When using the multitenant architecture, you can perform backup and recovery operations on a whole multitenant container database (CDB), the root, or one or more pluggable databases (PDBs). The Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) commands used to backup and recover CDBs and PDBs are the same as those used for non-CDBs, with minor variations in the syntax. The backup and recovery operations performed on non-CDBs can also be performed on CDBs and PDBs. This includes the following:
Full backups
Incremental backups
Complete recovery
Point-in-time recovery (PITR)
Flashback Database (only for CDBs)
Reporting operations (such as listing backups and cross-checking backups)