New Features by Release Update

This section lists new features categorized by release update.

Only information on major enhancements in each Release Update is available in the following sections. For information on all the enhancements available in a Release Update, see the corresponding README file.

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 21

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 20

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 19

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 18

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 17

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 16

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 15

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 14

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 13

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 12

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 11

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 10

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 9

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 8

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 7

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 6

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 5

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 4

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 3

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 2

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 1

• New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 21

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 21 (13.5.0.21).

• Support for FIPS 140-2 Standard Compliance

• Support for Metrics from Related Targets in Metric Step

• Runbooks Support for Metrics

• Support Links to EM Pages in Step Instructions and Note Steps

• Target Summary Dashboard

• View SQL Details in ADDM Spotlight

• Patch History

• Pre/Post Provisioning Script with Additional Fields

• Database Lifecycle Management and Cloud Management Pack Support for ExaDB-D

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 20

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 20 (13.5.0.20).

• Support for PAM-based Named Credentials in the EM Console

• ADDM Spotlight Enhancements in RU 20

• Fleet Maintenance Hub Supports Image and Version Creation

• Specify a Prefix for an Oracle Home Name

• Enhancement in REST API for Fleet Maintenance

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 19

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 19 (13.5.0.19).

• Enable Automatic Re-evaluation of Metric Alerts

• Filter Findings and Recommendations by Category in ADDM Spotlight

• Workload Analysis on the Database Home Page

• Enhancements in REST API for Fleet Maintenance

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 18

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 18 (13.5.0.18).

• Save Step Output into Runbook Variables

• Multi-event Type Support for Event Compression Policies

• View Widgets and Filters on the Dashboards Page

• Launch Widgets/Filters Table View Option in the Widgets and Filters Tabs

• Blocking Sessions Tab in Performance Hub

• ADDM Spotlight Enhancements in RU 18

• Downloading Database Migration Utilities Disabled by Default

• Signing off Database Migrations as Complete

• Redeploy an Oracle Home

• Fleet Maintenance – Upgrade Databases Using AutoUpgrade Utility

• New EMCLI Verb query_suppressed_recommendations

• STIG Standard Version 2 Release 7 for Oracle Database 12c and 19c

• Discover and Monitor Autonomous Exadata VM Clusters in Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure Targets

• Enhancements in REST API for Fleet Maintenance

• Enhancements in REST API for Credentials Management

• Enhancements in REST API for Target Type

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 17

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 17 (13.5.0.17).

• Dynamic Runbooks Enhancements

• Export and Import Dashboards

• Auto-configuration of Widget Inputs

• Optional Inputs for the Group - Metrics - Line Widget

• Auto Licensing is Now Renamed to Default Settings

• Performance Hub Report

• ADDM Spotlight Enhancements in RU 17

• New EMCLI Verb dg_convert_standby_to_cluster

• New CIS 1.1.0 Compliance Standards for Oracle Database 19c

• Rollback Support for Failed Fleet Maintenance Updates

• Pre and Post Migration Analysis Dashboards Available for TTS based Migrations

• Support for Parallel Shutdown of Database Instances for Grid Infrastructure Patching

• Enhanced Search Functionality on Procedure Activity Page

• Support to Convert SNMP V2 to V3 at Scale for All Hardware Components in Exadata

• Enhancement in Metrics REST API to Get currentThresholdSettings Information

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 16

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 16 (13.5.0.16).

• Export/Import of User-defined Compression Policies

• SNMP Trap Notification Support for Incidents

• Add Input Parameters to Custom SQL Queries in Dashboards

• Customize Predefined SQL Queries in Dashboards

• New Event Annotations Feature in ADDM Spotlight

• User Name Link in ASH Analytics User Session in Performance Hub

• New Metrics to Monitor Multiple Data Guard Fast-Start Failover Observers

• Heat Map and ADO Available for PDBs

• Fleet Maintenance Hub

• STIG Standard Version 2 Release 6 for Oracle Database 12c and 19c

• Support to Migrate All Protected Database Backups from one ZDLRA to Another

• Modernized Workflow for Configuring Database Backup to ZDLRA

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 15

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 15 (13.5.0.15).

• Non-SYS User Support

• Proxy Credentials when Connecting to OCI

• New High Availability Role Target Property

• Webhooks and Slack Notification Methods

• Agent Preferred Connect String

• Job System Data Warehouse

• New Runbooks Features

• Oracle-Provided Dynamic Runbooks for Health Overview

• ADDM Spotlight Enhancements in RU 15

• Workload Tab in Performance Hub

• New PDB Mode Metrics for PDBs in RAC Instances

• TDE Support for Migration Workbench

• Fleet Maintenance Variables for Oracle Home Path and Working Directory

• Suppress Patch Recommendations for Compliance

• Migration Workbench Transportable Tablespace Pre-Migration Analysis Enhancements

• ZDLRA Recurring Archival Backup Job

• Advanced Customizations for Exadata Warehouse

• Exadata Warehouse Support for ExaDB-C@C Metric Data

• Oracle Enterprise Manager App for Grafana Version 4.0.0

• IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus REST Event Connector

• Database Maintenance REST Endpoints

• ZDLRA Management REST Endpoints

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 14

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 14 (13.5.0.14).

• Privileged Access Management Integration with Enterprise Manager

• New resync_target EMCLI Verb

• Integration with Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning

• STIG Standard Version 2 Release 5 for Oracle Database 12c and 19c

• Pre-Migration Analyzer for Transportable Tablespace Migrations

• Discover and Monitor Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure Targets

• Credentials Management and Jobs Management REST Endpoints

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 13

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 13 (13.5.0.13).

• SQL Statistics Collection for Database Targets

• User-defined Event Compression Policies

• Aggregate Target Type Input in Widgets for Composite Targets

• RAW Metric Data in Out-of-the-Box Metric Widgets

• Widget Groups in Oracle Enterprise Manager Dashboards

• Agent Preferred Connect Descriptor field

• ADDM Spotlight

• Modernized Workflow for Configure Backup to Cloud

• Top Activity Lite in Performance Hub

• NFS Storage Type Support for Fleet Maintenance

• Incidents Tab in Oracle Exadata Infrastructure Home Page

• On-Demand Archival Backups for ZDLRA Protected Databases

• Global Target Properties, Target Type, and Updated Target REST Endpoints

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 12

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 12 (13.5.0.12).

• Auto-generate Secure Passwords for Database Users and Database Monitoring Users

• Kerberos Credential Support for Migration Workbench

• New EXAchk AHF Compliance Standards for Cloud@Customer

• PDB Administrator Credentials for New PDB Migrations

• Support for Oracle Autonomous VM Clusters in Exadata Cloud Discovery

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 11

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 11 (13.5.0.11).

• Import/Export Published Runbooks and Define External Links

• Use Kerberos Credentials with Corrective Actions

• Include/Exclude Indirect Members in an Administration Group Hierarchy

• Event Compression Analysis

• Create Widgets Using Custom SQL Queries

• Workload Analysis in Oracle Enterprise Manager

• Oracle Database Vault for Autonomous Databases

• Graphical Explain Plan in Performance Hub

• Optimizer Environment and Outline Tabs for SQL Monitoring in Performance Hub

• STIG Standard Version 2 Release 4 for Oracle Database 12c and 19c

• New Force Flag for cleanup_cs_target_association

• Custom Pre and Post Scripts for Transportable Tablespace Migrations

• DBSAT Compliance Sensitive Data Assessment Report

• Encryption of Metadata Dump Files in Transportable Tablespace Migrations

• Migration Workbench Method Selection Moved to the Launch Page

• Use EMCLI to Switch from CellCLI to RESTful API for Monitoring

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 10

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 10 (13.5.0.10).

• New Features for Enterprise Manager-OCI Integration

• Job System Configuration

• Relevant Runbooks

• Data Masking and Subsetting for Autonomous Databases

• Migration Workbench Transportable Tablespace Non-CDB to Non-CDB Migrations

• Database Lifecycle Management and Private Cloud Management for ExaCC

• Auto-Purge Old Metric Data in Exadata Warehouse

• Chargeback Support for Unused Resources

• New Fixed Cost Item Type

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 9

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 9 (13.5.0.9).

• Set Kerberos/RADIUS-based Named Credentials as Preferred Credentials for Database Targets

• User and Roles Creation Pages in JET UI

• Create Custom Widgets in Enterprise Manager Dashboards

• Exadata Tab in Performance Hub

• Discovery and Monitoring of Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer Gen2

• User Management REST Endpoints

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 8

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 8 (13.5.0.8).

• SSL/TLS Support

• Enterprise Manager Warehouse

• Event Compression

• Data Redaction Support for Autonomous Databases

• Provision and Clone Databases with a non-DBSNMP Monitoring User

• Use Non-root Users for Discovery and Monitoring

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 7

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 7 (13.5.0.7).

• Comprehensive OCI Data Export Statuses

• Leverage User Knowledge Via Dynamic Runbooks

• New Metric Group for PDBs

• Oracle Database Plug-in Metric Reference Manual Split Into Smaller Manuals

• New Configuration and Compliance Management Views

• Migration Workbench Multiphase Transportable Tablespace Migrations

• Fleet Maintenance Automatic Operating Scheduling

• Export Exadata Database Machine and ZDLRA Performance Metric Data to Exadata Warehouse and Analyze

• Chargeback Templates

• REST API for Oracle Enterprise Manager

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 6

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 6 (13.5.0.6).

• Monitor a Database Using Kerberos and RADIUS Authentication

• Automatic Password Rotation for SYSDBA and SYSDG Monitoring Users

• Monitor a Database Using SYSDG Privileges

• Multiple OCI Services can be Associated with the Same Bridge

• Updates to the backup_database EMCLI Verb

• STIG Standard Version 2 Release 2 for Oracle Database 11.2g, 12c, and 19c

• New EXAchk AHF Compliance Standards

• Cloud Pre-Migration Advisor Tool Available for On-Premises Migrations

• New Database Migration Workbench Guide

• Oracle Enterprise Manager App for Grafana version 3.0.0

• Connector Enhancements

• Jupyter Notebooks for Oracle Enterprise Manager Warehouse

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 5

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 5 (13.5.0.5).

• Rapid Platform Update

• Filters in Oracle Enterprise Manager Dashboards

• Oracle DBSAT Compliance Standard

• Migration Workbench Transportable Tablespace Migrations

• Update a Non-CDB to a New PDB Using Fleet Maintenance

• Support for Advanced ZDLRA Backup Anywhere Management

• Support for New Compliance Attributes for Protection Policies

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 4

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 4 (13.5.0.4).

• Monitor a Database Using a Custom (Non-DBSNMP) User

• Create a Custom Dashboard

• New Compliance Rule Detail Tab

• Pluggable Database Update and Upgrade using Fleet Maintenance UI

• Cloud Pre-Migration Advisor Tool Available for Migration Workbench

• Monitor SI Server Target Using REST APIs

• Use Non-root User Credential for Monitoring SI Server and ZFS Target

• Support for ZDLRA Named Users

• New REST APIs for Onboarding Protected Databases with ZDLRA

• Chargeback for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 3

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 3 (13.5.0.3).

• New Out-of-the-Box Dashboards

• Agent Patching UI Enhancements

• New features for Autonomous Databases in Oracle Enterprise Manager

• New EXAchk AHF Compliance Standards

• Enterprise Manager Mobile Features

  • Deep Linking

  • Enhanced Group Filtering

  • Enterprise Manager Dashboards

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 2

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 2 (13.5.0.2).

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Dashboards

• Data Distribution Analysis and Visualization for Database Sharding

• Database Scheduler Jobs Metrics

• Support for Multiplex Locations in the clone_database and create_standby_database EMCLI Verbs

• New convert_to Option in the dg_convert_standby EMCLI Verb

• STIG Standards Release 18 for Oracle Database 12c

• Compliance Dashboard Enhancements

• New MTM Metric for Derived Association

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 Release Update 1

This section lists some of the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 5 Update 1 (13.5.0.1).

• Simplified Agent Patching

• Enterprise Manager Federation Group Filtering

• Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Support for Authentication

• Automatic Password Rotation for Non-DBSNMP Users

• Support for Parallelism in the clone_database and create_standby_database EMCLI Verbs

• Copy SQL Tuning Set from an On-premises Database to an Autonomous Database

• ignoreProtectionPolicies Property in ZDLRA Health and Protected Database metrics

• Automatic Detection of Database Role Changes

• Support for Database Backup to OCI Object Storage Using SWIFT Endpoints

• Enhancements and Additions to Sensitive Data Types

• New Fleet Maintenance UI

• Migration Workbench Functionality Enhancement

• Oracle Database 21c Support for Provisioning, Upgrading, and Patching

• CIS Compliance Standards for Oracle Database 19c

• Self Update for Compliance Standards

• New Search Bars for Configuration and Compliance

• Enterprise Manager Mobile Features

  • Group Filtering

  • Share Details

  • Incident Manager Enhancements

New Features in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5

This section lists the new features available in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5.

• Enhancement to the Software Only Option

• WebLogic Certificates Management

• Improved EM Prerequisite Kit

• Simplified Installation and Reduced Footprint

• Ability to Use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Services

• Support for REST-based Connectors

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Compliance Standards

• Improved Job System Diagnostics

• New verb cleanup_cs_target_associations