Exadata Critical Issues (Doc ID 1270094.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 19, 2024

Applies to:

Purpose

The following tables list fixes and workarounds that are deemed critical for software used on Exadata Database Machine and in Exadata Database Service, which includes the following:

• Exadata System Software (for Exadata database server, Exadata storage server, and Exadata network fabric switch)
• Oracle Grid Infrastructure
• Oracle Database

If you are running affected software, it is highly recommended that you install the recommended software update or patch at first opportunity.

Use EXAchk to analyze your Exadata system and report exposure to Exadata critical issues.  Download the latest from <Document 2550798.1>.

Additional recommended fixes and/or releases to adopt when planning for upcoming software maintenance are available in the following documents:

• <Document 555.1> - Oracle Database Important Recommended One-off Patches
• <Document 556.1> - Exadata and Linux Important Recommended Fixes

Note that Exadata System Software releases and Oracle Grid Infrastructure/Database Release Updates (RUs) are cumulative.  For example, an issue marked fixed in Exadata System Software 24.1.3 is fixed in subsequent Exadata System Software releases.

Scope

Only issues deemed critical are included in this document.  A critical issue is expected to impact a large number of Exadata customers, and meets one or more of the following criteria:

• Causes on-disk corruption or data loss
• Causes intermittent wrong results with Exadata feature usage (e.g. smart scan)
• Causes failure that impacts system wide availability
• Causes noticeably severe system wide performance impact
• Results in compromised redundancy of data stored in the database with no notification

Engineered Systems that utilize one or more Exadata components may have their own critical issues that are specific to that product.

• <Document 1452277.1> - Oracle SuperCluster Critical Issues
• <Document 1927928.1> - Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance Critical Issues

My Oracle Support alert documents are created and an entry added to this document for all new Exadata critical issues. To receive notification of new and updated Exadata critical issues alerts, see <Document 793436.2>.

Details

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