Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM Support on Linux x86–64

Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM are supported on Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

Table 7-2 Platforms That Support Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM

Platform / Operating System	Kernel
Oracle Linux 7	Oracle Linux 7 with Red Hat Compatible Kernel Oracle Linux 7 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel: 3.8.13-35 and later UEK 3.8.13 kernels Oracle Linux 7 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel: 4.1.12-32 and later 4.1.12 kernels
Oracle Linux 6	Oracle Linux 6 with Red Hat Compatible Kernel Oracle Linux 6 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2: 2.6.39-100 and later UEK 2.6.39 kernels Oracle Linux 6 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 3: 3.8.13 and later UEK 3.8.13 kernels Oracle Linux 6 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel: 4.1.12-32 and later 4.1.12 kernels
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	All Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatible kernels
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	All Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatible kernels
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12	All SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 kernels
Linux Containers	Not supported

Note:

If you use Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) in enforcing mode with Oracle ACFS, then ensure that you mount the Oracle ACFS file systems with an SELinux default context. Refer to your Linux vendor documentation for information about the context mount option.

Important:

You must apply patches to some of the Linux kernel versions for successful Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation. Refer to the following notes for more information:

• My Oracle Support Note 1369107.1 for more information and a complete list of platforms and releases that support Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM:

  https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=1369107.1

• Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products (My Oracle Support Note 854428.1) for current release and support information:

  https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=854428.1