8.1.13 Default XFS File System for X8M Servers

To further improve the security of Oracle Exadata, the new X8M servers will use the XFS file system for bare metal, KVM guests, and storage servers.

New partitions are created for /home, /tmp, /var, and /var/log/audit.

Minimum requirements:

  • Oracle Exadata System Software release 19.3.0
  • Oracle Exadata X8M servers