HVR 5 Release Life Cycle
Support Duration for HVR 5 Releases
HVR General Availability (GA) versions released since 2019 (since HVR 5.6.0/0) are supported for 3 years from their release date.
An Early Adopter (EA) release (e.g., HVR 5.7.5) or a patch release (e.g., HVR 5.7.0/32) does not prolong the support duration of a GA release. For example, if HVR 5.7.0/0 will expire at date X then that date will not be extended if HVR 5.7.5/0 is released a year later.
Fivetran offers "extended" (bug fix only) support on HVR 5.7 beyond the end of regular support. Beyond extended support, customers can use our software "as-is" with an ongoing support contract until the product reaches the end of life. Announcements are posted 12 months prior to reaching the end of life.
The following table shows the release and support dates for the most recent GA releases:
| RELEASE | GA RELEASE DATE | END OF REGULAR SUPPORT | END OF EXTENDED SUPPORT | SUPPORT STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | 2020-07-22 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Extended |
| 5.6 | 2019-07-08 | 2023-12-31 | - | Support Ended |
| 5.5 | 2018-10-23 | 2023-10-23 | - | Support Ended |
| 5.3 | 2018-01-02 | 2023-01-02 | - | Support Ended |
| 5.2 | 2017-07-19 | 2022-07-19 | - | Support Ended |
| 5.1 | 2016-10-18 | 2021-10-18 | - | Support Ended |
| 5.0 | 2016-04-20 | 2021-04-20 | - | Support Ended |
Version Compatibility
HVR versions are 'network compatible' with the two previous GA versions but not with GA versions that have a different initial number. For example, HVR 5.7 is network-compatible with 5.6 and 5.5 but not with 5.3 or 5.2.
When using a mix of HVR versions, note that each bug fix or feature is only effective if the correct installation is upgraded. For example, if a new HVR release fixes an integrate bug, then that release must be installed on the installation(s) which do(es) integrate. So, if only the GUI and/or hub installation(s) is (are) upgraded, then there will be no benefit. To decide whether each installation needs to be upgraded, see the descriptions in the release notes (available in HVR_HOME/hvr.rel). Each description ends with a line saying which installation(s) must be upgraded for that specific bug fix or feature to be effective.
Supported Operating System (OS) Releases
The HVR release notes (available in HVR_HOME/hvr.rel) lists the supported OS versions (such as "Solaris for SPARC, version 10 and higher") for each HVR release.
Once an OS version is supported by Fivetran, support for that platform will continue until the OS supplier ends its "mainstream support". After that date, Fivetran support goes from "regular" to "Sunset" support, which means that our support continues (including new HVR versions), but eventually, it may be withdrawn without notice.
A customer may request that Fivetran makes support for an OS version "extended" instead of "Sunset", which means that support will not be withdrawn as long as the customer continues to share information about the production status of that OS version for the customer and Fivetran continues to have the reasonable ability to support the platform.
A consequence of the end of Fivetran support is that we are no longer able to supply patches for that OS version.
Fivetran supports Linux based on a minimal glibc version of 2.12, which is not limited to the Enterprise products below. As long as the version of Linux is compatible with glibc, it should work.
To see which OS releases are supported by HVR, see Platform Compatibility Matrix.
The following table shows the OS supplier's support status of specific OS versions as known by Fivetran.
| OS VERSION | SUPPLIER RELEASE DATE | SUPPLIER END OF MAINSTREAM SUPPORT | FIVETRAN SUPPORT STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIX 7.2 | 2015-12-01 | Regular | |
| AIX 7.1 | 2010-19-10 | 2023-04-30 | Sunset by IBM |
| AIX 6.1 | 2008-09-12 | 2017-04-30 | Sunset by IBM |
| HPUX Itanium 11.31 | 2007-01-02 | 2014-01-12 | Sunset by HP |
| HPUX Itanium 11.23 | 2003-01-10 | 2010-01-12 | Sunset by HP |
| Red Hat 9 | 2022-05-18 | 2027-05-31 | Regular |
| Red Hat 8 | 2019-05-07 | 2024-05-31 | Regular |
| Red Hat 7 | 2014-06-10 | 2024-06-10 | Regular |
| Red Hat 6 | 2010-10-11 | 2020-11-30 | Sunset by Red Hat |
| Red Hat 5 | 2007-03-15 | 2017-03-31 | Sunset by Red Hat |
| SUSE ES 15 | 2018-07-16 | 2028-07-31 | Regular |
| SUSE ES 12 | 2014-10-27 | 2024-10-31 | Regular |
| SUSE ES 11 | 2009-03-24 | 2019-03-31 | Sunset by SUSE |
| Solaris 11 | 2011-01-11 | 2021-01-11 | Sunset by Oracle |
| Solaris 10 | 2005-01-01 | 2018-01-01 | Sunset by Oracle |
| Windows 10 | 2015-07-29 | 2019-04-09 | Sunset by Microsoft |
| Windows Server 2019 | 2018-10-02 | 2024-01-09 | Regular |
| Windows Server 2016 | 2016-09-26 | 2022-01-11 | Sunset by Microsoft |
| Windows Server 2012 | 2012-10-30 | 2018-09-10 | Sunset by Microsoft |
| Windows Server 2008 | 2008-12-29 | 2015-01-13 | Sunset by Microsoft |
Supported DBMS Releases
- The HVR release notes (in $HVR_HOME/hvr.rel) lists the supported DBMS versions (such as "Oracle: version 12.1, 12.2, 18c and 19c") for each HVR release. The list of supported DBMS versions for HVR on each OS platform is different.
- Subsequent major versions of the DBMS (such as "Oracle 20") are not automatically supported but may be recertified by Fivetran after QA testing. However, patches to a supported DBMS version are automatically supported by Fivetran (no recertification is done at the patch level).
- Once a DBMS version is supported by Fivetran on a given OS platform, support for that DBMS version will continue at least until the DBMS supplier ends its "mainstream support". After that date, Fivetran support goes from "regular" to "Sunset" support, which means that our support continues (including new HVR versions for it), but eventually, it will be withdrawn without notice.
- A customer may request that Fivetran makes support for a DBMS version "extended" instead of "Sunset", which means that support will not be withdrawn as long as the customer continues to share information about the production status of that DBMS version for the customer and Fivetran can reasonably continue to support this platform.
- A consequence of the end of Fivetran support is that Fivetran is no longer able to supply patches for that DBMS.
- 5.6 is the last release that will support HPUX. Fivetran can support Oracle 11.2 and no further versions.
To see which DBMS releases are supported by HVR 5, see Platform Compatibility Matrix.
The following table shows the DBMS supplier's support status of specific DBMS versions as known by Fivetran.
| DBMS VERSION | SUPPLIER RELEASE DATE | SUPPLIER END OF MAINSTREAM SUPPORT | FIVETRAN SUPPORT STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB2 for i 7.5 | 2022-10-05 | Not Announced | Regular |
| DB2 for i 7.4 | 2019-06-21 | Not Announced | Regular |
| DB2 for i 7.3 | 2016-04-15 | 2023-09-30 | Sunset by IBM |
| DB2 for i 7.2 | 2014-05-02 | 2021-04-30 | Sunset by IBM |
| DB2 for i 7.1 | 2010-04-23 | 2018-04-30 | Sunset by IBM |
| DB2 for LUW 11.5 | 2019-06-25 | 2025-09-30 | Regular |
| DB2 for LUW 11.1 | 2016-06-01 | 2022-04-30 | Sunset by IBM |
| DB2 for LUW 10.5 | 2013-07-26 | 2020-04-30 | Sunset by IBM |
| DB2 for LUW 10.1 | 2012-06-11 | 2017-09-30 | Sunset by IBM |
| DB2 for LUW 9.8 | 2010-01-15 | 2015-01-05 | Sunset by IBM |
| DB2 for LUW 9.7 | 2010-11-19 | 2015-01-05 | Sunset by IBM |
| Ingres 11.2 | 2022-05-05 | 2026-05-31 | Regular |
| Ingres 11.1 | 2019-04-17 | 2023-04-30 | Sunset by Actian |
| Ingres 11.0 | 2017-03-31 | 2023-05-31 | Sunset by Actian |
| Ingres 10.2 | 2014-09-04 | 2019-09-01 | Sunset by Actian |
| Ingres 10.1 | 2012-05-01 | 2017-05-31 | Sunset by Actian |
| Ingres 10.0 | 2010-09-01 | 2016-12-31 | Sunset by Actian |
| MariaDB 10.5 | 2020-06-23 | 2025-06-24 | Regular |
| MariaDB 10.4 | 2019-06-17 | 2024-06-18 | Regular |
| MariaDB 10.3 | 2018-05-23 | 2023-05-25 | Sunset |
| MariaDB 10.2 | 2017-05-17 | 2022-05-23 | Sunset |
| MariaDB 10.1 | 2016-09-29 | 2020-10-17 | Sunset |
| MariaDB 10.0 | 2014-06-12 | 2019-03-31 | Sunset |
| MySQL 8 | 2018-04-08 | 2025-04-30 | Regular |
| MySQL 5.7 | 2015-10-09 | 2020-10-31 | Sunset by Oracle |
| MySQL 5.6 | 2013-02-01 | 2018-02-28 | Sunset by Oracle |
| Oracle 19 | 2019-02-13 | 2026-03-31 | Regular |
| Oracle 18 | 2018-02-16 | 2021-06-08 | Sunset by Oracle |
| Oracle 12.2 | 2017-03-01 | 2022-03-31 | Sunset by Oracle |
| Oracle 12.1 | 2013-01-06 | 2018-01-07 | Sunset by Oracle |
| Oracle 11.2 | 2009-01-09 | 2015-01-01 | Sunset by Oracle |
| PostgreSQL 12 | 2019-10-03 | 2024-11-14 | Regular |
| PostgreSQL 11 | 2018-10-18 | 2023-11-09 | Regular |
| PostgreSQL 10 | 2017-10-05 | 2022-11-10 | Sunset |
| PostgreSQL 9 | 2014-12-18 | 2021-11-11 | Sunset |
| PostgreSQL 8 | 2009-07-01 | 2014-07-04 | Sunset |
| SQL Server 2019 | 2019-11-04 | 2025-01-17 | Regular |
| SQL Server 2017 | 2017-10-02 | 2022-10-11 | Sunset |
| SQL Server 2016 | 2016-06-01 | 2021-07-13 | Sunset by Microsoft |
| SQL Server 2014 | 2014-06-05 | 2019-06-05 | Sunset by Microsoft |
| SQL Server 2012 | 2012-05-20 | 2017-11-07 | Sunset by Microsoft |
| SQL Server 2008 | 2008-11-06 | 2014-08-07 | Sunset by Microsoft |
| ANALYTIC DBMS VERSION | SUPPLIER RELEASE DATE | SUPPLIER END OF MAINSTREAM SUPPORT | FIVETRAN SUPPORT STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actian Vector (Vectorwise) 5.x | 2016-06-01 | 2020-06-30 | Sunset by Actian |
| Actian Vector (Vectorwise) 4.x | 2015-03-01 | 2018-12-31 | Sunset by Actian |
| Greenplum 6.x | 2019-10-11 | Not Announced | Regular |
| Greenplum 5.21- 5.28.x | 2019-07-12 | Not Announced | Regular |
| Greenplum 5.20 | 2019-06-20 | 2020-12-31 | Sunset |
| Greenplum 5.19 | 2019-05-15 | 2020-11-30 | Sunset |
| Greenplum 4.3.x | 2013-12-05 | 2020-02-29 | Sunset |
| Teradata 17.00 | 2020-06-22 | Regular | |
| Teradata 16.20 | 2017-12-01 | Not Announced | Regular |
| Teradata 16.10 | 2017-06-01 | Not Announced | Regular |
| Teradata 16 | 2016-12-01 | Not Announced | Regular |
| Teradata 15.10 | 2015-04-09 | 2020-04-09 | Sunset |
| Teradata 15 | 2014-04-07 | 2019-04-07 | Sunset |