List of Figures

1-1 Relationship of Objects Managed by the Data Guard Broker

1-2 Oracle Data Guard Broker

1-3 Data Guard Overview Page in Oracle Enterprise Manager

1-4 Databases With Broker (DMON) Processes

3-1 Oracle Data Guard Broker Configuration

3-2 Broker Configuration Setup in a CFS Area

3-3 Broker Configuration Setup with ASM

3-4 Broker Configuration Setup with Raw Devices

3-5 Life Cycle of a Broker Configuration and Its Databases

4-1 Database State Transition Diagrams

5-1 Relationship of Primary and Standby Databases and the Observer

5-2 The Observer in the Fast-Start Failover Environment

6-1 Create a Broker Configuration

6-2 Data Guard Overview Page

6-3 Add Standby Database Wizard - Introductory Page

6-4 Add Standby Database Wizard - Backup Type (Logical Standby Database)

6-5 Add Standby Database Wizard - Backup Type (Logical Standby Database)

6-6 Add Standby Database Wizard - Backup Options

6-7 Add Standby Database Wizard - Database Location

6-8 Add Standby Database Wizard - File Locations

6-9 Add Standby Database Wizard - Configuration

6-10 Add Standby Database Wizard - Review

6-11 Add Standby Database Wizard - Processing

6-12 Data Guard Overview Page - Creation in Progress

6-13 Adding an Existing RAC Standby Database to the Data Guard Configuration

6-14 Select an Existing Standby Database

6-15 Add Standby Database: Standby Configuration

6-16 Add Standby Database: Review

6-17 Fast-Start Failover Wizard: Configure

6-18 Fast-Start Failover Wizard: Set Observer

6-19 Fast-Start Failover Wizard: Enable Flashback Logging

6-20 Fast-Start Failover Wizard: Confirmation

6-21 Fast-Start Failover Wizard: Progress

6-22 Fast-Start Failover Is Successfully Enabled

6-23 Reinstating the Former Primary Database After a Fast-Start Failover

6-24 Alert Log Errors Page Showing That Fast-Start Failover Occurred

6-25 Changing the State or Properties of a Database

6-26 Standby Role Properties

6-27 Standby Advanced Properties

6-28 Common Properties

6-29 Change Protection Mode Page

6-30 Change Protection Mode - Standby Databases and Online Redo Log Files

6-31 Change Protection Mode - Process

6-32 Protection Mode Successfully Changed

6-33 Switchover Operation

6-34 Processing Page During Switchover

6-35 New Primary Database After Switchover

6-36 Data Guard Overview Page Showing ORA-16625 Error

6-37 Failover Confirmation Page

6-38 Failover Progress Page

6-39 Data Guard Overview Page After a Failover Operation Completes

6-40 Data Guard Overview Page Showing Observer Error

6-41 Verifying the Configuration

6-42 Results of the Verify Command

6-43 Viewing Log File Details

6-44 Performance Page

6-45 Data Guard Metrics

6-46 Alert Log Errors Page Showing the Observer Has Stopped

6-47 Removing a Standby Database

6-48 Removing a Data Guard Broker Configuration