Oracle Database Administration II — Question 69

Which two are true about creating RMAN backups for an Oracle container database? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Tablespaces from different PDBs with identical names must be backed up by connecting RMAN separately to each PDB to back up the tablespaces.
• B. The BACKUP DATABASE command will create a pluggable database (PDB) backup when RMAN is connected to a PDB.
• C. SPFILE backups can be created while connected to an application root PDB.
• D. The BACKUP DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG command will back up archive logs when RMAN is connected to a PDB.
• E. The BACKUP PLUGGABLE DATABASE command can be used to back up CDB$ROOT.

Correct answer: B, E

Explanation

Option B is correct because the BACKUP DATABASE command initiates a backup of the PDB when connected to it. Option E is incorrect since the BACKUP PLUGGABLE DATABASE command is specifically designed to back up individual PDBs, not CDB$ROOT. The other options also fail to accurately reflect RMAN's functionality related to backups in a container database context.