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To backup the container database , connect RMAN to the root using sysdba or sysbackup. Note: sysdbackup is a new user introduced in 12c. After setting the environment variables for the CDB I'm connecting using OS level  authentication   (sysdba is already the part of OS group)  as below. -bash-4.1$ rman target / Recovery Manager: Release 12.1.0.2.0 - Production on Sat Aug 4 16:50:18 2018 Copyright (c) 1982, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved. connected to target database: ORCL1210 (DBID=2368395079) Now you can take the backup in the same way you take it for non -CDB databases. RMAN> backup database; Starting backup at 04-AUG-18 allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1 channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=21 device type=DISK channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set *********************excerpts********************* Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at...

We cannot open a pluggable database if the CDB is in mount state. Demo: SQL> show con_name; CON_NAME ------------------------------ CDB$ROOT SQL> select name,open_mode from v$database; NAME      OPEN_MODE --------- -------------------- ORCL1210  MOUNTED SQL> alter session set container=pdb1; Session altered. SQL> show con_name; CON_NAME ------------------------------ PDB1 SQL> alter database open; alter database open * ERROR at line 1: ORA-65054: Cannot open a pluggable database in the desired mode. Now, I'm opening the container Database first and then running the same command SQL> alter session set container=CDB$ROOT; Session altered. SQL> sho con_name CON_NAME ------------------------------ CDB$ROOT SQL> alter database open; Database altered. SQL> select name,open_mode from v$database; NAME      OPEN_MODE --------- -------------------- ORCL1210  READ WRITE SQL>...