CHAPTER 2Implementing Oracle Data Guard

Since you have arrived at Chapter 2, you must be ready to start putting your Oracle Data Guard configuration in place. You have read Chapter 1, haven’t you? Now that you have a complete understanding of how Data Guard is put together—its terminology, parts, processes, and functionality—you might realize that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Many people make the mistake of getting this far and then jumping straight into Chapter 3 of the Data Guard Concepts and Administratio n manual and creating standby databases. Then they wonder why they have problems later. Without careful thought and planning and a very good understanding of the planned and unplanned outages you are trying to avoid, you run ...

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