The following features are new for Oracle Exadata Database Machine 12.2.1.1.0:

• In-Memory Columnar Caching on Storage Servers
  
• Columnar Flash Cache for Encrypted Tablespace
  
• Set Membership in Storage Indexes
  
• Storage Index to Store Column Information for More Than Eight Columns
  
• 5x Faster Oracle Exadata System Software Updates
  
• Faster Performance for Large Analytic Queries and Large Loads
  
• Secure Eraser
  
• Cell-to-Cell Offload Support for ASM-Scoped Security
  To perform cell-to-cell offload operations efficiently, storage servers need to access other storage servers directly, instead of through a database server.
• Adding an Additional Network Card to Oracle Exadata Database Machine X6-2 Database Servers
  
• Automatic Diagpack Upload for Oracle ASR
  
• CREATE DIAGPACK and LIST DIAGPACK Commands Available for Oracle Exadata Database Servers
  
• Rescue Plan
  
• Support for IPv6 Oracle VM and Tagged VLANs
  
• Management Server Can Remain Online During NTP, DNS, and ILOM Changes
  
• New Charts in ExaWatcher
  
• New Metrics for Redo Log Writes
  New metrics are available to help analyze redo log write performance.
• Quarantine Manager Support for Cell-to-Cell Rebalance and High Throughput Write Operations
  
• ExaCLI and REST API Enabled for Management Server
  Both ExaCLI and REST API are enabled for Management Server (MS) on the database servers.
• New Features in Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12.2.1.1.0
  
• New Features in Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1)
  
• Oracle Linux Kernel Upgraded to Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 4 and Oracle VM Upgraded to 3.4.2