AWS AmazonRDS documentation change
Summary
Updated documentation to include mandatory upgrade timelines and procedures for deprecated Oracle minor versions, including forced upgrade schedules and CloudFormation considerations
Security assessment
Changes focus on version lifecycle management and upgrade enforcement policies rather than addressing specific security vulnerabilities. While maintaining updated versions can have security implications, there's no explicit mention of vulnerabilities or security patches in the diff.
Diff
diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.Overview.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.Overview.md index b01ccc0f2..b750a6c07 100644 --- a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.Overview.md +++ b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.Overview.md @@ -5 +5 @@ -Major and minor version upgradesExpected support dates for major releasesEngine version managementAutomatic snapshots during upgradesOracle upgrades in a Multi-AZ deploymentOracle upgrades of read replicas +Major and minor version upgradesSupport dates and mandatory upgradesEngine version managementAutomatic snapshots during upgradesOracle upgrades in a Multi-AZ deploymentOracle upgrades of read replicas @@ -15 +15 @@ Before upgrading your RDS for Oracle DB instance, familiarize yourself with the - * Expected support dates for RDS for Oracle major releases + * Support dates and mandatory upgrades for RDS for Oracle @@ -49 +49,31 @@ Make sure that you thoroughly test any upgrade to verify that your applications -## Expected support dates for RDS for Oracle major releases +## Support dates and mandatory upgrades for RDS for Oracle + +Database versions of RDS for Oracle have expected support dates. When a major or minor version of an RDS for Oracle DB engine nears its end-of-support date, RDS begins mandatory upgrades, also known as _forced upgrades_. RDS publishes the following information: + + * A recommendation for you to begin manually upgrading instances on deprecated versions to supported versions + + * A date after which you can no longer create instances on the unsupported versions + + * A date on which RDS begins to upgrade your instances to supported versions automatically during maintenance windows + + * A date on which RDS begins to upgrade your instances to supported versions automatically outside of maintenance windows + + + + +###### Important + +Forced upgrades can have unexpected consequences for AWS CloudFormation stacks. If you rely on RDS to upgrade your DB instances automatically, you might encounter issues with AWS CloudFormation. + +This section contains the following topics: + +###### Topics + + * Support dates for major releases of RDS for Oracle + + * Support dates for minor versions of RDS for Oracle + + + + +### Support dates for major releases of RDS for Oracle @@ -63,0 +94,49 @@ For more information, see [ Release Schedule of Current Database Releases](https +### Support dates for minor versions of RDS for Oracle + +The following minor versions of Oracle Database 19c are nearing their end-of-support date: + + * 19.0.0.0.ru-2019-07.rur-2019-07.r1 + + * 19.0.0.0.ru-2019-10.rur-2019-10.r1 + + * 19.0.0.0.ru-2020-01.rur-2020-01.r1 + + + + +The following minor versions of Oracle Database 21c are nearing their end-of-support date: + + * 21.0.0.0.ru-2022-01.rur-2022-01.r1 + + * 21.0.0.0.ru-2022-04.rur-2022-04.r1 + + * 21.0.0.0.ru-2022-07.rur-2022-07.r1 + + * 21.0.0.0.ru-2022-10.rur-2022-10.r1 + + * 21.0.0.0.ru-2023-01.rur-2023-01.r1 + + * 21.0.0.0.ru-2023-01.rur-2023-01.r2 + + + + +The following table shows a schedule of the mandatory minor version upgrades for the preceding deprecated versions. + +Date | Action for deprecated versions +---|--- +07/02/25 | You can no longer create DB instances running deprecated versions. Either upgrade your DB instances manually to the latest release update (RU) or wait for RDS to upgrade them automatically. +08/01/25 – 09/15/25 | RDS force upgrades DB instances in the scheduled maintenance window to the latest RU. RDS also upgrades any instances restored from snapshots of the deprecated versions. +09/15/25 | RDS begins to force upgrade DB instances to the latest RU regardless of the scheduled maintenance window. The force upgrades proceed until all instances are running supported minor versions. + +If you don't want RDS to automatically upgrade your instances running deprecated versions, do the following: + + * Upgrade your Oracle Database 19c and 21c minor versions manually to the latest RU or to any RU that isn't scheduled for mandatory upgrades. For example, you can upgrade 21.0.0.0.ru-2023-01.rur-2023-01.r2 to 21.0.0.0.ru-2023-04.rur-2023-04.r2, or upgrade 19.0.0.0.ru-2019-07.rur-2019-07.r1 to 19.0.0.0.ru-2025-01.rur-2025-01.r2. + + * Upgrade DB snapshots that use deprecated minor versions, and then restore the snapshots. + + + + +For more information about minor versions, see [Release notes for Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/OracleReleaseNotes/Welcome.html). +