INTRODUCTION
Successful high availability (HA) architectures prevent downtime and data
loss by using redundant systems and software to eliminate single points of
failure. The same principle applies to mission critical databases.
Administrator error, data corruption caused by system or software faults, or
complete site failures can affect the availability of a database. Even a
clustered database running on multiple servers using shared storage can
be exposed to single points of failure if not adequately protected.
The only way to prevent being impacted by single points of failure is to
have a completely independent copy of a production database already
running on a different system and ideally deployed at a second location,
which can be quickly accessed if the production database becomes
unavailable for any reason.
Oracle Active Data Guard is the most comprehensive solution available to
eliminate single points of failure for mission critical Oracle Databases. It
prevents data loss and downtime in the simplest and most economical
manner by maintaining a synchronized physical replica of a production
database at a remote location. If the production database is unavailable for
any reason, client connections can quickly, and in some configurations
transparently, failover to the synchronized replica to restore service. Active
Data Guard eliminates the high cost of idle redundancy by allowing
reporting applications, ad-hoc queries, and data extracts to be offloaded to
read-only copies of the production database. Active Data Guard’s deep
integration with Oracle Database and complete focus on real-time data
protection and availability avoids compromises found in storage remote
mirroring or other host-based replication solutions.
This paper describes both Active Data Guard (a licensed option) and Data
Guard (included in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition) in detail and is
tailored to IT managers, Database Administrators and technical staff, who
are evaluating different alternatives to protect against data loss and
database downtime.
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