Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Multitenant

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Flashback and Point-in-time Recovery

In previous chapters you have learned that most of the backup and recovery tasks are performed at the container database (CDB) level, and this is perfect in terms of protecting all your pluggable databases (PDBs) from media failure. Simply create a new PDB in the CDB, and the PDB will be automatically protected in the same way.

However, a PDB administrator may have different requirements. Rarely in production, but frequently in test environments, we may need to do point-in-time recovery (PITR), so we appreciate a smart alternative: Flashback Database. Release 12.1 brought us multitenant, and although ...