AWS AmazonRDS documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2025-07-18 · Documentation medium

File: AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.SQLServer.Options.LinkedServers_Oracle_OLEDB.md

Summary

Added OLEDB driver version support details, modification procedures, and CLI examples for Oracle linked servers.

Security assessment

Documents supported OLEDB driver versions and version modification processes. While version specificity can help avoid insecure versions, no explicit security vulnerabilities are mentioned. Adds documentation about configuration practices that could indirectly improve security.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.SQLServer.Options.LinkedServers_Oracle_OLEDB.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.SQLServer.Options.LinkedServers_Oracle_OLEDB.md
index c58d78c38..533ba7e0f 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.SQLServer.Options.LinkedServers_Oracle_OLEDB.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.SQLServer.Options.LinkedServers_Oracle_OLEDB.md
@@ -37,0 +38,2 @@ You can activate one or more linked servers for Oracle on either an existing or
+    * [Modifying the OLEDB_ORACLE version option to another version](./Appendix.SQLServer.Options.LinkedServers_Oracle_OLEDB.html#LinkedServers_Oracle_OLEDB.Modify)
+
@@ -72,0 +75,9 @@ Linked servers with Oracle OLEDB is supported for the following Oracle Database
+Linked servers with Oracle OLEDB is supported for the following OLEDB Oracle driver versions:
+
+  * 21.7
+
+  * 21.16
+
+
+
+
@@ -83 +94 @@ Keep in mind the following limitations and recommendations that apply to linked
-  * Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers are not supported. Only the latest version of the OLEDB driver is supported.
+  * Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers are not supported. Only the OLEDB driver versions listed above are supported.
@@ -183 +194,3 @@ Next, use the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI to add the `OLEDB_ORACLE` op
-  6. Under **Scheduling** , choose whether to add the option immediately or at the next maintenance window.
+  6. Under **Version** , choose the version of the OLEDB Oracle driver you want to install.
+
+  7. Under **Scheduling** , choose whether to add the option immediately or at the next maintenance window.
@@ -185 +198 @@ Next, use the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI to add the `OLEDB_ORACLE` op
-  7. Choose **Add option**.
+  8. Choose **Add option**.
@@ -198 +211,47 @@ For Linux, macOS, or Unix:
-        --options OptionName=OLEDB_ORACLE \
+        --options OptionName=OLEDB_ORACLE, OptionVersion=21.16 \
+        --apply-immediately
+
+For Windows:
+    
+        aws rds add-option-to-option-group ^
+        --option-group-name oracle-oledb-se-2019 ^
+        --options OptionName=OLEDB_ORACLE, OptionVersion=21.16 ^
+        --apply-immediately
+
+
+
+
+### Modifying the `OLEDB_ORACLE` version option to another version
+
+To modify the `OLEDB_ORACLE` option version to another version, use the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI.
+
+###### To Modify the OLEDB_ORACLE option
+
+  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/).
+
+  2. In the navigation pane, choose **Option groups**.
+
+  3. Choose the option group with the `OLEDB_ORACLE` option (**oracle-oledb-se-2019** in the previous example).
+
+  4. Choose **Modify option**.
+
+  5. Under **Option details** , choose **OLEDB_ORACLE** for **Option name**.
+
+  6. Under **Version** , choose the version of the OLEDB Oracle driver you want to use.
+
+  7. Under **Scheduling** , choose whether to modify the option immediately or at the next maintenance window.
+
+  8. Choose **Modify option**.
+
+
+
+
+To modify the `OLEDB_ORACLE` option version, use the [`rds add-option-to-option-group`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/rds/add-option-to-option-group.html)AWS CLI command with the option group and option version that you want to use.
+
+###### To modify the OLEDB_ORACLE option
+
+  * For Linux, macOS, or Unix:
+    
+        aws rds add-option-to-option-group \
+        --option-group-name oracle-oledb-se-2019 \
+        --options OptionName=OLEDB_ORACLE, OptionVersion=21.7 \
@@ -205 +264 @@ For Windows:
-        --options OptionName=OLEDB_ORACLE ^
+        --options OptionName=OLEDB_ORACLE, OptionVersion=21.7 ^