Moving a pluggable database between containers on the same node

Before you begin

• An Oracle Container Database (CDB) with at least one Oracle Pluggable Database (PDB) with status as Normal currently managed by BMC Database Automation (BDA) must be available.
• Another Oracle CDB where the PDB can be moved to must be available.

To move an Oracle Pluggable Database

1. From the Management Console, navigate to the container database that contains the PDB that you want to move.
2. In the Pluggable Databases section of the Database Configuration page, click the PDB that you want to move.
3. Select Management > Move Pluggable Database.

4. In the General page, populate the following fields, and click Next.

5. If you select a template, click Skip Ahead to advance directly to the next step that requires input. An informational message appears on these steps, in green type, listing the fields that require entries before advancing to the next step.
   If you do not select a template, go to the next step.
   In the Destination page, populate the following fields, and click Next.

6. In the Custom Scripts Configuration page, select any pre-provisioning or post-provisioning scripts that you want to run as follows:

7. In the Job Options page, specify any of the following Job options, and click Next.

8. If the Change Control page displays, populate the following fields, and click Next.

   Warning

   Note

   The Change Control page appears only when change control is configured for your environment. See Configuring-change-control.

9. In the Summary page, review the provisioning information.
   To make changes, do the following:
   1. Click Go to to return to the provisioning step that you want to edit.
   2. Make your changes.
   3. Click Save and Review to return to the Summary page.
10. Specify your verification preferences.
     For additional information, see Understanding pre-verification tests.
    • To continue with database creation after the pre-verification tests have been successfully run without manual intervention, select Automatically Continue If All Tests Succeed.

    • To create the database without having first run the pre-verification steps, select Skip Pre-Verification Tests.

      Warning

      Note

      The Skip Pre-Verification Tests option should only be used when you are certain all tests can succeed. The option skips verification and advances directly to the actual provisioning activity.

11. Click Move Oracle Pluggable Database to unplug the database.
12. Enter Yes when you are prompted to confirm your decision, and click OK.
    BDA prepares to move the pluggable database to the specified destination. A progress page appears.