18.3 Now Officially Out
Please see the new ODABR Feature for backups before patching!
Oracle now has a standalone ODA system disk backup and recovery tool called ODABR for all bare-metal ODAs. This tool allows ODA customers to quickly back up the local ODA system disk before patching.
- The new Oracle Database Appliance Backup Recovery (ODABR) is an important contribution to decreasing downtime often seen during patching outages. Patching outages are currently the highest source of escalations and unplanned downtime. The ODABR process allows a recovery from patching failures including the ability to restore back to pre-patch states.
o MOS Doc ID 2466177.1 link
We want to formally announce that the Oracle Database Appliance 18.3 Release is available.