Oracle database backing vCenter Server Appliance is deprecated in vCenter Server Appliance 6.0

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article describes the deprecation vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 using an Oracle database and the implications for support.

 

Environment

VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0.x

Resolution

Support for Oracle databases backing the vCenter Server Appliance are deprecated in vSphere 6.0. During an upgrade, your Oracle database is fully supported and continues to function on vCenter Server Appliance 6.0. In future releases of vSphere, Oracle database will no longer be supported.

 

This table lists the Oracle databases that are deprecated for backing the vCenter Server Appliance in vSphere 6.0:

 

Version	Edition	Architecture
Oracle 11g	Standard	64bit and 32bit
Oracle 11g	Enterprise	64bit and 32bit
Oracle 12c	Standard	64bit and 32bit
Oracle 12c	Enterprise	64bit and 32bit

For more information, see the Product Support Notices section in the vSphere 6.0 Release Notes.

Additional Information

The embedded database packaged with the vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 is certified up to 1,000 hosts and 10,000 virtual machines.Importing a vCenter Server Oracle database schema from one Oracle database to another
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 中已弃用支持 vCenter Server Appliance 的 Oracle 数据库