBM AIX Based Systems 5L
  - IBM z/OS (OS/390) ALL - OSDI, excluding MPM
  - Linux x86
  - Microsoft Windows 2000, NT for Intel & XP
  - Solaris Operating System (Intel)
  - Solaris Operating System (SPARC)
Novell NetWare Customers:
- ALL Oracle products on Novell NetWare were desupported 31-DEC- 2001. In order to ensure that customers had sufficient time to migrate to the terminal release on Novell Netware, Oracle is extended ECS for Oracle Database - Oracle8i 8.1.7 on Novell Netware until 31-JAN-2003.
Oracle Database 8.1.7 (8i)'s Desupport Notice 1 of 2:
- For the following platforms, see Oracle Database 8.1.7 (8i)'s desupport notice 1 of 2 (MetaLink Doc ID: 250629.1) for further details:
  - Data General Intel Unix
  - Fujitsu-Siemens RM200-600E Reliant Unix
  - IBM AIX-Based Systems 4.3.3
  - IBM NUMA-Q DYNIX/ptx (Sequent)
  - NEC UX/4800
  - SGI Unix
  - UnixWare (SCO)

This desupport notice was originally published 28-NOV-2001 and emailed (via Oracle MetaLink) to the U.S. customer's contact currently on file with Oracle Corporation. (NOTE: If the contact information is not current, please update these details in Oracle MetaLink (http://metalink.oracle.com) under "User Profile" or email the current contact information and CSI# to OBSSUPP_US@oracle.com.)
This document is for informational purposes only, and is intended to outline Oracle Corporation's current migration path. The information in this document is subject to change without notice at Oracle Corporation's discretion. In accordance with Oracle Corporation's current transfer policy, future releases of Oracle programs (migration paths) are provided to customers who have a valid support contract only.
Customers with a current support contract should view the current desupport notice via Oracle MetaLink under "Certify & Availability" ==> "1. View Certifications by Product" ==> "Desupport Advisories and Notices" or under Doc ID: 148054.1.

For further assistance, please email OBSSUPP_US@oracle.com. Last modified: 09-Oct-2003 15:25:59 (U.S. Pacific Time)