5.56 RC_SITE

This view lists information about all databases in a Data Guard environment that are known to the recovery catalog.

You can use this view to obtain the DB_UNIQUE_NAME value for views which do not have this column.

Column Data Type Description

SITE_KEY

NUMBER

The unique key of this database. You can join the RC_SITE.SITE_KEY column with the RC_SITE column of other views to determine which DB_UNIQUE_NAME is associated with a backup.

DB_KEY

NUMBER

The primary key for this database in the recovery catalog. Use this column to join with almost any other catalog view.

DATABASE_ROLE

VARCHAR2(7)

The role of the database in the Data Guard environment.

CF_CREATE_TIME

DATE

The creation date of the control file.

DB_UNIQUE_NAME

VARCHAR2(30)

The DB_UNIQUE_NAME of the database. All databases in a Data Guard environment share the same DBID but different DB_UNIQUE_NAME values.