Whats New In Oracle Exadata Cloud Infrastructure Migration Utility

Oracle is constantly adding new capabilities to Oracle Exadata Cloud Infrastructure Migration Utility. This section provides a brief overview of new features as they are released.

Fetching Resource-Based Exadata Image Version

Release 24.10.1.0.260803, dated August 3, 2026, includes a bug fix that improves fetching of the resource-based Exadata Image Version.

Support for X11MV as Migration Target

Release 24.10.0.0.260729, dated July 29, 2026, adds support for X11MV Exadata Infrastructure as a migration target.

ExaDB-C@C Template Generation Issue

Release 24.9.1.0.260717, dated July 17, 2026, includes a bug fix for an issue affecting ExaDB-C@C template generation.

Relocate PDBs Between Source and Target CDBs

Release 24.9.0.0.260430, dated April 30, 2026, introduces the PDB relocate option, enabling pluggable databases to be created from a source container database and relocated to a target container database.

Collecting Diagnostic Information and Logs

Release 24.8.0.0.260310, dated March 10, 2026, adds the diag_collect option for gathering diagnostic information and logs to support troubleshooting, along with a fix for adding or updating SYS/TDE passwords in the wallet file.

Generate Infrastructure Details Report

Release 24.7.0.0.260223, dated February 23, 2026, adds the generate_report option for producing detailed infrastructure reports covering VM clusters and database resources.

Custom Software Image or Higher RU for Standby Creation

Release 24.6.0.0.260209, dated February 9, 2026, enables the use of custom software images or higher Release Updates when creating standby databases, providing greater flexibility in standby configuration.

Enhancements to Standby Creation, Authentication, and VM Cluster Migration

Release 24.5.0.0.251209, dated December 9, 2025, enhances standby database management, authentication, and VM cluster migration by allowing additional standbys alongside an existing manual standby, supporting Instance Principal and Resource Principal authentication, and enabling specification of a private DNS zone during VM cluster migration.
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