you can have as many standbys as you practically need - the docs are very
clear on that really
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14239/concepts.htm
section 1.1
1.1 Data Guard Configurations
A Data Guard configuration consists of one production database and one or
more standby databases. The databases in a Data Guard configuration are
connected by Oracle Net and may be dispersed geographically. There are no
restrictions on where the databases are located, provided they can communicate
with each other. For example, you can have a standby database on the same
system as the production database, along with two standby databases on other
systems at remote locations.
On 01/08/07, ryan_gaffuri@xxxxxxxxxxx <ryan_gaffuri@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Is it possible to have one primary and 3 physical standby databases using
> dataguard? Everything I see in the docs leads me to believe its one primary
> and one standby.
>
