1. Open the navigation menu. Under Oracle Database, click Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer.

   VM Clusters is selected by default.

2. Under Resources, click Interim software updates.
   Manual software update page is displayed.
3. Click Create interim software update.
   Create interim software update panel is displayed.
4. Enter the following details in the panel:
   1. Name: Descriptive name for the patch download path.
   2. Compartment: Select a compartment where you want to create the patch resource.
   3. Database version: Choose the Database version for your image.
   4. Release Update: Choose any supported Oracle Database release update (RU).
   5. Interim software update number: Optionally, enter an interim patch number.
   6. Tag: Apply a tag.
5. Click Create.

1. On the Interim Software Updates page, click the Actions menu (three dots) of the Interim Software Update you want to download and then select Download.
   The system starts downloading the patch.
2. You can also download a patch from the Interim Software Updates details page.
   1. Click the Actions button (three dots) for the patch you're interested in, and select Download.
   Note
   
   You can only download the patches that are in Available state.

   Interim Software Updates Lifecycle States:

   • Available: Patch has been created successfully and the time-to-live (TTL) has not expired.
   • Creating: The patch creation process is in progress.
   • Expired: The lifetime of the patch download link has expired, which means you cannot download it.
   • Failed: The patch create failed due to some error.
   • Terminating: The patch deletion process is in progress.
   • Terminated: The patch has been deleted.

1. On the Interim Software Updates page, click the Actions menu (three dots) of the Interim Software Update you want to delete and then select Delete.
2. In the resulting dialog, enter the name of the patch to confirm and then click Delete.
3. You can also delete a patch from the Interim Software Updates details page.
   1. Click the Actions button (three dots) for the patch you're interested in, and select Delete.

1. On the Interim Software Updates page, click the Actions menu (three dots) of the Interim Software Update you want to move and then select Move resource.
2. In the resulting dialog, choose a new compartment, and click Move Resource.
3. You can also move a patch from the Interim Software Updates details page.
   1. Click the Actions button (three dots) for the patch you're interested in, and select Move Resource.

ExaDB-C@C and ExaDB-D use the same API to manage interim software updates.

For information about using the API and signing requests, see REST APIs and Security Credentials. For information about SDKs, see Software Development Kits and Command Line Interface.