Exadata Cloud: Frequently Asked Questions about SMR - Monthly Security Maintenance
(Doc ID 2951685.1)
Last updated on APRIL 15, 2024
Applies to:
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A to N/A [Release 1.0]Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Exadata Cloud Service - Version N/A to N/A [Release N/A]
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Purpose
- FAQs on SMR - Monthly Security Maintenance
Scope
1. What are the vulnerabilities fixed by this maintenance?
2. What is the difference between SMR and QMR ?
3. What is SMR Monthly Cycle ?
4. What is the behavior of SMR when Quarterly maintenance is scheduled ?
5. Can Customer reschedule the SMR ?
6. Can Cloud Operations reschedule SMR update?
7. Customer wants to reschedule behind SMR behind Monthly cycle
8. Can customer choose to skip SMR for a month ?
9. When can customer view the SMR update schedule ?
10. Does customer get CN (Customer Notification) ?
11. Does Cloud operations send any Customer Notification when SMR fails ?
12. What should customer do in case of SMR failure ?
13. Who will receive notifications ?
14. What happens if there is a hardware issue detected on the Storage Servers before or during SMR updates ?
15. Whether Quarterly maintenance preference applies to SMR ?
16. What is the State of Infra in the OCI console ?
17. How Much time does SMR takes to apply ?
18. When Precheck will be done for SMR ?
19. Does DB host server get rebooted during the SMR ?
20. Does Cell get rebooted during SMR
21. What is the Sequence of DB host server and Cell updates. Is it rolling / Non-rolling ?
22. What Customer Operations are Allowed while SMR is running ?
23. Can we rollback Security Fixes ?
24. Do Customer need to schedule SMR before or after QMR ?
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