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How To Copy Datafiles From Source PDB To Target PDB With RMAN (Doc ID 3081184.1)

Last updated on APRIL 15, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 21.7 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Exadata Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Gen 2 Exadata Cloud at Customer - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

When creating DG PDG configuration, it is necessary to copy datafile from source PDB to target PDB.
Currently, manual explains a way to copy them with OS command.

  https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/23/dgbkr/scenario-6-configure-data-guard-protection-source-pdb.html
  Oracle Data Guard Broker Concepts 23ai
  Scenario 6: Configure Data Guard Protection for the Source PDB
  Task 2: instantiate the target PDB.

This document describe how to copy datafiles from the source PDB to the target PDB using RMAN.
Note that required steps except copying datafiles, refer to above manual.

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