Re: Is this alternative way to replicate database workable ?

From: Stephen T. Parfitt <steve.parfitt_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 09:16:20 -0400
Message-ID: <3BD027A4.5915CA1@sympatico.ca>

This is mirroring the primary database on a secondary server. Provided the file-system on the secondary server is EXACTLY the same, this idea will work in principle
... but will only be as good as your most recent 'synchronization'. Once the primary server becomes unavailable, you are unlikely to be able to do a 'synchronization'.
Oracle refers to this as a 'non-managed' standby database.

The whole idea of Oracle Standby Database is to provide continuous transaction-level synchronization, automatically. Integrity is guaranteed and, in the long term, it's a lot less work than any manual method.

I'm not sure I understand your second question. Connect/startup/shutdown procedure is the same no matter how the db is created.

Steve Parfitt Received on Fri Oct 19 2001 - 08:16:20 CDT