Re: Licensing rules for Data Guard
From: Ana C. Dent <anacedent_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:31:58 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns9AFD7550B34ABanacedenthotmailcom@69.16.185.250>
>> "Neil Truby" <neil.truby_at_ardenta.com> wrote in
>> news:6gqogcFh4tr3U1_at_mid.individual.net:
>>
>>> I'd like to try out Data Guard.
>>>
>>> - am I right that that it is not available as an option for Standard
>>> Edition, and is available only in Enterprise Edition?
>>
>> Enterprise Edition only.
>>
>>> - is there anything within the code of Standard Ediiton that stops
>>> me trying it, or is it just an honour-based licensing system?
>>
>> Code refuses with an error message "Option not available" or
>> something, if you try to configure Data Guard under Standard
>> Edition.
>>
>>>
>>> The price differential between the versions is so vast that it is
>>> inconceivable that we could buy Enterprise Edition, so I'd like to
>>> find out the facts before wasting my time trying it.
>>>
>>
>> I once learned all about Data Guard for a client, but when it was
>> time to implement it we learned that the cost of Enterprise Edition
>> was too much, and the project failed.
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:31:58 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns9AFD7550B34ABanacedenthotmailcom@69.16.185.250>
"Neil Truby" <neil.truby_at_ardenta.com> wrote in
news:6gr8bhFh0bqrU1_at_mid.individual.net:
> > "Donkey Hottie" <spam_at_plc.is-a-geek.com> wrote in message > news:Xns9AFDCC321BBABSH15SGybs1ysmajw54s5_at_194.100.2.89...
>> "Neil Truby" <neil.truby_at_ardenta.com> wrote in
>> news:6gqogcFh4tr3U1_at_mid.individual.net:
>>
>>> I'd like to try out Data Guard.
>>>
>>> - am I right that that it is not available as an option for Standard
>>> Edition, and is available only in Enterprise Edition?
>>
>> Enterprise Edition only.
>>
>>> - is there anything within the code of Standard Ediiton that stops
>>> me trying it, or is it just an honour-based licensing system?
>>
>> Code refuses with an error message "Option not available" or
>> something, if you try to configure Data Guard under Standard
>> Edition.
>>
>>>
>>> The price differential between the versions is so vast that it is
>>> inconceivable that we could buy Enterprise Edition, so I'd like to
>>> find out the facts before wasting my time trying it.
>>>
>>
>> I once learned all about Data Guard for a client, but when it was
>> time to implement it we learned that the cost of Enterprise Edition
>> was too much, and the project failed.
> > Thanks. That's a shame though. I guess I can't trial it. > >
There is nothing to stop anyone from creating a remote standby database & manually shipping the redo log files from the primary to the standby and applying the changes. It trivial to implement. Received on Sun Aug 17 2008 - 13:31:58 CDT