All required network software that is supplied by your database system vendors must be 64-bit compliant.
AIX
IBM POWER Processor
AIX 5L operating system, version version 5.3 fixpack 5 and higher, 6.1, and 7.1
An application compatible with components that were built using Visual Age C++ version 6.0.0.0 and the AIX native threading model
HP-UX
HP-UX IPF 11i operating system, Versions 2 and 3 (B.11.23 and B.11.31)
HP aC++ v. 5.36 and the HP-UX 11 native (kernel) threading model (posix draft 10 threads)
Linux
Intel Itanium II (IPF)
Intel and AMD processors
The following operating systems are supported:
For Intel Itanium II (IPF):
CentOS Linux 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x
Oracle Linux 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS version 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x
For x64:
CentOS Linux 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x
Debian Linux 7.11 and 8.5
Oracle Linux 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS version 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.x, and 11.x
Ubuntu Linux 14.04 and 16.04
For Itanium II: an application compatible with components that were built using g++ GNU project C++ Compiler version 3.3.2 and the Linux native pthread threading model (Linuxthreads)
For x64: an application compatible with components that were built using g++ GNU project C++ Compiler version 3.4 and the Linux native pthread threading model (Linuxthreads)
Oracle Solaris
The following processors are supported:
Oracle SPARC
x64: Intel and AMD
The following operating systems are supported:
For Oracle SPARC: Oracle Solaris 8, 9, 10, and 11.x
For x64: Oracle Solaris 10 and Oracle Solaris 11.x Express
For Oracle SPARC: An application compatible with components that were built using Sun Studio 11, C++ compiler version 5.8 and the Solaris native (kernel) threading model
For x64: An application compatible with components that were built using Oracle C++ Compiler version 5.8 and the Solaris native (kernel) threading model