Oracle AI Database 26ai
Oracle provides several tools to assist you with patch maintenance. Use the patching procedures recommended for your deployment
Patching Policy for Oracle AI Database 26ai
To assist with proactive database software maintenance, Oracle provides routine quarterly Release Updates (RUs).
General Database Maintenance Guidelines
To understand details about Oracle AI Database patch maintenance, see Database Patch Maintenance Guidelines.
Learn about Release Updates (RUs), Monthly Recommended Patches (MRPs), and other details about how the Oracle patch maintenance process works.
Recommended Support Documents
These support documents can assist with many common questions
- Primary Note for Database Proactive Patch Program (Doc ID 888.1)
- Subscribe to Oracle Security Alerts
- Introducing Monthly Recommended Patches (MRPs) and FAQ (Doc ID 2898740.1)
- Should I ask for a one-off bug fix or wait for the next Release Update (Doc ID 2648544.1)
- Managing "installed but disabled" bug fixes in Database Release Updates using DBMS_OPTIM_BUNDLE (Doc ID 2147007.1)
Recommended Patch Maintenance for Oracle AI Database Single Instance Databases
For single-instance Oracle AI Database deployments, Oracle recommends that you perform patch maintenance with Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)
Oracle AI Database Patch Delivery Methods for Single-Instance Databases
Oracle recommends that you patch single-instance On Premises Oracle AI Databases using out-of-place Gold Image release updates (RUs) deployed with Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA).
Recommended Patch Maintenance for Advanced Oracle Database Deployments
For advanced Oracle AI Database configurations, such as deployments using Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Data Guard, or other advanced use case scenarios, Oracle recommends that you use out-of-place patching with the Gold Image Release Updates that are available starting with Oracle AI Database 26ai.
Patch Maintenance for Databases Deployed with Oracle Data Guard
Oracle recommends that you patch Oracle AI Databases deployed with Oracle Data Guard using Fleet Patching and Provisioning with out-of-place Gold Image release updates (RUs).
Patch Maintenance for Databases Deployed with Oracle RAC
Oracle recommends that you patch Oracle AI Databases deployed with Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) using out-of-place Gold Image release updates (RUs).
Manual Patching Procedures Using OPatch
Use these documents to guide you with manual patch maintenance using OPatch and OPatchAuto
Single-Instance Oracle AI Database Maintenance with OPatch
You can patch on-premises Oracle AI Database manually with OPatch.
Oracle AI Database with Oracle Data Guard Maintenance with OPatchAuto
For Oracle AI Database deployed with Oracle Data Guard, you can patch manually with OPatchAuto,
Oracle Real Application Clusters Maintenance with OPatchAuto
For Oracle AI Database deployed with Oracle Real Application Clusters, you can patch manually with OPatchAuto,