Supported database versions

Oracle 19c is the only version supported with the latest ArcGIS software. The following Oracle 19c patch version is the minimum certified and supported with ArcGIS. Newer Oracle updates on this version, including patches, are supported.

Supported operating systems

If your database management system is installed where ArcGIS products are installed, the operating system must meet the ArcGIS product system requirements as well as the operating system requirements for your Oracle version.

If your database is not installed on the same server as an ArcGIS product, see the Oracle documentation for operating system requirements for your Oracle version.

Database requirements/limitations

In an Oracle multitenant architecture, you can create geodatabases in pluggable databases only.

Branch versioning is not supported in user-schema geodatabases.

The Oracle Text component must be installed. The Text component is installed by default in Oracle; however, if you did not perform a default installation, the Text component may not have been installed.

Oracle database patch support

See Oracle Support for all Oracle patch set (and Interim Patch) documentation and installation instructions. Esri recommends making a full backup of your Oracle database prior to applying any Oracle patch sets or interim patches. If functionality that was working prior to applying the Oracle patch set or interim patch stops working, return to the previous version of Oracle. Contact Oracle support as needed.

Cloud support

See Requirements for using ArcGIS with databases in the cloud for information on support for database services and databases deployed in the cloud.

Software required to connect to a DBMS

Your client machine (for example, the one running ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Server) must have the appropriate database client files installed for the RDBMS you are using. These client files are available from their respective RDBMS vendors. See Database clients for more information.