What's New for Oracle Database Appliance X7-2S, X7-2M, and X7-2-HA

Release 18.1 includes new features, the latest Oracle Database release updates, and Oracle Linux security updates for Oracle Database Appliance X7-2S, X7-2M, and X7-2-HA systems.

The following features are available for Oracle Database Appliance X7-2S, X7-2M, and X7-2-HA:

• Support for Oracle Database 18.1.1.0.0 Release Update (RU) on Oracle Database Appliance bare metal platforms.

  Earlier database versions are not supported with Oracle Database Appliance 18.1.

GI Clone, Database RDBMS Clone, and ISO Image Patches

See Appendix A for patch details and links.

Oracle Database Appliance patches are available in My Oracle Support. When selecting a patch, ensure that you select the 18.1 release from the drop down box.

You must re-image the server using the Oracle Database Appliance 18.1 ISO image for your hardware model. Re-imaging installs the new OS on the local disks on that server. After re-imaging, use the Oracle Database Appliance GI Clone for ODACLI/DCS stack to deploy Oracle Database Appliance (bare metal platform.) The bundle contains the latest Grid Infrastructure components (ILOM, BIOS, Controller, Expander, disk firmware, and other components.)

• ISO Image: Use to re-image the operating system for Oracle Database Appliance 18.1.

• Oracle Database Appliance 18.1.1.0.0 GI Clone for ODACLI/DCS stack: Use to perform an initial deployment of Oracle Database Appliance. The bundle contains the latest Grid Infrastructure components for deployment on Oracle Database Appliance.

• 18.1.1.0.0 Database: Use the Oracle 18.1 RDBMS Software Clone file to get the RDBMS clone binaries for Oracle Database 18.1.1.0.0for Oracle Database Appliance. The RDBMS clone file is needed to create Oracle databases and database homes.