What you need for this book

In order to follow the exercises in this book, you must install the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 software on two separate database servers (primary and standby). You can use a virtual machine to create virtual database servers on your PC. Also, a database has to be created on the primary database server. The Oracle management software, Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control, needs to be installed to follow specific exercises using this tool.

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