Create a Pluggable Database (PDB) Manually
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CONN / AS SYSDBA
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb2 ADMIN USER pdb_adm IDENTIFIED BY Password1
FILE_NAME_CONVERT=('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cdb1/pdbseed/','/u01/app/oracle/oradata
/cdb1/pdb2/');
CONN / AS SYSDBA
ALTER SESSION SET
PDB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT='/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cdb1/pdbseed/','/u01/app/oracle/orad
ata/cdb1/pdb3/';
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb3 ADMIN USER pdb_adm IDENTIFIED BY Password1;
COLUMN pdb_name FORMAT A20
SELECT pdb_name, status
FROM dba_pdbs
ORDER BY pdb_name;
PDB_NAME STATUS
-------------------- -------------
PDB$SEED NORMAL
PDB1 NORMAL
PDB2 NEW
PDB3 NEW
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SELECT name, open_mode
FROM v$pdbs
ORDER BY name;
NAME OPEN_MODE
------------------------------ ----------
PDB$SEED READ ONLY
PDB1 MOUNTED
PDB2 MOUNTED
PDB3 MOUNTED
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb2 OPEN READ WRITE;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb3 OPEN READ WRITE;
SELECT pdb_name, status
FROM dba_pdbs
ORDER BY pdb_name;
PDB_NAME STATUS
-------------------- -------------
PDB$SEED NORMAL
PDB1 NORMAL
PDB2 NORMAL
PDB3 NORMAL
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SELECT name, open_mode
FROM v$pdbs
ORDER BY name;
NAME OPEN_MODE
------------------------------ ----------
PDB$SEED READ ONLY
PDB1 MOUNTED
PDB2 READ WRITE
PDB3 READ WRITE
Unplug a Pluggable Database (PDB) Manually
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ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb2 CLOSE;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb2 UNPLUG INTO
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cdb1/pdb2/pdb2.xml';
SELECT name, open_mode
FROM v$pdbs
ORDER BY name;
NAME OPEN_MODE
------------------------------ ----------
PDB$SEED READ ONLY
PDB1 MOUNTED
PDB2 MOUNTED
PDB3 READ WRITE
DROP PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb2 KEEP DATAFILES;
SELECT name, open_mode
FROM v$pdbs
ORDER BY name;
NAME OPEN_MODE
------------------------------ ----------
PDB$SEED READ ONLY
PDB1 MOUNTED
PDB3 READ WRITE
Plugin a Pluggable Database (PDB) Manually
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SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
DECLARE
l_result BOOLEAN;
BEGIN
l_result := DBMS_PDB.check_plug_compatibility(
pdb_descr_file => '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cdb1/pdb2/pdb2.xml',
pdb_name => 'pdb2');
IF l_result THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('compatible');
ELSE
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('incompatible');
END IF;
END;
/
compatible
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb5 USING '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cdb1/pdb2/pdb2.xml'
FILE_NAME_CONVERT=('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cdb1/pdb2/','/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cd
b1/pdb5/');
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb2 USING '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cdb1/pdb2/pdb2.xml'
NOCOPY
TEMPFILE REUSE;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb2 OPEN READ WRITE;
SELECT name, open_mode
FROM v$pdbs
ORDER BY name;
NAME OPEN_MODE
------------------------------ ----------
PDB$SEED READ ONLY
PDB1 MOUNTED
PDB2 READ WRITE
PDB3 READ WRITE
Clone a Pluggable Database (PDB) Manually
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ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb3 CLOSE;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb3 OPEN READ ONLY;
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb4 FROM pdb3
FILE_NAME_CONVERT=('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cdb1/pdb3/','/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cd
b1/pdb4/');
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb4 OPEN READ WRITE;
-- Switch the source PDB back to read/write
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb3 CLOSE;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb3 OPEN READ WRITE;
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb5 FROM remote_pdb5@remotecdb1
FILE_NAME_CONVERT=('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cdb1/remote_pdb5/','/u01/app/oracle/ora
data/cdb1/pdb5/');
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb4 OPEN READ WRITE;
Migrate a Non-Container Database (CDB) to a Pluggable Database (PDB)
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Using DBMS_PDB
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export ORACLE_SID=db12c
sqlplus / as sysdba
SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE;
STARTUP OPEN READ ONLY;
BEGIN
DBMS_PDB.DESCRIBE(
pdb_descr_file => '/tmp/db12c.xml');
END;
/
export ORACLE_SID=db12c
sqlplus / as sysdba
SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE;
export ORACLE_SID=cdb1
sqlplus / as sysdba
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb6 USING '/tmp/db12c.xml'
COPY
FILE_NAME_CONVERT = ('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/db12c/',
'/u01/app/oracle/oradata/cdb1/pdb6/');
ALTER SESSION SET CONTAINER=pdb6;
@$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/noncdb_to_pdb.sql
ALTER SESSION SET CONTAINER=pdb6;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE OPEN;
SELECT name, open_mode FROM v$pdbs;
NAME OPEN_MODE
------------------------------ ----------
PDB6 READ WRITE
1 row selected.
Delete a Pluggable Database (PDB) Manually
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ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb2 CLOSE;
DROP PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb2 KEEP DATAFILES;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb3 CLOSE;
DROP PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb3 INCLUDING DATAFILES;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb4 CLOSE;
DROP PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb4 INCLUDING DATAFILES;
SELECT name, open_mode
FROM v$pdbs
ORDER BY name;
NAME OPEN_MODE
------------------------------ ----------
PDB$SEED READ ONLY
PDB1 MOUNTED
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