This topic describes how to force refresh/rewind a virtual pluggable database. To know more about the force option and when to use it refer to Refresh or rewind broken or unusable virtual PDBs.

Procedure

Refresh

  1. Follow the steps in Refresh VDBs from specific timepoints or latest to select a Specific or Latest Timepoint for refreshing the virtual pluggable database but do not commit.

  2. Set the force parameter

    delphix database '<virtual_pdb_name>' refresh *> set force=true

  3. After all the parameters are set (including timeflowPointParameters), initiate the refresh by committing the operation in the CLI:

    delphix database '<virtual_pdb_name>' refresh *> commit

Rewind (Rollback)

  1. Follow the steps in Roll back or rewind to a snapshot from a VDB to initiate rewind and set the timeflowPointParameters but do not commit.

  2. Set the force parameter:

    delphix database '<virtual_pdb_name>' rollback *> set force=true

  3. After all the parameters are set (including timeflowPointParameters), initiate the rewind (rollback) by committing the operation in the CLI:

    delphix database '<virtual_pdb_name>' rollback *> commit
Last updated
Oct 9, 2026