Oracle 9i RAC on Sun Solaris 5.10/64 bit version.Is that supported ?

I want to install Oracle 9i RAC on Sun Solaris 10 64 bit. Is that officially supported ?
I dont this combination on metalink certify matrix

I know we dont get support from oracle.But, you initially mentioned that you couldn't find the required information on metalink, therefore I provided that information, which I thought you were looking for.
Is anybody still using this combination ? Does it work ? yes, we are using it and it has been working fine for over 4 years...of course we patched it to the latest - 9.2.0.8 to be on the supported release/patch.

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