Oracle Release notes and new features

Oracle Application Express (APEX) 26.1 is available for new Autonomous Container Databases (ACD)

You can use Oracle Application Express (APEX) 26.1 to develop applications for Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure. Newly created Autonomous Container Databases (ACDs) are provisioned with APEX 26.1. Existing ACDs continue to use the APEX version with which they were provisioned.

• Improved Role and Privilege Handling During Migration
• Oracle Application Express (APEX) 26.1 is available for new Autonomous Container Databases (ACD)
• Client ID Metadata Document (CIMD) Support for Database Tools MCP Server

New H100 Unit Shape for OpenAI gpt-oss-120b

You can now host OpenAI gpt-oss-120b ( openai.gpt-oss-120b ) on dedicated AI clusters using the OAI_H100_X4 unit shape in OCI Generative AI. This shape is available in all 11 OC1 commercial regions with local model processing . To use this shape, create a dedicated AI cluster with OAI_H100_X4 , then create an endpoint for the model on that cluster.

Remove Email Suppressions with the UserEmailSuppressionRemover API

The new UserEmailSuppressionRemover API allows users to remove email suppressions. This enables the receipt of Identity Domains email notifications.

Import NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super and Ultra in US Government Cloud and US Defense Cloud

You can now import the following NVIDIA Nemotron 3 models into OCI Generative AI in US Gov West (Phoenix) (OC2) and US DoD West (Phoenix) (OC3), host them on dedicated AI clusters, and create endpoints for inference: nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Super-120B-A12B-BF16 nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Ultra-550B-A55B-NVFP4 Both models support the TEXT_TO_TEXT capability.

Oracle-Seeded Application Roles Protected from Modification

IAM identity domains now prevent the modification or deletion of Oracle-seeded application roles. This protection ensures the integrity of roles required for identity domain functionality.

OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE) support for GPU maintenance event repair

You can now configure OKE to coordinate maintenance event repair for eligible bare metal GPU worker nodes in enhanced clusters. When the GPU Health Monitoring add-on reports an eligible critical HPC fault, OKE correlates the fault with an OCI Compute maintenance event.

Import NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL NVFP4 into OCI Generative AI

You can now import the nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Super-VL-120B-A12B-NVFP4 model into OCI Generative AI, create endpoints for it, and use it for image and text understanding.

Import Xiaomi MiMo V2.6 Pro RL into OCI Generative AI

You can now import the XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-V2.6-Pro-RL model into OCI Generative AI, create endpoints for it, and use it in the Generative AI service. In OCI Generative AI, use the following details for this model: Model capability: IMAGE_TEXT_TO_TEXT Minimum dedicated AI cluster unit shape: H200_X8 For the complete list of models that you can import, see...

HeatWave: Support for Version 8.0.46-u1

HeatWave now supports MySQL database version 8.0.46-u1 (Bugfix). Note You can only upgrade an existing 8.0 DB system to version 8.0.46-u1. You cannot create a new DB system using this version.

ID-JAG token exchange across trust domains

Identity and Access Management now supports Identity Assertion JWT Authorization Grant (ID-JAG) token exchange. An ID-JAG is a short-lived, signed JSON Web Token (JWT) that enables identity handoff across trust domains. A source identity domain exchanges an ID token for an ID-JAG.

Automatic Target Registration for Exadata Exascale in Oracle Data Safe

You can enable automatic target registration for an Exadata Exascale (ExaDB-XS) deployment at the CDB level instead of configuring each PDB individually. Oracle Data Safe then automatically registers all existing and future PDBs in the background and manages the required Data Safe service account and privileges.

• Automatic Target Registration for Exadata Exascale in Oracle Data Safe
• Use OAuth resource indicators with identity domains

Improve Iceberg External Table Query Performance with Partition Pruning

Autonomous AI Database can now use Apache Iceberg partition information to optimize queries on Iceberg external tables. Autonomous AI Database uses the Iceberg metadata to skip files that are not needed for a query.

• Improve Iceberg External Table Query Performance with Partition Pruning
• Multidimensional Analytics with Oracle Essbase
• Console AI Availability

OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE) support for GPU host repair

You can now use OKE to coordinate the repair of eligible managed bare metal GPU worker nodes in response to specified hardware-related conditions. The optional GPU Health Monitoring add-on monitors supported GPU health conditions on eligible managed GPU worker nodes in enhanced clusters.

Network Address Translation (NAT) Now Available for Dynamic Routing Gateway (DRG)

The OCI Networking service's Dynamic Routing Gateway (DRG) now supports Network Address Translation (NAT) for IPv4 addresses. You can configure NAT policies directly on DRG attachments for source NAT, destination NAT, or both. This enables 1:1 IPv4 address translation for IP overlapping use cases between VCNs, regions, and OCI and remote locations.

• Network Address Translation (NAT) Now Available for Dynamic Routing Gateway (DRG)
• New connection support for GoldenGate Veridata
• Support for Kubernetes version 1.36.4

Managing One-Click Sign-In with Passkeys

IAM now supports One-Click Sign-In for supported applications. Important You must create a Service Request (SR) with the Identity team to enable the required feature flag for this functionality. See Support Requests . Users with an enrolled, discoverable FIDO passkey can sign in without entering a username.

HeatWave: Default MySQL Version Changes to 9.7 LTS

MySQL 9.7 LTS replaces MySQL 8.4 LTS as the default version for new DB systems. New DB systems are now based on MySQL 9.7.2 by default.

New 26.3.2.xxx Release for App Gateway Docker, OVA, and Patch Releases

New App Gateway releases and a patch provide feature enhancements, bug fixes, and an updated NGINX version. App Gateway Docker: idcs-appgateway-docker version 26.3.33-2608171245 App Gateway OVA: idcs-appgateway-ova version 26.3.2-11.0.0 App Gateway OVA patch: idcs-app-gateway-patch version 26.3.2-10.0.2 These releases update NGINX to version 1.29.5.

Use xAI Grok 4.7 in OCI Generative AI

xAI Grok 4.7 is now available on demand in OCI Generative AI. The reasoning model is designed for coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work. It supports long-running coding tasks, document and presentation creation, and workflows that require checking intermediate results.

Changes to OTP Messages for Spain Phone Numbers

Starting September 15, 2026, OTP messages sent to Spain phone numbers with the country code +34 no longer include customer-friendly names. Date Announced: September 28 2026 Date in Effect: September 15, 2026 Details: Beginning September 15, 2026, OTP messages sent to phone numbers in Spain ( +34 ) no longer include customer-friendly names.

Import DeepSeek V4.1 Flash into OCI Generative AI

You can now import the deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash model into OCI Generative AI, create endpoints for it, and use it in the Generative AI service. The model supports text, image, and combined image and text inputs and generates text.

Select AI for Java

Select AI for Java provides a Java SDK for using Select AI capabilities in Java applications. Use the Java-native API to work with AI profiles, credentials, conversations, vector indexes, natural-language SQL, RAG, summarization, translation, feedback, and synthetic data generation. See Select AI for Java for more information.

• Select AI for Java
• Share and Run the Select AI Agent Framework teams Across Schemas

FastConnect Enhancements

The OCI Networking service's FastConnect feature supports traffic draining for all private virtual circuits on FastConnect partner, FastConnect direct, and Oracle Interconnects. FastConnect minimum links, interface hold-timer, and Letter of Authorization (LOA) enhancements are available for all FastConnect direct cross-connects and cross-connect groups.

• FastConnect Enhancements
• Management Agent Updates

Import Z.ai GLM-5.3 into OCI Generative AI

You can now import the zai-org/GLM-5.3 model into OCI Generative AI in the UAE Central (Abu Dhabi) region, create an endpoint for it, and use it in the Generative AI service.

Export Marketplace Customer Instance Reports as CSV

Marketplace now supports scalable CSV exports for the OCI Customer Instances report. Apply filters and select Generate CSV to create an export in the background. After the export is complete, select Download CSV to download the latest completed export for those filters. Generated exports are available for up to 24 hours.

Use xAI Grok 4.6 in OCI Generative AI

xAI Grok 4.6 is now available on demand in OCI Generative AI. The model is designed for coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work. It supports long-running agent workflows, research across unfamiliar domains, codebase exploration, and iterative development of applications and work artifacts. Grok 4.6 has a 500,000-token context window.

Configurable Fault Domain Host Balancing

Oracle Cloud VMware Solution now supports configurable fault domain host balancing for single availability domain SDDCs and clusters. By default, ESXi hosts are evenly distributed across fault domains to maximize availability.

• Configurable Fault Domain Host Balancing
• Cross-Region Replication for OCI Cache
• Oracle Cloud Migrations supports ARM migrations for AWS EC2 instances

Enhanced Rack Visualization and Component Details in Exadata Insights

The Rack and key metrics tab in Exadata Insights has been enhanced with interactive rack visualizations and component-level information. You can switch between Schematic and Physical rack views, select individual components to view their details, and, where supported, navigate to the corresponding resource page for additional usage information.

Use Imported Models with the OCI Responses API in OCI Generative AI

You can now use the OCI Responses API in OCI Generative AI to call the following imported models: Alibaba Qwen Qwen/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B Google Gemma google/gemma-4-31B-it These models are supported through Model Import and aren't available through the on-demand serving mode.

OS Management Hub now supports IPv6

OS Management Hub now supports IPv6 The OS Management API now supports both IPv4 and IPv6 connections. While IPv4 is supported by default, you need to enable IPv6 support. For more information, see Ways to Access Oracle Cloud Infrastructure . For more information about the OS Management Hub service, see OS Management Hub .

IPv6 support for OCI Monitoring

The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring API now supports dual-stack API endpoints. A dual-stack endpoint can resolve to either an IPv6 or an IPv4 address, allowing you to connect over IPv6 while retaining IPv4 compatibility. Existing IPv4-only endpoints continue to be supported. To use IPv6, see Ways to Access Monitoring .

• IPv6 support for OCI Monitoring
• Resource Analytics - September 2026
• Limit access to OCI Generative AI models with IAM policies

Internet of Things (IoT) introduces Flow Runtime

- IoT Flow Runtimes provide an OCI-managed environment for building, deploying, and running integration flows with the integrated Node-RED editor . Manage the Flow Runtime lifecycle, configure network access and File Storage mounts , and apply managed software updates.

OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE) support for virtual nodes using persistent volumes backed by File Storage service

You can now use OKE to set up persistent volumes backed by the File Storage service for virtual nodes (in addition to existing support for File Storage service-backed persistent volumes for managed nodes and self-managed nodes). For more information, see Provisioning PVCs on the File Storage Service .

Attach a file when creating a technical support request

Add ZPR security attributes for Recovery Service subnets

You can now add Zero Trust Packet Routing (ZPR) security attributes to a Recovery Service subnet to enforce a strict least-privilege model where network-traffic is restricted unless explicitly permitted.

• Add ZPR security attributes for Recovery Service subnets
• Model Selection, Scheduled Enrichment, and Background SQL Generation Available for Enterprise AI NL2SQL
• Network Firewall as a VTAP Source