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. For more information, see FastConnect.
Cohere Command A Vision (cohere.command-a-vision) and Cohere Embed 4 (cohere.embed-v4.0) are now available in on-demand mode in the UAE East (Dubai) region. Both models are also available through dedicated AI clusters in Dubai. For current regional availability and serving modes, see Generative AI Models by Region. For information about the models, see the Generative AI documentation.
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. In OCI Generative AI, use the following details for this model: Model capability: TEXT_TO_TEXT Minimum dedicated AI cluster unit shape: B200_X8 For the complete list of models that you can import, see Models for Import. For h…
Maintain control over your encryption keys by using your own key when running OCI Database with PostgreSQL.
Java Management Service now offers JDK 27, which was released September 2026. JDK 27 can be found under Java Download and Java Runtime Lifecycle Management. For more information about Java Management, see the Java Management user documentation. For more information on the latest JDK version read the Java SE 27 release notes.
The on-demand serving mode for Cohere Command A Vision (cohere.command-a-vision) and Cohere Embed 4 (cohere.embed-v4.0) is deprecated in the UAE Central (Abu Dhabi) region and will be retired on October 12, 2026. After retirement, on-demand inference calls to these models in this region will no longer work. Because these are the latest model versions, no direct replacements are available for on-de…
Marketplace now supports scalable CSV exports for the OCI Customer Instances report. Apply filters and select Generate new CSV to create an export in the background. After the export is complete, select Download last generated CSV to download the latest completed export for those filters. Generated exports are available for up to 24 hours. The report also loads records one page at a time to improv…
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. Priority processing is available for supported text API reques…
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. You can disable balancing when creating an SDDC or cluster, or when adding, replacing, or upgrading a host, enabling OCVS to place hosts in fault domains with available capa…
Oracle Cloud Migrations now supports migrating supported Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 instances that use ARM architecture to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Compute. When you run discovery for an AWS asset source, Oracle Cloud Migrations captures the source instance architecture when available. Migration plans use this architecture to recommend and filter compatible OCI Compute shapes and image…
OCI Cache introduces cross-region replication, which enables asynchronous data replication from a primary cache cluster in one OCI region to a secondary cache cluster in another region. This feature enhances disaster recovery, supports global application deployments, and enables planned workload migration between regions. For more information about this feature, see https://docs.oracle.com/iaas/Co…
You can now import the google/gemma-4-31b-it 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: TEXT_TO_TEXT Minimum dedicated AI cluster unit shapes: A100_40G_X4, A100_80G_X2, H100_X2, H200_X1, and B200_X1 For the complete list of models that you can import, see Models fo…
You can now import the deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 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: TEXT_TO_TEXT Minimum dedicated AI cluster unit shapes: H200_X8 and B200_X8 For the complete list of models that you can import, see Models for Import. For available h…
You can now import the Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B and Qwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B models into OCI Generative AI, create endpoints for them, and use them in the Generative AI service. In OCI Generative AI, use the following details for these models: Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B Model capability: TEXT_TO_TEXT Minimum dedicated AI cluster unit shapes: A100_40G_X2, A100_80G_X1, H100_X1, H200_X1, B200_X1, and B300_X1 Qwen/Qwen3.…
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. Import the model, create a hosting dedicated AI cluster with a compatible hardware unit shape, and create an endpoint for the mo…
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.
You can now use the target.model.id condition in IAM policies to limit which Generative AI models a group can use. Policies can allow specific model IDs, allow IDs that match a pattern, or exclude specified model IDs and patterns. For users working in the Console, grant the group whose model access you want to limit inspect generative-ai-model permission so its members can list and select models.…
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.
This release includes enhancements to Compute, Networking, Bastion, and GoldenGate data models. ADW Feature Description Data for additional Compute resources is now available. Data for compute instance maintenance events is now available. Data for additional Networking details is now available. Data for security rules, the association between subnets and security lists, and details on DHCP options…
Beginning in September 2026, Big Data Service (BDS) uses the Oracle Distribution including Apache Hadoop (ODH) version as the primary version for cluster creation, Console display, and release documentation. With this change, when you create or view a BDS cluster, the version shown represents the ODH platform version deployed on the cluster. For example, you might see and select versions such as O…
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. Send Node-RED system-console logs to OCI Logging, monitor Flow Runtime metrics, and route lifecycle Events. Use the Flow Runtime scena…
You can use DBMS_CLOUD.UPDATE_CREDENTIAL to update multiple credential attributes in a single operation. This is useful when related values, such as an OCI signing key and its fingerprint, must be changed together. See UPDATE_CREDENTIAL Procedure for more information.
You can now use the Oracle-defined Autonomous AI Database activity overview dashboard to monitor the activity, workload, and resource utilization of a single Autonomous AI Database. This dashboard provides a consolidated view of key activity and resource metrics, helping you assess database workload and utilization. For more information, see Autonomous AI Database Activity Overview.
You can now monitor SQL Firewall in the Security section. The new SQL Firewall tab provides visibility into SQL Firewall status, policy protection, and recent SQL Firewall activity. You can monitor violations, captures, capture logs, and allow-list information, and drill down to view additional details. SQL Firewall monitoring is currently only available for Oracle Cloud Databases version 26ai and…
You can now view SQL profiles for a Managed Database and perform tasks such as enabling, disabling, dropping, and changing the category of a SQL profile. SQL profiles is currently available in preview mode for early exploration. For more information about feature availability and access, contact Oracle Support. For more information, see Manage SQL Profiles.
You can now use Database Management to monitor and manage database scheduler jobs for a Managed Database. You can view scheduler jobs and their run information, create scheduler jobs, and perform management tasks on existing scheduler jobs. Scheduler jobs is currently available in preview mode for early exploration. For more information about feature availability and access, contact Oracle Support…
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.
You can now attach a file when creating a technical support request.
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. Security attributes are labels for a resource that can be referenced in a ZPR policy to control access to ZPR-supported resources, such as Recovery Service subnets. See Managing Security Attribute…
Network Firewall can now be selected as a Virtual Test Access Point (VTAP) source. This lets you capture traffic packets from the VNICs attached to a network firewall for monitoring, troubleshooting, and compliance. Captured encrypted traffic remains encrypted. This feature is currently available in all commercial regions except US East (Ashburn).