1. Release Notes
  2. What’s New in This Release

1 What’s New in This Release

Oracle Database Appliance release 19.26 supports Oracle Database 19c functionality on Oracle Database Appliance hardware models.

New Features

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, X8-2S, X7-2-HA, X7-2M, and X7-2S. 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 19.26. 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 19.26.

For Oracle Database 19c and Oracle Database 23ai 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:

  • Support for multiple standby databases with Oracle Data Guard on Oracle Database Appliance

    This release supports a maximum configuration of two standby databases with Oracle Data Guard on Oracle Database Appliance. This configuration provides a higher level of data protection and flexibility to support deployment scenarios such as use of one standby for disaster recovery and another local standby for patching, reporting, or testing.

    See the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • Support for enhanced automation for Oracle Data Guard on Oracle Database Appliance

    This release supports enhanced automation for Oracle Data Guard on Oracle Database Appliance. Configuration, registration, and deconfiguration of Oracle Data Guard are run as DCS jobs similar to other Oracle Database Appliance tasks, thus simplifying management, reducing errors, and optimizing time.

    See the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • Support for changing TDE password for database configured using Oracle Key Vault

    This release supports changing the TDE password for database configured using Oracle Key Vault.

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

  • Support for configuring and managing Oracle Data Guard on Oracle Database Appliance using Browser User Interface (BUI)

    You can configure and manage Oracle Data Guard on Oracle Database Appliance using BUI.

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

  • Availability of Oracle Database Appliance Configuration Collection Utility

    Oracle Database Appliance configuration collection collects configuration information for all components in the appliance. The utility assists in debugging issues on the appliance and provides a comprehensive record of all object versions and configuration details at a specific date and time. Additionally, it serves as a valuable reference for tracking configuration changes over time.

    For more information, see 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 19.26 on X11-HA, X11-L, X11-S, X10-HA, X10-HA, X10-L, X10-S, X9-2-HA, X9-2L, X9-2S, X8-2-HA, X8-2M, X8-2S, X7-2-HA, X7-2M, and X7-2S.

    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 Database 23ai and 19c databases on Oracle Database Appliance DB systems

    This release supports creation of databases of Oracle Database 23ai 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 23ai, 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 Database 23ai and 19c databases on DB systems, see the Oracle Database Appliance Deployment and User's Guide for your hardware model.

  • 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.

  • Access to Oracle Database Appliance documentation from the Browser User Interface

    You can access the Oracle Database Appliance documentation set for this release from the Browser User Interface.

    There is a search box at the top right hand corner of the BUI. Search results are links to documentation pages shown as a new window in the BUI. When you click the Help button, links from the documentation relevant to the context of the tab are displayed. Along with the search results from the Oracle Database Appliance documentation pages, BUI also provides relevant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the search query. Additionally, you can also search on DCS error codes such as DCS-10001, DCS-10032, and so on in the search box and get the links to documentation pages containing these error codes. When you specify the search query, relevant documentation, FAQs, and DCS error codes links are displayed in a new window in the BUI.

    For the latest updates to the documentation for a release, see the online Oracle Database Appliance documentation library at https://docs.oracle.com/en/engineered-systems/oracle-database-appliance/index.html.

  • Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database Updates

    The following Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database updates ( January 2025 Oracle Database Release Update) for bare metal systems are available in this release:

    • 19.26.0.0.250121

    Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database Update 23.7.0.25.01 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 19.26 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 19.26 from the drop down list.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 19.26.0.0.0 Server Patch for Bare Metal Systems: Use patch 37536686 to update your bare metal deployment to Oracle Database Appliance release 19.26. You must download the Server Patch, Oracle Grid Infrastructure clone file, and the Oracle Database clone file to update your deployment to release 19.26.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 19.26.0.0.0 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 19.26.0.0.250121 Software Clone file to create 19.26.0.0.250121 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 19.26.0.0.0 DB System Image Download for KVM: Use the KVM Database System template to deploy KVM-based virtualization for Oracle Database Appliance release 19.26. Patch 32451228 provides the software for this update.
  • Oracle Database Appliance 23ai DB System Image Download for KVM: Use the KVM Database System template to deploy KVM-based virtualization for DB system of version 23ai. Patch 36524660 provides the software for this update.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 23ai GI Clone for DB Systems: Use patch 36524627 to perform an initial deployment of Oracle Database Appliance on DB Systems for creating Oracle Database 23ai databases. This patch is for Oracle Database Appliance hardware models with DB systems only.

  • Oracle Database Appliance 23ai Database Clone File for DB Systems: Use the Oracle Database 23ai Software Clone file to create 23ai 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 23ai DB System Server Patch: Use the KVM DB System template to patch 23ai KVM-based virtualization for Oracle Database Appliance 19.26. Patch 37536692 provides this update. This patch is for Oracle Database Appliance hardware models with DB systems only.
  • Oracle Database Appliance 19.26.0.0.0 OS ISO Image for all Platforms: Use this patch to reimage the operating system for Oracle Database Appliance 19.26. Patch 30403643 provides the software for this update.

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