The software described in this documentation is either in Extended Support or Sustaining Support. See https://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/enterprise-linux-support-policies-069172.pdf for more information.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade the software described by this documentation as soon as possible.
You have the option of registering a system with ULN when you install Oracle Linux 6 on a system. To register with ULN after installation, use the uln_register command.
To obtain Oracle Linux updates from ULN, you must have an Oracle Linux support subscription. For more information about ULN, see https://linux.oracle.com.
From Oracle Linux 6 Update 5, ULN registration subscribes a
server to the Oracle Linux 6 latest channel and either the UEK
R2 latest channel (ol6_i386_UEK_latest) for
i386 or the UEK R3 latest channel
(ol6_UEKR3_latest) for x86-64.
If you want to install UEK R3 on a ULN-registered x86-64
system that is currently running UEK R2, manually subscribe
the system to the UEK R3 latest channel
(ol6_UEKR3_latest) and unsubscribe the
server from the UEK R2 latest channel
(ol6_x86_64_UEK_latest) before running
yum update.
ULN also provides channels for Oracle-specific software
packages such as Oracle's ASMlib user-space
package and the Oracle Instant Client. To enable access to
these packages, log in to ULN and subscribe your system to the
Oracle Software channel.