Re: Standby Database Activation for TEST

rjpfal wrote:

> Can anyone tell me whether there are any implications to the primary
> database if I decide to activate 1 of 2 standby databases in order to
> test some db configuration options?
>
> Once I am completed testing I intend to rebuild this standby as I know
> upon activation it cannot be placed back in standby. I just want to be
> sure I do not impact the existing running primary and the other
> failover standby by my activating the other for my test purposes. I
> have already set the STATE for the acrhive dest on this standby to
> DEFER as we have been running some read-only mode tests that required
> stopping and starting of the standby database.
>
> Your assistance and wisdom is greatly appreciated.

What type of standby?
What hardware/operating system?
What version and edition?

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