Start a Oracle Physical Standby Database

Procedure:

"STARTUP" starts the database, mount it as a Physical standby but opens the database in read-only access.

"STARTUP MOUNT" starts the database mount it as a Physical standby , but does not open the database.

Start and mount the database:

SQL> STARTUP MOUNT;

To start Redo Apply, issue the following statement:

SQL> ALTER DATABASE RECOVER MANAGED STANDBY DATABASE DISCONNECT FROM SESSION;

To start real-time apply, issue the following statement:

SQL> ALTER DATABASE RECOVER MANAGED STANDBY DATABASE USING CURRENT LOGFILE;