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Beyond SQLcl, DGMGRL, and the PL/SQL API, another key tool for managing Data Guard is Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS).

If your primary databases are set up with ORDS and accessible via REST (HTTPS), you can use REST calls to manage the Data Guard broker configuration. You can create configurations, add standby databases, modify properties, and more, all through standard REST requests.

Introduced in database version 21c and available with ORDS 21.4, this feature lets you easily automate Data Guard management within CI/CD pipelines or any tool that supports REST calls. ORDS also adds flexibility: by exposing only an HTTPS endpoint, you can manage Data Guard without opening SQL*Net ports, which may be preferable for security in some environments.

The REST API documentation for Data Guard is available here: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-rest-data-services/25.4/orrst/api-data-guard.html

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Ludovico

Principal Product Manager at Oracle

Ludovico is a member of the Oracle Database High Availability (HA), Scalability & Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) Product Management team in Oracle. He focuses on Oracle Data Guard, Flashback technologies, and Cloud MAA.

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