Does anyone actually use Enterprise Manager to manage Data Guard (for RAC)?

Just curious about this; I was inspired by the thread that asked about EM for monitoring. *grin*

I have been attempting to use the 10.2.0.3 Enterprise Manager version of Data Guard manager (notice the lowercase 'm') in a RAC and having absolutely no luck. I filed an SR because EM would not properly create a standby with Data Guard. Even after creating the standby by hand, EM does not want to take over the Data Guard management. So I set it all up manually, following the documentation and a few white papers and the broker is working just dandy. However, the EM Data Guard gui still has issues. First off, it thinks the standby database is in an Unknown cluster. Secondly, even though it can see one instance, it cannot see the other instance. And even though it can see the instance and the cluster database, when I attempt to "manage" anything, I get an error saying that the standby database has not been discovered. What a crock!

Yes, I can and should file an SR. I cannot handle any more SRs at this point in time, especially not the frustration of trying to work with someone who may or may not know the Data Guard section of EM as it applies to RAC databases.

So, truly, I am very curious if folks use this or not. Obviously, if you use it, it works for you. =)

--

Charles Schultz

--

http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l Received on Wed Aug 29 2007 - 14:27:50 CDT