Concepts and Administration Concepts and Administration Part I Concepts and Administration The following topics provide information about Oracle Data Guard concepts and administration: Introduction to Oracle Data Guard Getting Started with Oracle Data Guard Creating a Physical Standby Database Creating a Logical Standby Database Using Far Sync Instances Oracle Data Guard Protection Modes Redo Transport Services Apply Services Role Transitions Managing Physical and Snapshot Standby Databases Managing a Logical Standby Database Using RMAN to Back Up and Restore Files Using SQL Apply to Upgrade the Oracle Database Using DBMS_ROLLING to Perform a Rolling Upgrade Oracle Data Guard Scenarios