This section describes how to configure an environment for standby operation.
For the configuration procedure for scalable operation with Oracle RAC, see "2.3 Scalable Operation with Oracle RAC 11g R2/12c R1".
Note
In order to use Oracle ASM of Oracle Database 11g R2/12c R1, it is necessary to install Oracle Grid Infrastructure. When installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure, the composition which separates the installation user of Oracle database and the installation user of Oracle Grid Infrastructure is supported. The composition which creating one user is not supported. A different directory must be assigned respectively for an ORACLE_BASE of the installation user of Oracle database and an ORACLE_BASE of the installation user of Oracle Grid Infrastructure.
The install user of Oracle database is described "Oracle user" and the install user of Oracle Grid Infrastructure is described "Grid user" in this document.
