oradb_standby

Creates standby databases for the standby configurations in db_standby_config.

The method for the creation is selected with create_method in db_standby_config:

  • rman_duplicate_active: RMAN DUPLICATE ... FOR STANDBY FROM ACTIVE DATABASE (default)
  • external: the standby database is created outside of ansible-oracle
  • custom: tasks file from create_tasks_file

The inventory structure is described in doc/guides/standby_databases.adoc.

Table of contents

Requirements

  • Minimum Ansible version: 2.16.0

Default Variables

oradb_standby_broker_create

Create the Data Guard Broker configuration with dgmgrl.cfg on the host of the primary database, when no broker configuration exists and all other members are physical standby databases.

false: dgmgrl.cfg is created on all members, but not executed.

Default value

oradb_standby_broker_create: true

oradb_standby_rman_compressed

Use USING COMPRESSED BACKUPSET for DUPLICATE ... FROM ACTIVE DATABASE. false uses USING BACKUPSET.

Default value

oradb_standby_rman_compressed: true

oradb_standby_rman_logdir

Directory for the logfiles of RMAN DUPLICATE.

Default value

oradb_standby_rman_logdir: '{{ oracle_base }}/cfgtoollogs/oradb_standby'

oradb_standby_rman_parallel

Number of RMAN channels on the primary and on the standby database for create_method: rman_duplicate_active.

Default value

oradb_standby_rman_parallel: 2

oradb_standby_start_apply

Start Redo Apply (RECOVER MANAGED STANDBY DATABASE DISCONNECT) after the creation of the standby database.

Default value

oradb_standby_start_apply: true

Discovered Tags

oradb_standby

Dependencies

  • orasw_meta
  • oradb_facts

License

license (MIT)

Author

  • Thorsten Bruhns
Last modified November 7, 2026: oradb_standby: creation of standby databases and broker configuration (f72e861c)