To give you a single place to keep up with Exadata technical news, we’ll post Exadata System Software releases here on blogs.oracle.com/exadata as soon as they are available.

This post details the April 2022 releases.

Exadata System Software 21.2.11.0.0 Update is now generally available.

All Exadata systems under support should update to Exadata System Software 21.2.x.0.0.

Exadata 21.2.11.0.0 is a maintenance release that adds critical bug fixes and security fixes on top of 21.2.X releases. It contains the following:

  1. Exadata Software updates for important bugs discovered after 21.2.9.0.0 released in March 2022
  2. Latest Linux Kernel Update for Oracle Linux 7 with critical and security updates
  3. Latest Ksplice Uptrack Updates for Oracle Linux 6 with critical and security updates
  4. Latest JDK package update
  5. Updated Ethernet Card firmware on X9M-2 Database Servers
  6. Updated Flash firmware on X9-2, X7-8, and X8-8 servers with the latest important fixes and security updates
  7. Updated ILOM 5.0 firmware on X7-8 and X8-8 servers with the latest important fixes and security updates

Beginning with 21.2.11, Columnar Cache Persistence and Storage Index Persistence are automatically enabled on supported hardware.

For further information, see:

  • Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server Supported Versions (Doc ID 888828.1)
  • For a detailed list of bug fixes addressed in 21.2.11.0.0, please refer to the README for Patch 34071125 (Doc ID 2855612.1)

Exadata System Software 20.1.21.0.0 Update is now generally available.

Exadata 20.1.21.0.0 is a maintenance release that adds critical bug fixes and security fixes on top of 20.1.X releases. It contains the following:

  1. Exadata Software updates for important bugs discovered after 20.1.20.0.0 released in March 2022
  2. Latest Ksplice Uptrack Updates for Oracle Linux 6 with critical and security updates
  3. Latest JDK package update
  4. Updated Flash firmware on X7-8 and X8-8 servers with the latest important fixes and security updates

For further information, see:

  • Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server Supported Versions (Doc ID 888828.1)
  • For a detailed list of bug fixes addressed in 20.1.21.0.0, please refer to the README for Patch 34071076 (Doc ID 2855623.1)

Note : May 2022 (20.1.22.0.0) release will be the final release in 20.1 Exadata Sustaining Releases. All Exadata systems under support should update to Exadata System Software 21.2.x.0.0.

Big thank you to the Exadata Sustaining Engineering Team, who continually provide these releases to protect and enhance the value of your Exadata investments.

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