Grid Control is your friend. Select standby radio button, then switchover, done. I did a test case with TAF recently and a switchover operation, very simple. Have you considered a similar implementation? steve On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 6:40 AM, Howard Latham <howard.latham@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Sorry - without dg broker! > > 2009/4/2 Stefan Knecht <knecht.stefan@xxxxxxxxx> > >> If you're logged on locally to the system as the oracle user: >> >> dgmgrl >> >> connect sys/password@<YOUR_DB> >> show configuration; >> >> look for the standby database name >> >> switchover to <db_name>; >> >> Stefan >> >> >> >> ========================= >> >> Stefan P Knecht >> CEO & Founder >> s@xxxxxxxx >> >> 10046 Consulting GmbH >> Schwarzackerstrasse 29 >> CH-8304 Wallisellen >> Switzerland >> >> Phone +41-(0)8400-10046 >> Cell +41 (0) 79 571 36 27 >> info@xxxxxxxx >> http://www.10046.ch >> >> ========================= >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Howard Latham <howard.latham@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: >> >>> Has anyone written a guide for a non dba to do a manual dataguard >>> switchover on Linux Oracle 11g? >>> >>> -- >>> Howard A. Latham >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Howard A. Latham > > >