This is continuation of my previous post (Remote PDB Cloning).
The process of remote clone for Non-CDB is basically the same as for PDB, there is just one additional step that needs to be performed.

Let’s confirm that our source database is Non-CDB.

SQL> select name, open_mode, cdb from v$database;

NAME      OPEN_MODE            CDB
--------- -------------------- ---
NONCDB    READ WRITE           NO

We need to make sure that the database is 12c because we can only remotely clone 12c Non-CDBs.

SQL> select version from v$instance;

VERSION
-----------------
12.1.0.2.0

Before we start with the cloning procedure we need to configure the network communication between the two servers. For that purpose we need to configure tnsnames.ora entry for the source database on the db-srv2 server.

NONCDB_SOURCE =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = db-srv1)(PORT = 1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SERVER = DEDICATED)
      (SERVICE_NAME = noncdb)
    )
  )

Next, we need to create database link object which will be used in the CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE statement.

SQL> create database link noncdb_source connect to system identified by oracle using 'NONCDB_SOURCE';

Database link created.

The Non-CDB source database must be in read-only mode. We need to perform consistent shutdown and open the database in read-only mode.

SQL> startup mount
ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area 1140850688 bytes
Fixed Size                  2923584 bytes
Variable Size             419431360 bytes
Database Buffers          704643072 bytes
Redo Buffers               13852672 bytes
Database mounted.
SQL>
SQL> alter database open read only;

Database altered.

We are now ready to start the cloning remotely via database link.

SQL> create pluggable database pdb2 from NON$CDB@noncdb_source;

Pluggable database created.

After successful PDB creation additional step that needs to be performed for Non-CDB cloning. We need to execute @$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/noncdb_to_pdb.sql to modify some metadata and convert (map) the Non-CDB to PDB. The script needs to be run from the PDB logged as SYS user.

SQL> @$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/noncdb_to_pdb.sql
.
.
.
SQL>
SQL> -- leave the PDB in the same state it was when we started
SQL> BEGIN
  2    execute immediate '&open_sql &restricted_state';
  3  EXCEPTION
  4    WHEN OTHERS THEN
  5    BEGIN
  6      IF (sqlcode <> -900) THEN
  7        RAISE;
  8      END IF;
  9    END;
 10  END;
 11  /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL>
SQL> WHENEVER SQLERROR CONTINUE;
SQL>


SQL> select con_id, name, open_mode from v$pdbs;

    CON_ID NAME                           OPEN_MODE
---------- ------------------------------ ----------
         4 PDB2                           MOUNTED

1 row selected.

SQL>

As final step open the new PDB and check the user data.

SQL> alter database open;

Database altered.

SQL> select count(*) from hr.employees;

  COUNT(*)
----------
       107

1 row selected.