Procedure

Perform the following steps to edit the Oracle Data Guard association using the OCI Console:

1. From the navigation menu, select Oracle Database, and then select Oracle Base Database Service.
2. Select your Compartment. A list of DB systems is displayed.
3. On the DB system list page, select the DB system with the primary database you want to edit. The DB system details page is displayed.
4. On the DB system details page, select the primary database.
5. On the database details page, under Resources, select Data Guard associations.
6. For the Data Guard association on which you want to perform a switchover, from the Actions menu, select Edit Data Guard association.
7. 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.
8. Select Edit.