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Environment

ADG:

Oracle Linux 5.
 User: oracle
 Password: oracle
Oracle Database 11g R2
 SID: orcl
 Password: oracle

VM1EM12c:

Oracle Linux 5.
 User: oracle
 Password: oracle
Enterprise Manager 12c
 User: sysman
 Password: welcome1

Network

Both machines are configured to use an internal network called: ADG. For that reason,
the machines must be started on the same computer.
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Starting the Demo

Go into VM1EM12c machine, and start the browser. Log into Oracle Enterprise Manager
12c with sysman/welcome1

Go to “Targets -> Databases” and select the database which we are going to add a
standby database, in this case: orcl

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Select “Availability -> Add Standby Database” to create a standby database. Introduce the
sysdba credentials.

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We are going to create a new physical standby database. Select the first option and click
on “Continue”

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Select “Online Backup” and “Use Recovery Manager” to create the standby database
using RMAN.

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Select the credentials for the host called ORACLE and click next.

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Now we have to introduce the configuration for the standby database:

 Instance name: stby
 Database storage: File System
 Host: adgmachine
 Credential name: ORACLE

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For this demo, the listener is going to be the same for both machines. Select
“LISTENER” as listener name and port “1521”.

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In this configuration screen, we are going to introduce the name that we will see in the
Enterprise Manager 12c. Introduce:
 Database Unique Name: stby
 Target Name: stby

Now click next.

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Click finish to submit the job.

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Click “Enterprise -> Job -> Activity” and select the Data Guard job to see the standby
process.

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Wait until the job suceed to see the standby database. Go to “Targets -> Databases” We
will see the new database. Select the primary database “orcl”.

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Let’s configure Active Data Guard. Go to “Availability -> Data Guard Administration”.

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The first step is to configure the Fast-start Failover. Click on “Disabled” to enter in the
configuration screen.

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Click on “Configure Observer” and select the Enterprise Manager machine as observer.

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Click “Continue”.

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Select ORACLE host credential.

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Click “Yes” to enable the Fast-Start Failover.

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From this screen, we can configure the protection mode. Click on the link Maximum
Performance to change it.

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In the Primary Database, click on Propierties and enable “Redo Transport On”. Click
Apply.

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Now we are going to open the “stby” database to read only. Click “Edit” in the standby
database. Activate Real-Time Query and click apply.

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Now we are going to change the roles of the databases. Click on switchover and confirm.

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Now, if we go to “Targets -> Databases”, we can see that the roles of the databases had
changed.

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We are going to switchover again, to set “orcl” as primary database.

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Now we are going to check what happen if the primary database is down for any reason.
We are going to login into ADG machine. Open a new terminal and set the environment
for “orcl” database. Connect as sysdba and execute a “shutdown abort”. The standby
database will change to primary database automatically.

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