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 9	Starting with Oracle Database 19c (19.21), all Oracle Linux 9.2 and later compatible kernels
Oracle Linux 8	All Oracle Linux 8 compatible kernels
Oracle Linux 7	All Oracle Linux 7 compatible kernels, except Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6 (UEK 6) and later UEK kernels.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Starting with Oracle Database 19c (19.21), all Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 and later compatible kernels
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 compatible kernels
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 compatible kernels
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12	All SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 compatible kernels
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15	All SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 compatible 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