sap-oracle-dataguardlisted

# Oracle Data Guard under SAP **Source of record.** **SAP Note 105047 — *Support for Oracle functions in the SAP environment***, version **247**, released **02.07.2026**, component BC-DB-ORA **[V]** — fetched and read directly. This Note, not Oracle's documentation, decides what you may run under SAP. > ## ⚠️ Oracle's docs describe more than SAP permits > > Data Guard is an Oracle feature, but SAP **restricts** it. Two of the most commonly deployed Data > Guard configurations in the wider Oracle world are **forbidden or unsupported** under SAP. Read §1 > before designing anything, and quote Note 105047 — not an Oracle whitepaper — when a customer or > an Oracle consultant proposes a topology. --- ## 1. What SAP permits — verbatim from Note 105047 **[V]** | Feature | SAP position | |---|---| | **Physical Standby** | ✅ **"You can use"** | | **Logical Standby** | 🚫 **"You cannot use"** — flat prohibition | | **Data Guard Broker** | ✅ "You can use" | | **Fast-Start Failover (FSFO)** | ⚠️ **"Allowed… but SAP Support is not provided"** | | **Maximum Performance mode** | ✅ Permitted | | **Maximum Availability mode** | ✅ Permitted — **"pay particular attention to a fast network connection"** | | **Maximum Protection mode** | ✅ Permitted — **see the warning below** | | **Data Guard Fast Sync (`SYNC NOAFFIRM`)** | ✅ "Use permitted" | | **Active Data Guard Far Sync** | ✅ Permitted — **the Active Data Guard Option must be licensed** | | **Active Data Guard** | ⚠️ Note 105047 direct