V$PDB_INCARNATION

V$PDB_INCARNATION displays information about all PDB incarnations. Oracle creates a new PDB incarnation whenever a PDB is opened with the RESETLOGS option.

Column Datatype Description
DB_INCARNATION# NUMBER Database incarnation number
PDB_INCARNATION# NUMBER PDB incarnation number
STATUS VARCHAR2(7)

Incarnation status:

  • ORPHAN: Orphan incarnation

  • CURRENT: Current incarnation of the PDB

  • PARENT: Parent of the current incarnation

INCARNATION_SCN NUMBER The SCN to flashback or recover to for this PDB incarnation
INCARNATION_TIME DATE The point in time recovered to for this PDB incarnation
BEGIN_RESETLOGS_SCN NUMBER The SCN at the beginning of PDB resetlogs
BEGIN_RESETLOGS_TIME DATE The time at the beginning of PDB resetlogs
END_RESETLOGS_SCN NUMBER The SCN at the end of PDB resetlogs
END_RESETLOGS_TIME DATE The time at the end of PDB resetlogs
PRIOR_DB_INCARNATION# NUMBER Parent database incarnation number
PRIOR_PDB_INCARNATION# VARCHAR2(40) Parent PDB incarnation number
FLASHBACK_DATABASE_ALLOWED VARCHAR2(3) Indicates whether the PDB can be flashbacked to this incarnation as part of a flashback database operation for the CDB
CON_ID NUMBER

The ID of the container to which the data pertains. Possible values include:

  • 0: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to the entire CDB. This value is also used for rows in non-CDBs.

  • 1: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to only the root

  • n: Where n is the applicable container ID for the rows containing data