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Oracle, September 2026 new features

57 releases · 1 product · 2 Deprecation

Automatic Target Registration for ExaDB-D in Oracle Data Safe

You can enable automatic target registration for an Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure (ExaDB-D) 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.

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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.

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New Retirement Date for On-Demand Models in Abu Dhabi

The retirement date for the Cohere Command A Vision ( cohere.command-a-vision ) and Cohere Embed 4 ( cohere.embed-v4.0 ) on-demand models in the UAE Central (Abu Dhabi) region has changed from October 12, 2026, to October 21, 2026. After retirement, on-demand inference calls to these models in the UAE Central (Abu Dhabi) region will no longer work.

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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.

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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 .

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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 .

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