2.1.15 Other Changes in This Release

Please note the following changes that take effect with Oracle Exadata System Software release 26.1.0:

• In the I/O Resource Management (IORM) plan, the flashCacheLimit and xrmemCacheLimit attributes are deprecated, and a warning message is issued when either attribute is set in the IORM interdatabase plan (dbplan).

  See also, ALTER IORMPLAN.

• The default administrator username for the GRUB boot loader changes from root to grub-admin.

  See also, Default User Accounts for Oracle Exadata.

• Java is unbundled from Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant (OEDA).

  If you are using a version of OEDA released in conjunction with Oracle Exadata System Software release 26.1.0 or later, ensure that any system running OEDA programs contains Java Development Kit (JDK) version 17 or later. You can download a supported JDK from https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/.

  See also, Overview of Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant.

• The Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant (OEDA) application server, which powers the OEDA browser-based interface, contains optional support for HTTPS.

  See also, Getting Started with the OEDA Browser-Based User Interface.

• The patchmgr and dcli utilities include options to accept paths to customer-trusted executables for scp and ssh. This helps customers use approved executable paths in hardened environments.

  See also:

  • Patchmgr Syntax for Storage Servers
  • Patchmgr Syntax for Database Servers
  • dcli Syntax