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This article provides an overview of the Multi-Tenant feature in Amazon RDS for Oracle, which allows running multiple pluggable databases (PDBs) within a single container database (CDB) instance. It discusses the benefits of this feature, such as increased resource utilization, potential cost savings, and simplified database operations and maintenance.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Solution overview of the Multi-Tenant architecture in RDS for Oracle
  • Steps to create an RDS for Oracle multi-tenant DB instance using the AWS Management Console and AWS CLI
  • Adding tenants (PDBs) to an existing RDS for Oracle multi-tenant instance through the console and CLI
  • Connecting to a specific tenant database within the CDB instance
  • Converting non-multi-tenant and single-tenant RDS for Oracle instances to the multi-tenant configuration
  • Conclusion highlighting the benefits and simplicity of managing multi-tenant databases in RDS for Oracle


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