Effective with Oracle Database 19c, SE2 RAC will no longer be supported. This presentation addresses the most common questions and migration paths.

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Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 19c
with Oracle Database Standard Edition 2
Support Update

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Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) in SE2 De-Support
• Effective with Oracle Database 19c
• Oracle RAC in Standard Edition 2 (SE2)
• will not be supported anymore.

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Long Expected Development
• SE2 Socket requirements are hard to meet as hardware evolves.
• SE Oracle RAC has seen diminishing demand with increased high
availability requirements, as SE does not provide the full set of HA
capabilities available in the Oracle Database Enterprise Edition.
• A migration to (the Autonomous Database in the) Oracle Cloud is an
attractive upgrade path for customers – financially and functionally.
– Autonomous Database provides EE features at a compelling conversion rate.

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Time to Act
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Paid Extended SupportPremier Support Waived Extended Support
• Oracle Database 12c customers can maintain their current SE2 RAC environments
until at least end of 2020; Oracle Database 18c can be used until mid 2021.

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Upgrade Paths
1. Convert SE(2) Oracle RAC databases to Single Instance
prior to upgrading to Oracle Database 19c.
2. Upgrade SE(2) Oracle RAC to Oracle Enterprise Edition
prior to upgrading to Oracle Database 19c RAC or RAC One Node.
3. Move your SE(2) Oracle RAC Database to the Oracle Cloud
– Benefit from SE2 BYOL conversion and functional enhancements on the Oracle Cloud
• http://oracle.com/goto/move

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Move SE Oracle RAC to the Autonomous Database
• Convert your SE Oracle RAC Databases into an Autonomous Database
• BYOL:
– Conversion Ratios for Oracle Database Standard Edition , Oracle Database Standard, Oracle
Database Standard Edition 2 (Oracle Database Standard Edition Programs):
• For 1-8 OCPUs of Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing Cloud: For each supported Processor
License of Oracle Database Standard Edition Programs (where a Processor is defined as equivalent
to an occupied socket), you may activate up to 4 OCPUs of the BYOL Cloud Service.
• For 1-8 OCPUs of Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse Cloud, for each supported Processor License of
Oracle Database Standard Edition Programs (where a Processor is defined as equivalent to an occupied
socket), You may activate up to 4 OCPUs of the BYOL Cloud Service.
– http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/contracts/paas-iaas-universal-credits-3940775.pdf

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Use Autonomous Database for SE Oracle RAC Databases
• SE does not provide all of the HA capabilities available in the Oracle Database
• Autonomous Database
– uses a RAC-enabled Oracle Enterprise Edition by default
– includes an availability promise based on a MAA-compliant setup
• https://www.oracle.com/database/autonomous-database/think-autonomous.html
– SLA guarantees 99.995% reliability and availability,
which minimizes costly planned and unplanned downtime to less than 30 minutes a year.
For full management, better availability and scalability out of the box

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More Information
• Oracle Database Licensing Guide:
– https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/dblic/Licensing-
Information.html#GUID-0F9EB85D-4610-4EDF-89C2-4916A0E7AC87
• My Oracle Support 2504078.1 – “Desupport of Oracle Real Application
Clusters (RAC) with Oracle Database Standard Edition 19c”
– This note will be made available with Oracle Database 19c GA (generic platforms)

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