6 Oracle Database Appliance X4-2

Learn what’s new and known issues with Oracle Database Appliance X4-2.

What’s New in Oracle Database Appliance X4-2

Release 12.2.1.3.0 includes support for Oracle Database 12.2.0.1, and Oracle Database Appliance RDBMS clone files for Oracle Database Appliance X4-2.

  • Oracle Database 12.2.0.1.180116 Release Update (RU)

  • Oracle Database 12.1.0.2.180116 Bundle Patch (BP)

  • Oracle Database 11.2.0.4.180116 Patch Set Update (PSU)

  • Security updates: New Center for Internet Security (CIS) scripts and updated Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) scripts are now shipped with Oracle Database Appliance and are available in the /opt/oracle/oak/bin directory.

  • Strong password rules are enforced for the dbAdminPassword for new databases.

    Passwords should contain at least 9 characters, not exceed 30 characters, and start with an alpha character. All passwords must meet the following requirements:

    • at least two uppercase letters

    • at least two lowercase letters

    • at least two numbers

    • at least two special characters. valid characters are pound (#), underscore (_), and dash (-).

Oracle Database Appliance Patch Bundle

Use patch 27648022 to update Oracle Database Appliance to release 12.2.1.3.0. The patch is available in My Oracle Support.

Component Versions for Oracle Database Appliance X4-2

The matrix displays the component versions available for Oracle Database Appliance X4-2.

Table 6-1 Component Versions for Oracle Database Appliance X4-2 in 12.2.1.3.0

Component Name Version

Controller_INT

11.05.03.00

Controller_Ext

11.05.03.00

Expander

0018

SSD_LOCAL

n/a

SSD_SHARED

944A

HDD_LOCAL

A7EO

HDD_SHARED

A7EO

ILOM (Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager)

3.2.9.22 es r115963

BIOS

25040100

IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface)

1.8.12.4

HMP (Oracle Hardware Management Pack)

2.4.1.0.9

OAK

12.2.1.3.0

Oracle Linux

6.9

Kernel

4.1.12-112.14.1.el6uek.x86_64

OVM (Oracle VM Server)

3.4.4

Dom0 Kernel

4.1.12-14.13.el6uek.x86_64

GI_HOME

12.2.0.1.180116

DB_HOME

12.2.0.1.180116

Oracle Auto Service Request (Oracle ASR)

5.7.7

Issues Deploying Oracle Database Appliance X4-2

There are no known issues deploying Oracle Database Appliance X4-2.