Data source certifications

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IMPORTANT: The policies outlined in this document are subject to change. The policies and timelines are provided as rough estimates when certifications of interoperability/connectivity with third-party products may be completed and are subject to whether such interoperability/connectivity is part of the Delphix product roadmap and support policy and should not be regarded as a commitment.

Speak with Delphix Product Management if you need more specific information or are unsure of these policies.

Goals

The goal of this certification cadence is to maintain a cadence for certifications of new software releases.

The objectives are:

To set reasonable expectations for our organization and customers regarding how and when we will address certifications
To define an intended timeframe for certification of new data sources versions and operating systems versions to maintain an up-to-date support matrix

Certification expectations:

Please note that certification only covers previously supported functionality of the Delphix Engine. Any new features and functionality introduced in the database or operating system (DB/OS) will be tracked through the regular release planning and roadmap process and considered as features/functionality/fixes.

Specifically, the following paths exist with varying delivery timeline commitments, in the following priority order:

Security Response Policy: In case security issues are discovered in a certain DB and/or OS version, we will follow our security response policy, which supersedes the goals described in this document.
Certifications: As described in the document.
Roadmap Features: No policies outlined. This follows the regular roadmap planning process.

Data sources

This documentation currently applies only to the following data source integrations:

Oracle
SQL Server
SAP ASE

Cadence for data source database version changes

Release type	Certification details	Goal
A new version of a database with all currently supported operating systems	Certification with all supported operating systems	8 months from new version GA date

Cadence for operating system version changes

Release type	Certification details	Goal
A new major operating system version with all currently supported databases	Certification with all supported versions of the database	6 months from new version GA date
A new update* operating system version with all currently supported databases	Certification with all supported versions of the database	4 months from new version GA date

*Terminology for an ‘update’ version varies across operating systems. See the Appendix for more information.

Appendix

Product lifecycle of Oracle related DB/OS vendors:

Software	Product lifecycle	Notes
Oracle Database	Link	12.1 is Oracle Enterprise Edition (EE)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	Link
Solaris (x86 and SPARC)	Link
SuSE Linux (SLES)	Link
IBM AIX	Link
HP-UX	Link

Product lifecycle of SQL server related DB/OS vendors:

Software	Product Lifecycle
Microsoft SQL Server	Link
Microsoft Windows	Link

Product lifecycle of SAP ASE related DB/OS vendors:

Software	Product Lifecycle
SAP ASE	Link
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	Link
Solaris (x86 and SPARC)	Link
SuSE Linux (SLES)	Link
IBM AIX	Link

Footnote 1: Update version terminology

Operating System releases typically include updated versions, the terminology for which varies depending on the vendor. Below are the various operating systems which we support, as well as the terminology for updates to use with the document above.

Vendor	Update version terminology	Definition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	Update version	Installed on top of major releases to provide larger-scale point-release updates via Red Hat Network, after initial installation via traditional methods (PXE, DVD, etc.).
Solaris (x86 and SPARC)	Update release	Update release number. The update release number for this Oracle Solaris release. The update value is 0 for the first customer shipment of an Oracle Solaris release, 1 for the first update of that release, 2 for the second update of that release, and so forth.
SuSE Linux (SLES)	Service Pack (SP) release	Service Packs are minor updates and enhancements, usually with security fixes, that are applied to the major version of the OS.
IBM AIX	Service Pack (SP) release	A Technology Level (TL) gives new features, while an SP contains fixes for problems that are critical and can't wait until the next TL. Service Packs are limited to minimal corrections that don't change the way things work or add any new functionality.
HP-UX	Patch release	Patch sets are groups of patches that should be installed to support common HPE products and sub-systems.
Windows	New Release (R) version or Service Pack (SP) release	A service pack (SP) is a collection of updates and fixes, called patches, for an operating system or a software program. Many of these patches are often released before a larger service pack, but the service pack allows for an easy, single installation.