8.2.1.1 What Software Do You Update on Oracle Exadata?

The software that runs on Oracle Exadata is divided into two main categories.

• Oracle Exadata System Software

• Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database software

The following table describes the two primary categories of software that run on an Oracle Exadata.

Software	Components Installed On	Software Content	Example Software Version
Oracle Exadata System Software	Exadata storage servers Exadata database servers Exadata RDMA Network Fabric switches	Oracle Linux operating system Oracle VM Server (on database servers for Oracle VM configurations) Oracle Exadata System Software Firmware (for example: disk, flash, RAID controller, ILOM, HCA, RDMA Network Fabric switch firmware)	Oracle Exadata System Software on storage servers and database servers: 12.2.1.1.0 12.1.2.3.4 InfiniBand Network Fabric switch firmware: 2.2.4-3 2.1.8-1 RoCE Network Fabric switch firmware: 7.0(3)I7(6)
Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database software	Exadata database servers	Oracle Grid Infrastructure (Grid home) Oracle Database (Database home)	12.2.0.1.0 12.1.0.2.160117 11.2.0.4.161018

When an Oracle Exadata is deployed, all of the software described in the table is installed and configured to deliver high performance and availability for Oracle Database. Extensive end-to-end testing ensures all software components supplied with Oracle Exadata work seamlessly together.

My Oracle Support Doc ID 888828.1 is the primary source of information for software that runs on Oracle Exadata. It contains the following information:

• List of all current and previous releases
• Minimum requirements for feature usage
• Compatibility requirements between Oracle Exadata System Software version and Oracle Database software version
• Compatibility requirements for specific hardware releases
• Guidelines for related products when used with Oracle Exadata
• References to other pertinent information sources for Oracle Exadata software maintenance