Ability to use a third network interface card (NIC) for specific database operations like Autonomous Data Guard and cloning the Autonomous Database

On Exadata Cloud@Customer deployments, if you have enabled a Disaster Recovery Network, you can use the third NIC that you have configured for specific database operations like Autonomous Data Guard (AuDG) and cloning the Autonomous Database. The Data guard and cloning operations are separated from regular network traffic, reducing the risk of network congestion and improving performance.

To use the third NIC with your Autonomous Virtual Machine Cluster (AVMC), you must first submit a Service Request (SR) to Oracle Support. This Service Request must be made before the AVMC is created. Once enabled, all the Data Guard and cloning operations from database instance uses only the 3rd NIC.

See Network Requirements for Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer for more information.