Oracle Linux Unsupported Packages

When running Oracle Linux you do not have to purchase a support contract from Oracle. You are perfectly fine running Oracle Linux without purchasing the support. However, in general, when running Oracle Linux in a business environment you would like to have the option to call in support when needed. This means that most companies do purchase the support and use it whenever needed. A general misunderstanding is that everything shipped by Oracle is also supported by Oracle.

In fact some (a limited) parts are not supported by Oracle while at the same time you will be able to find them in the Oracle Linux distribution and you have the option to install them and use them. The general misconception comes from the fact that most people understand that when you download and install additional software that is not provided by Oracle you will not get support. At the same time they expect everything shipped by Oracle to be under the support contract.

In case you are in doubt if a specific part is under support you might want to check the “Unsupported Packages from ISO” at the Oracle Linux website. This list (current date – Do check the latest version) has  the following packages:

1.  ccs
2.  cluster-cim
3.  cluster-glue-libs-devel
4.  clusterlib-devel
5.  cluster-snmp
6.  cman
7.  cmirror
8.  cmirror-standalone
9.  corosynclib-devel
10.  ctdb
11.  ctdb-devel
12.  dlm
13.  fence-agents-all
14.  fence-virtd-checkpoint
15.  foghorn
16.  gfs2-utils
17.  haproxy
18.  ipvsadm
19.  keepalived
20.  libesmtp-devel
21.  luci
22.  lvm2-cluster
23.  lvm2-cluster-standalone
24.  N/A
25.  omping
26.  openaislib-devel
27.  pacemaker
28.  pacemaker-doc
29.  pacemaker-libs-devel
30.  pcs
31.  piranha
32.  python-repoze-what-quickstart
33.  resource-agents
34.  rgmanager
35.  ricci
36.  xfsdump
37.  xfsprogs
38.  xfsprogs-devel