List parameters in a container database

To see the list of parameters in a container database, use can use the following query.

select name,value,display_value, default_value,isdefault,
    case 
     when issys_modifiable = 'FALSE'     then  'Change must go to spfile. Restart of cdb required'
     when issys_modifiable = 'IMMEDIATE' then  'Current sessions will pick up new value.'
     when issys_modifiable = 'DEFERRED'   then 'Future sessions will pick up the new value'
     else issys_modifiable
    end "issys_modifiable",
     case 
     when ispdb_modifiable = 'TRUE' then 'Parameter can be set in PDB'
     when ispdb_modifiable = 'FALSE' then 'Parameter cannot be set in PDB'
    end "ispdb_modifiable" 
    from v$system_parameter; 

Example output shows that the parameters can be set at different levels in your multitenant database structure

NAME	VALUE	DISPLAY_VALUE	DEFAULT_VALUE	ISDEFAULT	issys_modifiable	ispdb_modifiable
sga_max_size	8287944704	7904M	0	TRUE	Change must go to spfile. Restart of cdb required	Parameter cannot be set in PDB
shared_pool_size	671088640	640M	134217728	FALSE	Current sessions will pick up new value.	Parameter can be set in PDB
sga_target	8287944704	7904M	0	FALSE	Current sessions will pick up new value.	Parameter can be set in PDB
sort_area_size	65536	65536	65536	TRUE	Future sessions will pick up the new value	Parameter can be set in PDB

* Some parameters may only be written to the spfile and the CDB instance must be restarted.
* Other parameters may be set in the CDB and will be picked up in the individual PDBs, either affecting current sessions or future sessions only
* Some parameters may be set in each PDB, regardless of the CDB parameter value for the same parameter is set to


"Listing the Modifiable Initialization Parameters in PDBs Oracle 19c" is documented here

The v$system_parameter view in Oracle 19c is documented here

What is the difference between mkstore and orapki?

The difference is mainly that the orapki tool is dealing with certificates rather than the wallet itself. The mkstore is more of a tool for administrating privileged users and their passwords, so that you can set up connections without exposing their passwords in your scripts.

Can both of these tools be used to manage my wallets?
Yes.
From MOS Doc ID 2044185.1 "What is an Oracle Wallet?":

If you configure TDE the database creates the wallet for you when you issue the ALTER SYSTEM command to initialize TDE, the other tools to create and inspect wallets are Oracle Wallet Manager (owm) which is a GUI tool, then we also have command line tools orapki to setup certificates and mkstore more suited to store so called secret store entries like the above mentioned user credentials, often the tools can be used interchangeably, for example if you create a wallet for TDE using the database with SQL you can inspect the contents later using mkstore etc.

What exactly is the orapki tool?

From the latest Oracle documentation:
The orapki utility manages public key infrastructure (PKI) elements, such as wallets and certificate revocation lists, from the command line.

What exactly is the mkstore tool?

From the latest Oracle Documentation:
The mkstore command-line utility manages credentials from an external password store.

What exactly is a wallet?

A wallet is a password-protected container that is used to store authentication and signing credentials, including private keys, certificates, and trusted certificates needed by SSL.
It can be stored directly on the server, wherever suits the DBA. The path must be pointed out in the client's sqlnet.ora file, using the directive WALLET_LOCATION

For an example on how to set up a wallet, see this post

How to solve ORA-17628: Oracle error 1031 returned by remote Oracle server ORA-01031: insufficient privileges when cloning a non-cdb oracle instance to a PDB

When attempting to clone my database testdb01, a normal, non-cdb database, into a CDB and convert it to a PDB, I hit a permission error. I found the solution on Oracle Supports web site, Doc ID 2485839.1.

Prior to this error, I had set up a database link in my CDB:

SYS@cdb>SQL>create database link noncdb connect to system identified by mypassword using 'testdb01.mydomain.no';

I tested the database link, worked fine:

SYS@cdb>SQL>select host_name from v$instance@noncdb;

HOST_NAME
--------------------------------------------------
mynoncdbserver.mydomain.no

I tried to create the pluggable database, using the appropriate file destination paths already created:

create pluggable database testdb01 
from non$cdb@noncdb 
file_name_convert=('/data1/oradata/testdb01/','/data1/oradata/cdb/testdb01/', 
                   '/data2/oradata/testdb01/', '/data2/oradata/cdb/testdb01/');

Errors out:

ORA-17628: Oracle error 1031 returned by remote Oracle server
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges

To solve the error, simply logon to your non-cdb database as a sysdba user and grant the privilege "create pluggable database" to the user you're using for copying (in my case, SYSTEM):

grant create pluggable database to system;

Try the create pluggable database command again, and it succeeds.

How to alter a flashback data archive that needs additional quota

SELECT F.FLASHBACK_ARCHIVE_NAME, F.TABLESPACE_NAME,F.QUOTA_IN_MB, 
       (SELECT ROUND(SUM(S.BYTES)/1024/1024/1024)
    FROM DBA_SEGMENTS S 
    WHERE S.TABLESPACE_NAME=F.TABLESPACE_NAME) "occupied"
 FROM  DBA_FLASHBACK_ARCHIVE_TS F;

FLASHBACK_ARCHIVE_NAME	TABLESPACE_NAME	QUOTA_IN_MB	occupied
MY_FDA	FDA	20480	19

If you've reached the quota, add a larger one, like this:

ALTER FLASHBACK ARCHIVE MY_FDA 
MODIFY TABLESPACE FDA QUOTA 20 G; 

How to solve ORA-65035: unable to create pluggable database from PDB$SEED

The error means:

oerr ora 65035
65035, 00000, "unable to create pluggable database from %s"
// *Cause:  An attempt was made to clone a pluggable database that did not have
//          local undo enabled.
// *Action: Enable local undo for the PDB and and retry the operation.

So let's do that: add local undo to our CDB, so that we can create new PDBs from the PDB$SEED container:

SYS@cdb01>SQL>show con_name

CON_NAME
------------------------------
CDB$ROOT

SYS@cdb01>SQL>alter database local undo on;
alter database local undo on
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-65192: database must be in UPGRADE mode for this operation

SYS@cdb01>SQL>shutdown
SYS@cdb01>SQL>startup upgrade
SYS@cdb01>SQL>ALTER DATABASE LOCAL UNDO ON;

Database altered.

SYS@cdb01>SQL>shutdown immediate
SYS@cdb01>SQL>startup

Verify that local undo is enabled:

column property_name format a30
column property_value format a30

select property_name, property_value
from   database_properties
where  property_name = 'LOCAL_UNDO_ENABLED';

PROPERTY_NAME                  PROPERTY_VALUE
------------------------------ ------------------------------
LOCAL_UNDO_ENABLED             TRUE

You can now create your PDB:

 SYS@cdb01>SQL>create pluggable database veg1 admin user pdbadmin identified by mypassword file_name_convert=('/data/pdbseed','/data/veg1');

Pluggable database created.

Find available directories on your server

set lines 200
col directory_name format a30
col directory_path format a60
select directory_name,directory_path
from dba_directories;
exit

How to take a standby database out of a data guard configuration and convert it to a standalone read/write database using the Data Guard Broker

Deactive the Data Guard Broker configuration:

dgmgrl / 
show configuration
# disable log shipping
edit database 'stdb' SET STATE='APPLY-OFF';
disable configuration;

Check if the standby database is opened in READ ONLY WITH APPLY, READ ONLY or MOUNTED mode:

select open_mode from v$database;

If in READ ONLY WITH APPLY or READ ONLY mode, close the database:

 alter database close;

Often, a database that has been opened in READ ONLY mode still have active sessions. In such cases, it may be necessary to shut the database down and open it in mount-mode:

 shutdown immediate
 startup mount

Activate the standby database:

 ALTER DATABASE ACTIVATE STANDBY DATABASE;

Verify that the status of the control file has changed from "STANDBY" to "CURRENT":

 select CONTROLFILE_TYPE from v$database;
 
 CONTROL
 -------
 CURRENT

Open the database:

 
 ALTER DATABASE SET STANDBY DATABASE TO MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE;
 ALTER DATABASE OPEN;

If not done by the broker, reset the value of log_archive_dest_2:

 Alter system set log_archive_dest_2='';

Your database should now be stand alone and out of the data guard configuration.

To avoid errors related to redo shipping, make sure that your old primary no longer is attempting to ship redo log information to the old standby database, which is now out of the data guard configuration.
On the old primary server, set the relevant log_archive_dest_n parameter to DEFER:

 alter system set log_archive_dest_state_2=defer scope=both;