Enable a Standby Database
You can enable Autonomous Data Guard when Autonomous Database is available (Lifecycle State shows Available).
To enable Autonomous Data Guard you must have adequate available resources and by enabling Autonomous Data Guard you must not exceed your Tenancy or compartment limits for CPU and Storage.
Perform the following prerequisite steps as necessary:
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Open the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure console by clicking the
next to Oracle Cloud.
- From the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure left navigation list click either Autonomous Data Warehouse, Autonomous Transaction Processing, or Autonomous JSON Database depending on the workload type of your Autonomous Database.
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On the Autonomous Databases page select your Autonomous Database from the links under the Display Name column.
To enable Autonomous Data Guard do the following:
When provisioning completes, the Peer State field shows Available.

Notes for enabling Autonomous Data Guard:
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Autonomous Database generates the Enable Autonomous Data Guard work request. To view the request, under Resources click Work Requests.
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While you enable Autonomous Data Guard, when the Peer State field shows Provisioning, the following actions are disabled for the database:
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Move Resource. See Move an Autonomous Database to a Different Compartment for information on moving an instance.
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Stop. See Stop Autonomous Database for information on stopping an instance.
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Restart. See Restart Autonomous Database for information on restarting an instance.
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Restore. See Restore and Recover your Autonomous Database for information on restoring.
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