How to Rename a 12c Pluggable Database

The following steps is an example for renaming a Pluggable database (PDB) TESTPDB to NEWPDB and its associated service.

SQL> alter pluggable database TESTPDB close instances=all;

Pluggable database altered.

SQL> ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE TESTPDB OPEN RESTRICTED FORCE;

Pluggable database altered.

SQL> ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE RENAME GLOBAL_NAME TO NEWPDB;

Pluggable database altered.

SQL> ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE NEWPDB close instances=all;

Pluggable database altered.

SQL> ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE NEWPDB open instances=all;

Pluggable database altered.

SQL>


SQL> connect / as sysdba
Connected.

SQL> select name from v$pdbs;

NAME
------------------------------
PDB$SEED
NEWPDB


Alert log.

alter pluggable database TESTPDB close instances=all
Tue Sep 15 13:41:05 2015
ALTER SYSTEM: Flushing buffer cache inst=1 container=3 local
Tue Sep 15 13:41:16 2015
Pluggable database TESTPDB closed
Completed: alter pluggable database TESTPDB close instances=all
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE OPEN RESTRICTED FORCE
Tue Sep 15 13:41:23 2015
This instance was first to open pluggable database TESTPDB (container=3)
Database Characterset for TESTPDB is WE8ISO8859P1
Opening pdb TESTPDB (3) with no Resource Manager plan active
Pluggable database TESTPDB opened read write
Completed: ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE OPEN RESTRICTED FORCE
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE RENAME GLOBAL_NAME TO NEWPDB
Tue Sep 15 13:41:38 2015
ALTER SYSTEM: Flushing buffer cache inst=1 container=3 local
Tue Sep 15 13:41:50 2015
Pluggable database TESTPDB closed
This instance was first to open pluggable database TESTPDB (container=3)
Database Characterset for TESTPDB is WE8ISO8859P1
Tue Sep 15 13:41:51 2015
Successfully created internal service NEWPDB at open
Tue Sep 15 13:41:51 2015
ALTER SYSTEM: Flushing buffer cache inst=1 container=3 local
This instance was first to open pluggable database NEWPDB (container=3)
Database Characterset for NEWPDB is WE8ISO8859P1
Opening pdb NEWPDB (3) with no Resource Manager plan active
Pluggable database NEWPDB opened read write
Completed: ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE RENAME GLOBAL_NAME TO NEWPDB
Tue Sep 15 14:25:33 2015
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE NEWPDB close instances=all
Tue Sep 15 14:25:34 2015
ALTER SYSTEM: Flushing buffer cache inst=1 container=3 local
Tue Sep 15 14:25:47 2015
Pluggable database NEWPDB closed
Completed: ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE NEWPDB close instances=all
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE NEWPDB open instances=all
Tue Sep 15 14:25:58 2015
This instance was first to open pluggable database NEWPDB (container=3)
Database Characterset for NEWPDB is WE8ISO8859P1
Opening pdb NEWPDB (3) with no Resource Manager plan active
Pluggable database NEWPDB opened read write
Completed: ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE NEWPDB open instances=all