Re: Is ADG required for backing up from a standby

ADG is not required, however you must use an rman catalog in order to do it.

On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 3:20 PM Sandra Becker <sbecker6925_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Oracle 12c on RHEL5
>
> I have been asked if we can create a standby and do backups from there
> instead of through Commvault while they do some storage conversions. I
> have read conflicting information as to whether or not Active Data Guard is
> required to run backups from the standby. I can't open a ticket with
> Oracle to ask the question since management saw fit to cancel our support.
> If someone could point me in the right direction, that would be great.
> Also, we do not use a catalog for our backups.
>
> Thank you,
>
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> Sandy B.
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>

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