# Official Sources: OCI Live Autonomous DB Lifecycle Guard

## OCI Autonomous Database

- https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Database/Concepts/adboverview.htm
- https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Database/Tasks/adbmanaging.htm
- https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Database/Tasks/adbbackingup.htm
- https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Database/Tasks/adbcloning.htm

## Source-grounding rule

Use official Oracle Cloud Infrastructure documentation as the source of truth for ADB behavior.
Lifecycle state transitions and backup retention windows must be verified from current OCI docs.
