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

What's New in This Release

Understand the new features in this release of Oracle Database Appliance.

New Features in Oracle Database Appliance Release 18.8

Oracle Database Appliance release 18.8 supports Oracle Database 18c functionality on Oracle Database Appliance hardware models.

New Features

See the topic New Features in Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in in this Release Notes for information about Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in releases 13.4.1.0.0 and 13.2.3.0.0.

This release supports Oracle Database Appliance models X8-2-HA, X8-2M, X8-2S, X7-2-HA, X7-2M, X7-2S, X6-2S, X6-2M, X6-2L, X6-2-HA, X5-2, and X4-2. You can either create an Oracle Database Appliance deployment or patch your existing deployment to Oracle Database Appliance release 18.8. Read the chapter Known Issues with Oracle Database Appliance in This Release for critical fixes before deploying Oracle Database Appliance release 18.8.

For Oracle Database 18c features, see the Oracle Database Documentation Library at https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/index.html.

The following new features are available in this release:

  • Support for Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in Releases 13.4.1.0.0 and 13.2.3.0.0

    Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in releases 13.4.1.0.0 and 13.2.3.0.0 are available. The plug-in releases 13.4.1.0.0 and 13.2.3.0.0 are supported on X8-2-HA, X8-2M, X8-2S, X7-2-HA, X7-2M, X7-2S, X6-2S, X6-2M, X6-2L, X6-2-HA, X5-2, and X4-2 for Oracle Database Appliance releases 19.5, 18.8, and earlier. See the topic New Features in Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in in this Release Notes for the download location, new features, and information about installing and configuring these plug-in releases.

  • Storage Expansion Support on Oracle Database Appliance X8-2

    With this release, you can expand storage on your Oracle Database Appliance X8-2 systems, at any time even after the initial deployment, without reimaging or redeploying the appliance. See the chapter Managing Storage in the Oracle Database Appliance X8-2 Deployment and User's Guide for information about adding storage disks and storage expansion shelf for your hardware model.

  • Storage Expansion Options on Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 and X6-2

    You can now expand storage on your Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 and X6-2 hardware models with X8-2 storage disks, and utilize the full storage capacity of the new X8-2 storage disks on your older Oracle Database Appliance X7-2 and X6-2 hardware models. For information about adding storage disks, see the chapter Managing Storage in the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • Oracle Database Appliance Browser User Interface

    The Oracle Database Appliance Web Console is now referred to as the Oracle Database Appliance Browser User Interface.

  • Support for Adding and Deleting Networks and Network Interfaces on Oracle Database Appliance X8-2

    You can add and delete networks and network interfaces for your baremetal deployments and Virtualized Platform using ODACLI and OAKCLI commands and also from the Browser User Interface. See the chapters Managing Networks and Managing an Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform in the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • Options to Clean Up Patch Repositories

    You can now delete obsolete or old patches from the patch repository using the Browser User Interface or ODACLI commands. See the topic Cleaning Up the Patch Repository in the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.
  • Oracle Autonomous Health Framework To Run Diagnostics

    Oracle Autonomous Health Framework is installed automatically when you provision or patch to Oracle Database Appliance release 18.8. Use Oracle Autonomous Health Framework to ensure the health of your deployment. Oracle Autonomous Health Framework provides diagnostic tools such as Oracle Trace File Analyzer and Oracle ORAchk. To understand how to use these tools to collect diagnostic data and also how Oracle Autonomous Health Framework uses Adaptive Classification and Redaction (ACR) to sanitize sensitive data, see Using Oracle Autonomous Health Framework for Running Diagnostics in the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • Oracle ORAchk Health Tool Reports Using the Browser User Interface

    To check the health of your deployment, you can generate and view Oracle ORAchk Health Check Tool reports using the Browser User Interface. For more information, see Generating and Viewing Oracle ORAchk Health Check Tool Reports in the Browser User Interface in the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database Updates

    The following Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database updates (October 2019 Oracle Database Release Update) for bare metal systems and Virtualized Platform are available in this release:

    • 18.8.0.0.191015
    • 12.2.0.1.191015
    • 12.1.0.2.191015
    • 11.2.0.4.191015

Oracle Grid Infrastructure Clone, Oracle Database Clone, and ISO Image Patches

See the chapter Oracle Database Appliance Release 18.8 Patches for patch details and links.

Oracle Database Appliance patches are available in My Oracle Support. When selecting a patch, ensure that you select Oracle Database Appliance release 18.8 from the drop down list.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 18.8.0.0.0 GI Clone for ODACLI/DCS stack: Use patch 27604593 to perform an initial deployment of Oracle Database Appliance. The bundle contains the latest Oracle 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 operating system ISO Image. This patch is for all Oracle Database Appliance Hardware Models (bare metal).

  • Oracle Database Appliance 18.8.0.0.0 RDBMS Clone File for ODACLI/DCS stack: Use the Oracle RDBMS 18.8.0.0.191015 Software Clone file to create 18.8.0.0.191015 Oracle Database homes. Patch 27604558 provides the database clone for this update. This patch is for all Oracle Database Appliance Hardware Models (bare metal).

  • Oracle Database Appliance 12.2.0.1 RDBMS Clone File for ODACLI/DCS stack: Use the Oracle RDBMS 12.2.0.1.191015 Software Clone file to create 12.2.0.1.191015 database homes. Patch 27119402 provides the database clone for this update.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 12.1.0.2 RDBMS Clone File for ODACLI/DCS stack: Use the Oracle RDBMS 12.1.0.2.191015 Software Clone file to create 12.1.0.2.191015 database homes. Patch 23494992 provides the database clone for this update.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 11.2.0.4 RDBMS Clone File for ODACLI/DCS stack: Use the Oracle RDBMS 11.2.0.4.191015 Software Clone file to create 11.2.0.4.191015 database homes. Patch 23494997 provides this update.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 18.8.0.0.0 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 18.8.0.0.0 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 18.8.0.0.0 RDBMS Clone for Virtualized Platform: Use the Oracle RDBMS 18.8.0.0.191015 Software Clone file to create 18.8.0.0.191015 database homes for Virtualized Platform. Patch 28864456 provides this update.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 12.2.0.1 RDBMS Clone File for Virtualized Platform: Use the Oracle RDBMS 12.2.0.1.191015 Software Clone file to create 12.2.0.1.191015 database homes for Virtualized Platform. Patch 27449599 provides the database clone for this update.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 12.1.0.2 RDBMS Clone File for Virtualized Platform: Use the Oracle RDBMS 12.1.0.2.191015 Software Clone file to create 12.1.0.2.191015 database homes for Virtualized Platform. Patch 19520042 provides the database clone for this update.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 11.2.0.4 RDBMS Clone File for Virtualized Platform: Use the Oracle RDBMS 11.2.0.4.191015 Software Clone file to create 11.2.0.4.191015 database homes for Virtualized Platform. Patch 17770873 provides the database clone for this update.

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New Features in Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in Releases 13.4.1.0.0 and 13.2.3.0.0

Understand the new features in Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in releases 13.4.1.0.0 and 13.2.3.0.0.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control provides unattended monitoring of your IT environment and key components such as applications, application servers, databases, and your Oracle Database Appliance deployments.

New Features in Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in Release 13.2.3.0.0

Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in release 13.2.3.0.0 supports Oracle Database Appliance models X8-2-HA, X8-2M, X8-2S, X7-2-HA, X7-2M, X7-2S, X6-2S, X6-2M, X6-2L, X6-2-HA, X5-2, and X4-2 for Oracle Database Appliance releases 19.5, 18.8, and earlier.

You can download Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in release 13.2.3.0.0 from the Plug-in Releases page at https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/db-appliance-downloads.html.

For Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control features, see the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Plug-In Documentation Library at https://docs.oracle.com/cd/cloud-control-13.3/index.htm.

The following new features are available in Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in Release 13.2.3.0.0:

  • Plug-in Support for Oracle Database Appliance X8-2 and Earlier Hardware Models with all Oracle Database Appliance releases 19.5, 18.8, and earlier

    With this plug-in release, you can use Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13.3 to manage and monitor your Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA, X8-2M, X8-2S, X7-2-HA, X7-2M, X7-2S, X6-2S, X6-2M, X6-2L, X6-2-HA, X5-2, and X4-2 systems for Oracle Database Appliance releases 19.5, 18.8, and earlier.

    To download the plug-in, see the Plug-in Releases page at https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/db-appliance-downloads.html

    To install and deploy the plug-in, see the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Oracle Database Appliance Plug-in User's Guide.

  • Discovery Support for Sites without DCS Configuration

    With plug-in release 13.2.3.0.0, discovery of sites without DCS configuration is supported.

    See the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Oracle Database Appliance Plug-in User's Guide for the procedure to discover and add Oracle Database Appliance and other supported targets to be managed by Enteprise Manager Cloud Control.

  • Creation and Promotion of Databases in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control

    There may be a delay between creation and promotion of Oracle Database targets in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control and their visibility in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control as targets to be managed and monitored.

    See the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide for more information.

  • Reset odacli-adm Password Before Deploying the Plug-in

    After upgrading DCS components, you must reset the odacli-adm password before deploying the plug-in or if the existing plug-in has stopped collecting data.

    To reset your Oracle Database Appliance passwords, see the topic Changing Oracle Appliance Passwords in the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

New Features in Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in Release 13.4.1.0.0

Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in release 13.4.1.0.0 supports Oracle Database Appliance models X8-2-HA, X8-2M, X8-2S, X7-2-HA, X7-2M, X7-2S, X6-2S, X6-2M, X6-2L, X6-2-HA, X5-2, and X4-2 for Oracle Database Appliance releases 19.5, 18.8, and earlier.

You can download Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in release 13.4.1.0.0 from the Plug-in Releases page at https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/db-appliance-downloads.html.

For Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control features, see the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Plug-In Documentation Library at https://docs.oracle.com/en/enterprise-manager/cloud-control/enterprise-manager-cloud-control/13.4/index.html.

The following new features are available in Oracle Database Appliance Enterprise Manager Plug-in Release 13.4.1.0.0:

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