Enhancements to Standby Creation, Authentication, and VM Cluster Migration

Release: 24.5.0.0.251209

Release Date: December 09, 2025

Enhancements to database standby management, authentication flexibility, and VM cluster migration help streamline operations and expand deployment options.

These enhancements include the following capabilities:

  • Enables the creation of additional standby databases even when a manual standby database already exists.
  • Broadens authentication options by adding support for Instance Principal and Resource Principal authentication methods.
  • Provides the ability to specify a private DNS (Domain Name System) zone during VM cluster migration.