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 May 2022 releases.

Exadata System Software 21.2.12.0.0 Update is now generally available.

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

Exadata 21.2.12.0.0 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 21.2.11.0.0 released in April 2022
  2. Latest Ksplice Uptrack Updates for Oracle Linux 7 and Oracle Linux 6 with critical and security updates
  3. Latest Jetty version update
  4. Updated ILOM 5.0 firmware on X7-2 servers with the latest important fixes and security updates
  5. Updated firmware for 14TB Hard disks on X4-2, X5-2, X6-2, X7-2 and X8-2 Storage Servers with the latest important fixes
  6. Updated InfiniBand (IB) Switch Firmware version (2.2.16-5)

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 21.2.12.0.0, please refer to the README for Patch 34144511 (Doc ID 2862889.1)

Exadata System Software 20.1.22.0.0 Update is now generally available – Final

Exadata 20.1.22.0.0 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 20.1.21.0.0 released in April 2022
  2. Latest Ksplice Uptrack Updates for Oracle Linux 7 and Oracle Linux 6 with critical and security updates
  3. Latest Jetty version update
  4. Updated InfiniBand (IB) Switch Firmware version (2.2.16-5)

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 20.1.22.0.0, please refer to the README for Patch 34144506 (Doc ID 2862914.1)

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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