oracle支持dataguard 跨平台，但是有不少限制，具体参考以下列表。
| PLATFORM_ID | PLATFORM_NAME Release name |
PLATFORM_IDs supported within the same Data Guard configuration when using Data Guard Redo Apply (Physical Standby) |
| 2 | Solaris[tm] OE (64-bit) Solaris Operating System (SPARC) (64-bit) |
2 6 – This is not supported due to issues reported in Bug 12702521 |
| 3 | HP-UX (64-bit) HP-UX PA-RISC |
3 4 – Oracle 10g onward, see Support Note: 395982.1 and Note:414043.1 |
| 4 | HP-UX IA (64-bit) HP-UX Itanium |
4 3 – Oracle 10g onward, see Support Notes Note: 395982.1 and Note:414043.1 |
| 5 | HP Tru64 UNIX HP Tru64 UNIX |
5 |
| 6 | IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-bit) | 2 – This is not supported due to issues reported in Bug 12702521 6 |
| 7 | Microsoft Windows (32-bit) Microsoft Windows (x86) |
7 8, 12 – Oracle 10g onward, see Support Note: 414043.1 10 – Oracle 11g onward, requires Patch 13104881 11, 13 – Oracle 11g onward, see Support Note: 414043.1, also requires Patch 13104881 |
| 8 | Microsoft Windows IA (64-bit) Microsoft Windows (64-bit Itanium) |
7 – Oracle 10g onward, see Support Note: 414043.1 8 12 – Oracle 10g onward 11, 13 – Oracle 11g onward, requires Patch 13104881 |
| 9 | IBM zSeries Based Linux z/Linux |
9 18 (64-bit zSeries only) |
| 10 | Linux (32-bit) Linux x86 |
7 – Oracle 11g onward, requires Patch 13104881 10 11, 13 – Oracle 10g onward, see Support Note: 414043.1 |
| 11 | Linux IA (64-bit) Linux Itanium |
10 – Oracle 10g onward, see Support Note: 414043.1 11 13 – Oracle 10g onward 7 – Oracle 11g onward, see Support Note: 414043.1, also requires Patch 13104881 8, 12 – Oracle 11g onward, requires Patch 13104881 |
| 12 | Microsoft Windows 64-bit for AMD Microsoft Windows (x86-64) |
7 – Oracle 10g onward, see Support Note Note: 414043.1 8 – Oracle 10g onward 12 11, 13 – Oracle 11g onward, requires Patch 13104881 |
| 13 | Linux 64-bit for AMD Linux x86-64 |
7 – Oracle 11g onward, see Support Note: 414043.1, also requires Patch 13104881 10 – Oracle 10g onward, see Support Note Note: 414043.1 11 – Oracle 10g onward 8, 12 – Oracle 11g onward, requires Patch 13104881 13 20 – Oracle 11g onward |
| 15 | HP Open VMS HP OpenVMS Alpha HP IA OpenVMS OpenVMS Itanium |
15 |
| 16 | Apple Mac OS Mac OS X Server |
16 |
| 17 | Solaris Operating System (x86) Solaris Operating System (x86) |
17 20 – Oracle 10g onward, see Support Note: 414043.1 |
| 18 | IBM Power Based Linux Linux on Power |
9 (64-bit zSeries only) 18 |
| 20 | Solaris Operating System (AMD64) Solaris Operating System (x86-64) |
13 – Oracle 11g onward 17 – Oracle 10g onward, see Support Note: 414043.1 20 |
