How to start standby database in mount mode with Windows service
I'm currently configuring a Dataguard setup on Windows with Oracle 12c (12.1.0.2)
Active Dataguard is not licensed and my problem is that when the service for the standby database is restarted
it automatically attempts to open the database.
This is not desired as it breaks the wanted continous apply of redo records while in mounted mode.
The only support note on this (how to start a Windows service without opening the database) is not answering the question
as it explains how to avoid the instance to start - by using manual start which is not really useful as this would require