Section 2.3.2 of this document indicates that data guard is not part of Standard Edition. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e25608/standby.htm In your opinions, would my interpretation that the data guard licensing could not possibly be violated whether the standby database stays in recovery disconnect from session, or whether it is recovered once/day and opened read only? I opened an SR, but it is a sev 4... Also, if both databases on the separate servers happen to have the same exact name, is that a show stopper or an issue? The standby will point its logsource for recovery to the primary archive log destination on a backup device. Joel Patterson Senior Oracle Database Administrator jpatterson@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:jpatterson@xxxxxxxxxx> Office: 904 928-2790 Enterprise Integration Corporation / www.entint.com<http://www.entint.com/> 7601 Centurion Parkway | Jacksonville, FL 32256 -- Joel Patterson Sr. Database Administrator | Enterprise Integration Phone: 904-928-2790 | Fax: 904-733-4916 www.entint.com<http://www.entint.com/> [http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb367/Entint/signaturev61.jpg]<http://www.entint.com/> [http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb367/Entint/th_FaceBook1.jpg]<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Enterprise-Integration/212351215444231> [http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb367/Entint/th_Twitter1.jpg] <http://twitter.com/#!/entint> [http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb367/Entint/th_LinkedIn1.jpg] <http://www.linkedin.com/company/18276?trk=tyah> [http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb367/Entint/th_YouTube1.jpg] <http://www.youtube.com/user/ValueofIT> This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is confidential, subject to copyright or constitutes a trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from us may be monitored. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. [v.1.1] -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l