1. Release Notes
  2. What’s New in This Release

1 What’s New in This Release

Oracle Database Appliance 18.5 release supports Oracle Database 18c functionality on Oracle Database Appliance hardware models.

New Features

This release supports Oracle Database Appliance models X7-2-HA, X7-2S, X7-2M, X6-2S, X6-2M, X6-2L, X6-2-HA, X5-2, X4-2, and X3-2. You can either create a new deployment or patch your existing Oracle Database Appliance deployment to 18.5.

The following Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RDBMS updates (January 2019 Oracle Database Release Update) for baremetal and Virtualized Platform are available in this release:

  • 18.5.0.0.190115
  • 12.2.0.1.190115
  • 12.1.0.2.190115
  • 11.2.0.4.190115
The following Oracle RDBMS updates (October 2018 Oracle Database Release Update) for baremetal and Virtualized Platform are available in this release:
  • 18.4.0.0.181016
  • 12.2.0.1.181016
  • 12.1.0.2.181016
  • 11.2.0.4.181016

This release introduces the out-of-cycle patching feature. This feature enables administrators to patch databases in the Oracle Database Appliance deployment with the latest Oracle Database Release Update, outside of the Oracle Database Appliance releases. For more information about the procedure for out-of-cycle patching, see the topic Applying Out-of-Cycle Database Patches in the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment Guide for your hardware model.

GI Clone, Database RDBMS Clone, and ISO Image Patches

See the chapter Oracle Database 18.5 Patches for patch details and links.

Oracle Database Appliance patches are available in My Oracle Support. When selecting a patch, ensure that you select the 18.5 release from the drop down list.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 18.5.0.0 GI Clone for ODACLI/DCS stack: Use patch 27604593 to perform an initial deployment of Oracle Database Appliance. The bundle contains the latest Grid Infrastructure components for deployment on an Oracle Database Appliance in the "shipped from factory" state, or an Oracle Database Appliance that has been re-imaged using the OS ISO Image. This patch is for all Oracle Database Appliance Hardware Models (Bare Metal).

  • Oracle Database Appliance18.5.0.0 RDBMS Clone File for ODACLI/DCS stack: Use the Oracle 18.5.0.0.190115 RDBMS Software Clone file to create 18.5.0.0.190115 database homes. Patch 27604558 provides the database clone for this update. This patch is for all Oracle Database Appliance Hardware Models (Bare Metal). You can also optionally use this patch to create 18.4.0.0.181016 database homes on the ODACLI/DCS stack, by selecting 18.4 in the release drop down list.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 12.2.0.1 RDBMS Clone File for ODACLI/DCS stack: Use the Oracle 12.2.0.1.190115 RDBMS Software Clone file to create 12.2.0.1.190115 database homes. Patch 27119402 provides the database clone for this update. This patch is for all Oracle Database Appliance Hardware Models (Bare Metal). You can also optionally use this patch to create 12.2.0.1.181016 database homes on the ODACLI/DCS stack, by selecting 18.4 in the release drop down list.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 12.1.0.2 RDBMS Clone File for ODACLI/DCS stack: Use the Oracle 12.1.0.2.190115 RDBMS Software Clone file to create 12.1.0.2.190115 database homes. Patch 23494992 provides the database clone for this update. This patch is for all Oracle Database Appliance Hardware Models (Bare Metal). You can also optionally use this patch to create 12.1.0.2.181016 database homes on the ODACLI/DCS stack, by selecting 18.4 in the release drop down list.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 11.2.0.4 RDBMS Clone File for ODACLI/DCS stack: Use the Oracle 11.2.0.4.190115 RDBMS Software Clone file to create 11.2.0.4.190115 database homes. Patch 23494997 provides this update. This patch is for all Oracle Database Appliance Hardware Models (Bare Metal). You can also optionally use this patch to create 11.2.0.4.181016 database homes on the ODACLI/DCS stack, by selecting 18.4 in the release drop down list.

  • (Optional) Oracle Database Appliance 18.5.0.0 ISO Image (Bare Metal): Use patch 27604623 to perform a bare metal restore (re-image) of the operating system. Bare metal is a non-virtualized Oracle Database Appliance configuration. Use only when you must re-image the operating system.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 18.5.0.0 ISO Image (Virtualized Platform): Use patch 16186163 to re-image the server with an operating system that includes virtualization capabilities. After re-imaging, use the VM Template to deploy ODA_BASE for the Virtualized Platform. The bundle contains the latest Grid Infrastructure components for deployment.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 18.5.0.0 RDBMS Clone for Virtualized Platform: Use the Oracle 18.5.0.0.190115 RDBMS Software Clone file to create 18.5.0.0.190115 database homes for Virtualized Platform. Patch 28864456 provides this update. You can also optionally use this patch to create 18.4.0.0.181016 database homes for Virtualized Platform, by selecting 18.4 in the release drop down list.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 12.2.0.1 RDBMS Clone File for Virtualized Platform: Use the Oracle 12.2.0.1.190115 RDBMS Software Clone file to create 12.2.0.1.190115 database homes for Virtualized Platform. Patch 27449599 provides the database clone for this update. You can also optionally use this patch to create 12.2.0.1.181016 database homes for Virtualized Platform, by selecting 18.4 in the release drop down list.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 12.1.0.2 RDBMS Clone File for Virtualized Platform: Use the Oracle 12.1.0.2.190115 RDBMS Software Clone file to create 12.1.0.2.190115 database homes for Virtualized Platform. Patch 19520042 provides the database clone for this update. You can also optionally use this patch to create 12.1.0.2.181016 database homes for Virtualized Platform, by selecting 18.4 in the release drop down list.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 11.2.0.4 RDBMS Clone File for Virtualized Platform: Use the Oracle 11.2.0.4.190115 RDBMS Software Clone file to create 11.2.0.4.190115 database homes for Virtualized Platform. Patch 17770873 provides the database clone for this update. You can also optionally use this patch to create 11.2.0.4.181016 database homes for Virtualized Platform, by selecting 18.4 in the release drop down list.

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