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Manageability enhancements for Autonomous Exadata VM Clusters
On Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, you can modify the following properties of Autonomous Exadata VM Clusters (AVMCs) for greater post-provisioning control and improved configuration options:
Certificate rotation for customer-managed certificates with a buffer time
For a customer-managed database SSL certificate, certificate rotation does not invalidate the existing certificate immediately.
Additional Profile Attributes for the DBMS_CLOUD_AI Package
On Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, the DBMS_CLOUD_AI package includes the object_list_mode, enforce_object_list, and case_sensitive_values profile attributes.
Autonomous Container Database (ACD) cloning enhancements
Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure supports the following ACD clone types:
View total backup storage for an Autonomous Container Database (ACD)
On Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, the total ACD backup is calculated and displayed on the Details page of your ACD.
Oracle API Access Control support
Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure now supports Oracle API Access Control. This feature enables organizations to require approval before users perform selected sensitive management operations through the OCI Console or REST APIs.
Additional administrative controls for maintenance and recovery operations
On Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, you have the following capabilities for greater flexibility and control when performing maintenance and recovery operations:
Manageability enhancements for Autonomous Exadata VM Clusters and Autonomous Container Databases
On Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, you can modify the following properties for greater post-provisioning control and improved configuration options.
UX Updates for Autonomous AI Database on Cloud@Customer and Dedicated Infrastructure
The landing page experience for Autonomous AI Database on Cloud@Customer and Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure has been enhanced to improve visibility and simplify management across Autonomous AI Database and Exadata Database Services, and includes the following changes:
New informational events for Autonomous AI Database
With Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure deployments, you can get notified when the password rotation for APEX_PUBLIC_USER and ORDS_PUBLIC_USER either completes successfully or fails to complete.
Availability of new Dynamic Performance Views on Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure
You can use Dynamic Performance Views to: View History of statistical summary of system performance metrics
Provision an Autonomous Container Database with 19c or 26ai database software version in the same Autonomous Exadata VM Cluster
In Multicloud, for all new Autonomous Exadata VM Clusters (AVMCs) provisioned on Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure after April 7 2026, users will be able to provision both 19c and 26ai database software versions in the same AVMC.
Additional log support for OCI Logging Service
In addition to the available logs on Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, the following logs are available to be used with OCI Logging Service: Unified audit logs for capturing the most accurate record of any database activity
Integrate generative AI capabilities into Python workflows
On Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, you can now use Select AI for Python to access DBMS_CLOUD_AI capabilities in Autonomous AI Database from Python applications.
DBMS_CLOUD_FUNCTION Package, with support for External Procedures
With Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure deployments, you can use the subprograms in DBMS_CLOUD_FUNCTION package to develop applications with SQL and PL/SQL User Defined Functions that invoke remote functions deployed in the OCI and AWS cloud, and…
DBMS_DCAT Package Support
With Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure deployments, you can use functions and procedures in the DBMS_DCAT package to help Autonomous AI Database users leverage the data discovery and centralized metadata management system of OCI Data Catalog.
Interact with metadata to improve Select AI SQL query generation
Select AI on Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure includes the following new features: Select AI enables you to add table comments to the metadata of the LLM for a better SQL generation.
Summarize text with Select AI
Select AI on Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure enables you to generate a summary of your text directly in a prompt or from a URI. You can customize how the summary is generated.
Translate text using Select AI
The Translate feature of Select AI on Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure enables you to translate your text across multiple languages using SQL or PL/SQL, as supported by your AI provider.
Create and Customize Conversations with Select AI
On Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, Select AI supports customizable conversations enabling you to use Select AI with different topics without mixing context, improving both flexibility and efficiency.
