13 Troubleshooting Oracle Data Guard
Use this information about common issues and resolutions to maintain your Oracle Data Guard environment.
- Sources of Diagnostic Information
The Oracle Data Guard broker provides information about its activities in several forms. - General Problems and Solutions
These topics describe general problems and solutions when using Oracle Data Guard broker. - Troubleshooting Problems During a Switchover Operation
If the switchover fails due to problems with the configuration, then the broker reports any problems it encounters in the alert log files or in the broker log files. - Troubleshooting Problems During a Failover Operation
Although it is possible for a failover operation to fail, it is unlikely. If an error does occur there are guidelines you can follow to fix the problem and then retry the broker failover. - Troubleshooting Problems with the Observer
The observer continuously monitors the fast-start failover environment to ensure the primary database is available.