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Downgrade database with standby

4331679Sep 22 2020 — edited Sep 24 2020

Hello all,

Please help me understanding the following

In oracle documentation it is mentioned

ref.

#https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/12.2/sbydb/upgrading-patching-downgrading-oracle-data-guard-configuration.html#GUID-FDB0FA2C-EA66-423C-AFD9-51F3FA4899F8

#Data Guard configuration that does not contain a logical standby database.

#Ensure that all physical standby databases are mounted,

#but not open. Do not open the standby database(s) until prim and standby are in sync

#Downgrade the primary database

#keeping the following in mind:

#At each step of the downgrade procedure where a script is executed,

#execute the script only at the primary database.

#Do not perform the next downgrade step until all redo generated by

#the execution of the script at the primary database has been applied

#to each physical standby database.

#At each step of the downgrade procedure where an action other than

#running a script is performed, perform the step at the primary database

#first and then at each physical standby database.

#Do not perform the next downgrade step at the primary database

#until the action has been performed at each physical standby database.

Instead can this be done and is there any disadvantage or impact to do it ?

shutdown standby databases, downgrade primary database, Then later mount standby database from old home and apply all the logs generated during downgrade of primary

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