Connecting to a Container Database (CDB)
-----------------------------------------
$ export ORACLE_SID=cdb1
$ sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 12.1.0.1.0 Production on Mon Aug 26 15:29:49 2013
Copyright (c) 1982, 2013, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.1.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Advanced Analytics and Real Application Testing
options
SQL>
SQL> CONN system/password
Connected.
SQL>
COLUMN name FORMAT A30
SELECT name, pdb
FROM v$services
ORDER BY name;
NAME PDB
------------------------------ ------------------------------
SYS$BACKGROUND CDB$ROOT
SYS$USERS CDB$ROOT
cdb1 CDB$ROOT
cdb1XDB CDB$ROOT
pdb1 PDB1
pdb2 PDB2
6 rows selected.
$ lsnrctl service
LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 12.1.0.1.0 - Production on 20-MAY-2014 09:01:34
Copyright (c) 1991, 2013, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "cdb1" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "cdb1", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
Service "cdb1XDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "cdb1", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"D000" established:0 refused:0 current:0 max:1022 state:ready
DISPATCHER
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=ol6-121.localdomain)(PORT=21196))
Service "pdb1" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "cdb1", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
Service "pdb2" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "cdb1", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
The command completed successfully
$
SQL> -- EZCONNECT
SQL> CONN system/password@//localhost:1521/cdb1
Connected.
SQL>
SQL> -- tnsnames.ora
SQL> CONN system/password@cdb1
Connected.
SQL>
"$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/tnsnames.ora" file
CDB1 =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = ol6-121.localdomain)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = cdb1)
)
)
Displaying the Current Container
----------------------------------
SQL> SHOW CON_NAME
CON_NAME
------------------------------
CDB$ROOT
SQL>
SQL> SHOW CON_ID
CON_ID
------------------------------
1
SQL>
SELECT SYS_CONTEXT('USERENV', 'CON_NAME')
FROM dual;
SYS_CONTEXT('USERENV','CON_NAME')
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CDB$ROOT
SQL>
SELECT SYS_CONTEXT('USERENV', 'CON_ID')
FROM dual;
SYS_CONTEXT('USERENV','CON_ID')
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1
SQL>
Switching Between Containers
-----------------------------
SQL> ALTER SESSION SET container = pdb1;
Session altered.
SQL> SHOW CON_NAME
CON_NAME
------------------------------
PDB1
SQL> ALTER SESSION SET container = cdb$root;
Session altered.
SQL> SHOW CON_NAME
CON_NAME
------------------------------
CDB$ROOT
SQL>
Connecting to a Pluggable Database (PDB)
-------------------------------------------
SQL> -- EZCONNECT
SQL> CONN system/password@//localhost:1521/pdb1
Connected.
SQL>
SQL> -- tnsnames.ora
SQL> CONN system/password@pdb1
Connected.
SQL>
PDB1 =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = ol6-121.localdomain)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = pdb1)
)
)
JDBC Connections to PDBs
--------------------------
# Syntax
jdbc:oracle:thin:@[HOST][:PORT]:SID
jdbc:oracle:thin:@[HOST][:PORT]/SERVICE
# Example
jdbc:oracle:thin:@ol6-121:1521:pdb1
jdbc:oracle:thin:@ol6-121:1521/pdb1
ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect
descriptor
USE_SID_AS_SERVICE_listener=on
$ lsnrctl reload
jdbc:oracle:thin:@ol6-121:1521:pdb1
jdbc:oracle:thin:@ol6-121:1521/pdb1
