Installation
Archiving and Unarchiving of Gold Images
You can archive and unarchive Oracle FPP gold images that are not currently used but cannot be deleted for future access. Archiving and unarchiving gold images allow you to store those images on external storage devices of your choice in a space-efficient, compressed fashion, thereby freeing up storage space on high-end storage devices hosting the central FPP gold image repository.
Archiving gold images that are not currently used, but need to be retained, saves space and costs by allowing you to flexibly and efficiently store them on external storage devices of your choice.
Backup, Restore, and Relocation for FPP Server
You can create a backup of the Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning (Oracle FPP) server, restore data from the backup, and relocate the server from backup to new hardware. Relocate the Oracle FPP Server to new hardware and re-point Oracle FPP targets whenever needed.
Ensure data safety by backing up Oracle FPP Server and restoring data in case of failure.
Oracle AI Database Installer Command-Line Support
Oracle AI Database Installer now supports specifying commands and input parameters for those commands using the command-line interface.
Easier and simpler Oracle AI Database deployments are supported using the command-line interface in addition to the graphical user interface.
Oracle FPP Local Mode Without Java Container
Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning Local Mode does not require the Grid Infrastructure Management Repository (GIMR) and the Java container.
Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle AI Database administrators can use Oracle FPP Local Mode without setting up any additional components on a cluster, making the patching process simpler and faster.
Oracle FPP Metadata on External Databases
Starting with Oracle Grid Infrastructure 26ai, Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning (FPP) stores metadata in a local Single Instance Enterprise Edition Database or an external Oracle metadata repository. New installations will store the metadata by default in a Single Instance Enterprise Edition Database.
Allowing to choose an external metadata repository database or a local Single Instance Enterprise Edition Database database simplifies the deployment of the Fleet Patching and Provisioning server.
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installer Command-Line Support
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installer now supports specifying life-cycle management operations and input parameters for those operations on the command line.
Easier and simpler Oracle Grid Infrastructure deployments are supported using the command line, in addition to the graphical user interface.
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installer Improvements
The Oracle Grid Infrastructure installer has been upgraded with options to create and manage gold images and perform out-of-place patching while reducing the inventory metadata to effectively manage installation and patching.
Out-of-place patching using the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installer directly makes patching more manageable and reliable.
Store Images and Transfer Working Copies as ZIP Files
Store Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning (Oracle FPP) gold images as ZIP files, create ZIP files from existing Oracle homes, and transfer these ZIP files.
Save significant storage, bandwidth, and transfer time by storing and transferring gold images as ZIP files.