Edit the Oracle Data Guard Association

You can edit the Oracle Data Guard association by performing the following steps.

  1. Open the navigation menu. Select Oracle Database, then select Oracle Base Database.
  2. Choose your Compartment. A list of DB systems is displayed.
  3. In the list of DB systems, click the name of the DB system with the primary database you want to switch over.
  4. The details of the DB system followed by a list of databases are displayed.
  5. In the list of databases, click the name of the primary database.
  6. Under Resources, click Data Guard associations.
  7. For the Data Guard association on which you want to perform a switchover, click the Actions menu, and then click Edit Data Guard association.
  8. In the Edit Data Guard association panel, configure the Data Guard association:
    • Data Guard type: Select Active Data Guard or Data Guard. Active Data Guard provides additional features including: Real-Time Query and DML Offload, Automatic Block Repair, Standby Block Change Tracking, Far Sync, Global Data Services, and Application Continuity. Note that Active Data Guard requires an Oracle Active Data Guard license. For more information on Active Data Guard, see Active Data Guard. For a complete overview of both Data Guard types, see Introduction to Oracle Data Guard.
    • Protection mode: The protection mode can be Maximum Performance or Maximum Availability. For information on these options, see Oracle Data Guard Protection Modes.
    • Transport type: The redo transport type used for this Oracle Data Guard association. For information on these options, see Managing Redo Transport Services for Data Protection Modes.
    • Database admin password: Enter the ADMIN password for the database.
  9. Click Edit Data Guard.