| Oracle® Database Backup and Recovery Reference 11g Release 2 (11.2) E10643-06 | 
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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 | 
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| SITE_KEY | NUMBER | The unique key of this database. You can join the RC_SITE.SITE_KEYcolumn with theRC_SITEcolumn of other views to determine whichDB_UNIQUE_NAMEis 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_NAMEof the database. All databases in a Data Guard environment share the same DBID but differentDB_UNIQUE_NAMEvalues. |