Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Create a Pluggable Database

Perform the following steps to create a Pluggable Database (PDB) using the Console.

  1. Open the navigation menu. Select Oracle Database, then select Oracle Base Database Service.
  2. Select your Compartment. A list of DB systems is displayed.
  3. In the list of DB systems, find the DB system in which you want to create the PDB. Click the DB system name to display details about it.
  4. In the list of databases, find the database in which you want to create the PDB. Click the database name to display details about it.
  5. In the Resources section of the page, click Pluggable Databases.
  6. Click Create pluggable database.
  7. In the Create pluggable database window, provide the following details:
  8. PDB name: Enter a name for the PDB. The name must begin with an alphabetic character and can contain a maximum of 30 alphanumeric characters.
  9. Unlock my PDB admin account: Optional. Select this option to specify a PDB admin password and configure the PDB to be unlocked at creation.
    • PDB admin password: Create and enter a PDB admin password. The password must contain:
      • A minimum of 9 and a maximum of 30 characters
      • At least two uppercase characters
      • At least two lowercase characters
      • At least two special characters. The valid special characters are: underscore ( _ ), a hash sign (#), and a dash (-). You can use two of the same characters or any combination of two of the same characters.
      • At least two numeric characters (0 - 9)
    • Confirm PDB admin password: Reenter the PDB admin password.
  10. TDE wallet password of database: Enter the TDE wallet password for the source CDB.
  11. Take a backup of the PDB immediately: You must enable auto-backup on the CDB to back up a PDB immediately. This check box is checked by default if auto-backup is enabled on the CDB.
    Note

    If the check box is unchecked, the system displays a warning stating that PDB cannot be recovered until the next daily backup has been successfully completed.
  12. Click Show advanced options to specify advanced options for the database.
  13. In the Tags tab, you can add free-form tags or defined tags to this resource. You must have permission to use the tag namespace for defined tags. For information about using tags to manage your OCI resources, see Resource Tags.
  14. Click Create pluggable database.
Note

During the PDB creation operation, the source CDB is in the 'updating' status.