1. Broker
  2. Preface

Preface

This document provides information about Oracle Data Guard broker, a management and monitoring interface that helps you configure, monitor, and control an Oracle Data Guard broker configuration.

Audience

Oracle Data Guard Broker is intended for database administrators (DBAs) and system administrators who want to use the Oracle Data Guard broker to automate many of the tasks involved in configuring and monitoring an Oracle Data Guard configuration.

The information presented in this book assumes that you are already familiar with Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control (Cloud Control), Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC), and the network services provided by Oracle Net Services.

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Related Documents

Refer to the following documentation for more information about Oracle Data Guard:

  • Oracle Data Guard Concepts and Administration.

  • Oracle release notes specific to your operating system.

  • Oracle installation guide specific to your operating system.

  • For more information about managing Oracle Data Guard through the Cloud Control graphical user interface (GUI), see the Cloud Control online Help.

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