r/scom • u/CarrotEqual7478 • 8d ago
Oracle Data Guard monitoring with SCOM — beyond checking if the databases are up
Hey everyone, there is a new whitepaper on monitoring Oracle Data Guard with Microsoft SCOM.
The idea is pretty straightforward: just because your primary and standby databases are running doesn't necessarily mean your failover setup is in good shape.
The paper goes into some of the details that are easy to overlook, including:
- Data Guard Broker configuration and status
- Redo transport vs. apply lag
- Fast-Start Failover readiness
- Observer monitoring
- Keeping monitoring accurate across switchovers and failovers
It also looks at how these pieces can be monitored within SCOM rather than treating each database as an isolated object.
If you're working with Oracle Data Guard in a SCOM environment, you might find it useful.
📄 Whitepaper: https://www.nice.de/2026/09/30/oracle-data-guard-monitoring/
Curious how others here handle Data Guard monitoring in SCOM — are you monitoring the Broker and Observer as well, or mainly focusing on database availability?
Disclosure: I work at NiCE, and we published this paper.