Introduction Reinstating an old primary database after a failover involves transforming the old primary, which may have been disabled or fallen out of sync, into a working standby database again. This process, often performed using Flashback Database or managed through DGMGRL , enables it to realign with the new primary without requiring a full database rebuild. In this article, we will reinstate the old primary database after a failover. Methods to Reinstate Using Flashback Database Using Data Guard Broker (DGMGRL) Prerequisites Flashback Database must be enabled on the old primary. Flashback logs must be available covering the failover point. Standby redo log should exist. Old primary must not be opened in R/W after failover. DG broker should be configured (for the DGMGRL method). Environment Used in this Guide Source Database Hostname oradbdc.oraeasy.com SID oradbdc Database Version 19c (19.28...