1. Maintenance Guide
  2. Updating Exadata Software
  3. About Updating Exadata Software
  4. About Upgrading to Oracle Linux 8 on Exadata Servers

8.1.1 About Upgrading to Oracle Linux 8 on Exadata Servers

When you upgrade to Oracle Exadata System Software release 23.1.0, the Oracle Linux version is upgraded to Oracle Linux 8 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) 6.

Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) 6 is required to support the AMD processor architecture introduced in Oracle Exadata X10M models.

Parent topic: About Updating Exadata Software