1 What’s New in This Release

Oracle Database Appliance release 19.31 supports Oracle Database 19c functionality on Oracle Database Appliance hardware models.

Changes in Oracle Database Appliance Release 19.31

This release supports Oracle Database Appliance models X11-HA, X11-L, X11-S, X10-HA, X10-L, X10-S, X9-2-HA, X9-2L, X9-2S, X8-2-HA, X8-2M, and X8-2S. You can create a bare metal deployment on Oracle Database Appliance or patch or upgrade your existing bare metal deployment to Oracle Database Appliance release 19.31. You can also create and patch Oracle Database Appliance DB systems. Read the chapter Known Issues with Oracle Database Appliance in This Release for critical fixes before deploying Oracle Database Appliance release 19.31.

For Oracle Database 19c and Oracle AI Database 26ai 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:

  • Option to manage power consumption on Oracle Database Appliance X11

    The power consumption management feature on Oracle Database Appliance X11 enables you to reduce power usage on supported AMD EPYC-based Oracle Database Appliance systems.

    For complete details about this feature, see the topic Managing Power Consumption on Oracle Database Appliance X11 in the Oracle Database Appliance X11 Deployment and User's Guide.

  • Modify network configuration on Oracle Database Appliance

    After deployment of Oracle Database Appliance, you may need to update configurations, such as public network settings, to meet your enterprise requirements. Since the network has changed, the Domain Name Server (DNS) and Network Time Protocol (NTP) server configurations will also need to be updated.

    Oracle Database Appliance now allows modifications to public network configuration on bare metal system and DB systems. You can also modify DNS and NTP IP addresses.

    For complete details about this feature, see the topic Modifying Public Network Configurations in the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • Provisioning and patching of Oracle Database Appliance bare metal deployments, KVM, and DB systems

    This release supports provisioning and patching of bare metal deployments, KVM, and DB systems with Oracle Database Appliance release 19.31 on X11-HA, X11-L, X11-S, X10-HA, X10-L, X10-S, X9-2-HA, X9-2L, X9-2S, X8-2-HA, X8-2M, and X8-2S.

    See the chapter Provisioning Oracle Database Appliance Bare Metal System in the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • Support for Oracle AI Database 26ai and 19c databases on Oracle Database Appliance DB systems

    This release supports creation of databases of Oracle AI Database 26ai and 19c databases on DB systems. The version is specified in the DB system JSON payload, with the attribute version for database. When you provision DB system of release 26ai, then you cannot provision any other database versions, such as 19c in the DB system at the same time.

    For details on the JSON file changes for creating Oracle AI Database 26ai and 19c databases on DB systems, see the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • Oracle Data Guard Enhancements

    Starting with Oracle Database Appliance release 19.31, multi-domain configuration of Oracle Data Guard on Oracle Database Appliance is supported.

    For more information, see the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • Support to delete earlier release Oracle Grid Infrastructure homes using either the Browser User Interface (BUI) or ODACLI commands.

    You can now delete earlier release Oracle Grid Infrastructure homes using either the BUI or ODACLI commands.

    For more information, see the topic About Deleting Earlier Release Oracle Grid Infrastructure Homes in the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • BUI Enhancements

    There are a number of updates to the BUI in this release:
    • Support for specifying increase in the /u01 space in the DB system.
    • Support for modifying the number of cores for a DB system without changing the shape.
    • Infrastructure page displays detailed information about the appliance

    For more information, see the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • Enterprise Manager Plug-in Support for Oracle Database Appliance X8-2 and Later Hardware Models with Oracle Database Appliance release 19.31

    With this plug-in release, you can use Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Release 5 (13.5) to manage and monitor your Oracle Database Appliance X8-2 and later systems for Oracle Database Appliance release 19.31.

    For more information, see the Oracle Enterprise Manager Plugin for Oracle Database Appliance Release Notes.

  • Deprecation of STIG on Oracle Database Appliance

    Oracle Database Appliance is hardened by default to align with Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) standards. The security of the system is further strengthened through the implementation of SCAP controls, delivering an out-of-the-box pass rate of over 90% on all SCAP-automated STIG checks. With this native SCAP integration, the legacy OLSS-based STIG scripts are now marked as deprecated and may be removed in a future release of Oracle Database Appliance software.

  • ODACLI Command Enhancements

    There are changes to ODACLI command options in this release. Use the --help option with a command to view the supported options for the command in this release.

    For more information, see the chapter Oracle Database Appliance Command-Line Reference 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 (April 2026 Oracle Database Release Update) for bare metal systems are available in this release:

    • 19.31.0.0.260421

    Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle AI Database Update 23.26.2.0.0 for DB system are also available with this release.

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

See the chapter Oracle Database Appliance Release 19.31 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 19.31 from the drop down list.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 19.31.0.0.0 Server Patch for Bare Metal Systems: Use patch 39233878 to update your bare metal deployment to Oracle Database Appliance release 19.31. You must download the Server Patch, Oracle Grid Infrastructure clone file, and the Oracle Database clone file to update your deployment to release 19.31.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 19.31.0.0.0 GI Clone for ODACLI/DCS Stack: Use patch 30403673 to update your deployment to this Oracle Database Appliance release. You also use this patch 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 RDBMS Clone for ODACLI/DCS Stack: Use the Oracle Database 19.31.0.0.260421 Software Clone file to create 19.31.0.0.260421 Oracle Database homes. Patch 30403662 provides the database clone for this update. This patch is for all Oracle Database Appliance Hardware Models (bare metal systems).
  • Oracle Database Appliance 19.31.0.0.0 DB System Image Download for KVM: Use the KVM Database System template to deploy KVM-based virtualization for Oracle Database Appliance release 19.31. Patch 32451228 provides the software for this update.
  • Oracle Database Appliance 26ai DB System Image Download for KVM: Use the KVM Database System template to deploy KVM-based virtualization for DB system of version 26ai. Patch 36524660 provides the software for this update.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 26ai GI Clone for DB Systems: Use patch 36524627 to perform an initial deployment of Oracle Database Appliance on DB Systems for creating Oracle AI Database 26ai databases. This patch is for Oracle Database Appliance hardware models with DB systems only.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 26ai Database Clone File for DB Systems: Use the Oracle AI Database 26ai Software Clone file to create 26ai Oracle Database homes. Patch 36524642 provides the database clone for this update. This patch is for Oracle Database Appliance hardware models with DB systems only.
  • Oracle Database Appliance 26ai DB System Server Patch: Use the KVM DB System template to patch 26ai KVM-based virtualization for Oracle Database Appliance 19.31. Patch 39233889 provides this update. This patch is for Oracle Database Appliance hardware models with DB systems only.
  • Oracle Database Appliance 19.31.0.0.0 OS ISO Image for all Platforms: Use this patch to reimage the operating system for Oracle Database Appliance 19.31. Patch 30403643 provides the software for this update.
For more information about the new features in this release, see the following topics:
Managing Power Consumption on Oracle Database Appliance X11
Modifying Public Network Configurations
About Deleting Earlier Release Oracle Grid Infrastructure Homes
Patching Oracle Database Appliance
Provisioning Oracle Database Appliance X11 Bare Metal System
Oracle Database Appliance Command-Line Interface
Oracle Enterprise Manager Plugin for Oracle Database Appliance Release Notes