Creating a Physical Standby using RMAN DUPLICATE FROM ACTIVE DATABASE

Prior to Oracle Database 11g duplication was performed from an existing RMAN backup. Oracle Database 11g introduces Active database duplication which copies the live source database over the network without the need of an existing […]

Convert a Physical Standby Database into a Snaphot Standby Database Using Oracle Enterprise Manager 11gR1 Grid Control

Oracle Database 11g introduced the Snapshot Standby feature in Data Guard. Using this feature you can use your physical standby database to temporary process transactions. If you have a need to test out application fixes […]

Convert a Physical Standby Database into a Snapshot Standby Database Using the Data Guard Command Line Interface

This document will detail the steps to convert a physical standby database to a snapshot database using the Data Guard Command Line Interface. If you would like to know more about snapshot databases or how […]

Convert a Physical Standby Database into a Snapshot Standby Database

Oracle Database 11g introduced the Snapshot Standby feature in Data Guard. Using this feature you can use your physical standby database to temporary process transactions. If you have a need to test out application fixes […]

Changing the Data Guard Protection Mode Using Oracle Enterprise Manager 11gR1 Grid Control

Oracle Enterprise Manager 11gR1 Grid Control provides a web based interface for managing a Data Guard environment. Many Data Guard management functions can be accomplished with just a few clicks of the mouse and changing […]

Changing the Data Guard Protection Mode Using the Data Guard Command Line Interface

Using the Data Guard Command Line Interface to change the Data Guard Protection mode is a simple and efficient process. This document will detail the steps using DGMGL to change to all three Data Guard […]

Changing the Data Guard Protection Mode

Oracle Data Guard provides three modes to protect the data in the primary database. While each provide a high degree of data protection they each have a different effect on both the availability and performance […]

Switchover to a Physical Standby using the Data Guard Command Line Interface

The Data Guard Command Line Interface can be used to manage your Data Guard environment through the command line. Using the Data Guard Command Line Interface, dgmgrl, you can manage the broker configuration along with […]

Switchover to a Physical Standby using Oracle Enterprise Manager 11gR1 Grid Control

A switchover can be used to reduce downtime for planned outages such as patching to the database or host OS and hardware upgrades. In a switchover the primary database is transitioned to the standby role […]

Data Guard Switchover to a Physical Standby

A switchover can be used to reduce downtime for planned outages such as patching to the database or host OS and hardware upgrades. In a switchover the primary database is transitioned to the standby role […]

Data Guard Standby Archive Destination Full

Problem: You notice the following error in the alert.log of the Data Guard Standby database. Your Standby is configured to write its archive logs to the Fast Recovery Area. Solution: You have several of options […]

Introduction to the High Availability Console in Oracle Enterprise Manager 11gR1 Grid Control

The High Availability Console provides the administrator comprehensive information about the primary and standby databases in a dashboard format. On one page you can see information about availability events, redo rates, transport and apply lag […]

Create a Physical Standby Database using Oracle Enterprise Manager 11gR1 Grid Control

Oracle Enterprise Manager 11gR1 Grid Control greatly simplifies the creation of physical or logical standby databases. The Add Standby Database wizard provides a quick way to get a Standby database up and running in record […]