Joe, That's correct. If you monitor with SYSDBA privs, it'll show as up. I always kinda liked it showing down anyway. If it was up and open, I'd like to know about it, you know? Jeremy P Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mercadante, Thomas F (LABOR) Sent: 20 July, 2009 9:59 AM To: TESTAJ3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: OEM and standby databases Joe, I think it depends on how you configured the stand-by database within Grid. You can only connect as SYS. So change the configuration to connect as SYS/SYSDBA) not dbsnmp) and I think you will be ok. Tom ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TESTAJ3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 9:34 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: OEM and standby databases Ok this is going to seem like trivial garbage BUT, in OEM 10.2.0.4, the standby database being administered by data guard broker always shows up as "DOWN" on the main screen, since its in mount mode and doing apply of info from the primary. How does everyone else deal with this, when we get reports about databases down, do you just put it in blackout mode, or tweak some setting in OEM. thanks, joe _______________________________________ Joe Testa, Oracle Certified Professional (Work) 614-677-1668 (Cell) 614-312-6715 Interested in helping out your marriage? Ask me about "Weekend to Remember" Dec 11-13, 2009 here in Columbus.