OracleDB sensor releases
Instana monitors Oracle database by using the Instana OracleDB sensor. The sensor provides insights into the health and performance of Oracle database.
For more information, see Monitoring OracleDB.
Release 1.1.57
OracleDB sensor 1.1.57 is released on 15 June 2026.
Improvements
The OracleDB sensor now supports IPv6.
Release 1.1.56
OracleDB sensor 1.1.56 is released on 8 June 2026.
Fixes
This release fixes an invalid column error in the Top CPU Queries in Last 24 Hours query. The query now runs correctly across all supported Oracle database versions and retains the performance improvements in the original fix.
Release 1.1.55
OracleDB sensor 1.1.55 is released on 21 May 2026.
Fixes
This release optimizes and corrects the SQL query that is used by the sensor to collect top CPU‑consuming queries from the past 24 hours.
Release 1.1.54
OracleDB sensor 1.1.54 is released on 19 May 2026.
Fixes
This release resolved the SQL query issue for collecting current blocking sessions.
Release 1.1.53
OracleDB sensor 1.1.53 is released on 16 March 2026.
Fixes
This release introduces a new configuration property enableUniqueIdentifier for Oracle database remote monitoring to support unique identification of database instances that share same SID or service name.
Release 1.1.52
OracleDB sensor 1.1.52 is released on 10 March 2026.
Fixes
This release fixes an issue that caused the buffer cache hit ratio metric to intermittently display negative values.
Release 1.1.51
OracleDB sensor 1.1.51 is released on 19 February 2026.
Fixes
In this release the disk used percentage metric collection is moved to the custom polling section. This change enables you to configure a polling rate higher than the default 1‑second interval.
Release 1.1.50
OracleDB sensor 1.1.50 is released on 18 November 2025.
Fixes
The active instances count is now added as a metric in Oracle RAC. Previously, the built-in event that used the inactive instances count was inaccurate and inconsistent. With this fix, custom events can now be created by using the active instances metric for more reliable monitoring.
Release 1.1.48
OracleDB sensor 1.1.48 is released on 24 September 2025.
Improvements
This release implements threadpool support to improve sensor performance.
Release 1.1.47
OracleDB sensor 1.1.47 is released on 2 September 2025.
Fixes
Validation for database credentials is now added.
Release 1.1.46
OracleDB sensor 1.1.46 is released on 28 July 2025.
Improvements
The built-in event for the Oracle RAC is now generated when the active instances count decreases.
Release 1.1.44
OracleDB sensor 1.1.44 is released on 9 June 2025.
Fixes
The disk used percentage metrics were previously not retrieved correctly for OracleDB. This issue is fixed now.
Release 1.1.42
OracleDB sensor 1.1.42 is released on 26 May 2025.
Improvements
This release adds the Disk Used Percentage metrics for OracleDB monitoring.