The software described in this documentation is either no longer supported or is in extended support.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade to a current supported release.
You can use the following database solutions to store Spacewalk data:
Oracle Database
Oracle Database Express Edition (Oracle Database XE)
PostgreSQL
Oracle supports only Oracle Database for use with Spacewalk and provides a restricted-use license for the use of Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition for Oracle Linux support customers. For more information, see Oracle® Linux 6: Licensing Information User Manual and Oracle® Linux 7: Licensing Information User Manual.
Oracle Database XE and PostgreSQL are not supported and their use is not described further in this document.
Oracle does not provide any tools for migrating from an unsupported database. For information on setting up a PostgreSQL database for use with Spacewalk, see https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/wiki/PostgreSQLServerSetup.