How to Create and Clone PDBs

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## How to create a PDB Database from Seed DB  ##
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CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb01
  ADMIN USER pdb_adm IDENTIFIED BY <password> ROLES=(DBA)
  PATH_PREFIX = '/u01/'
  STORAGE (MAXSIZE 20G MAX_SHARED_TEMP_SIZE 2048M)
  FILE_NAME_CONVERT = ('+DATA01','+DATA02')
  DEFAULT TABLESPACE users DATAFILE '+DATA02' SIZE 10G AUTOEXTEND ON MAXSIZE 20G
  TEMPFILE REUSE;

ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb01 OPEN;  
 


 
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## How to clone a PDB Database running on ASM   ##
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ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb01 CLOSE;  
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb01 OPEN READ ONLY;

CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb02 FROM pdb01;

ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb01 OPEN READ WRITE;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb02 OPEN READ WRITE;

 
 
 
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## How to clone a PDB Database using ACFS Snapshot Copy
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ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb03 CLOSE;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb03 OPEN READ ONLY;
 
 
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb04 FROM pdb03
FILE_NAME_CONVERT = ('/u03/oradata/CDB2/pdb03/','/u03/oradata/CDB2/pdb04/')
SNAPSHOT COPY;

ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb03 CLOSE;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb03 OPEN READ WRITE;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdb04 OPEN READ WRITE;