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To increase the number of applier processes on a logical standby database, the following changes can be made:

C: Increasing the value for the MAX_SERVERS SQL apply parameter would allow for more applier processes to be initiated, assuming that system resources permit.

D: Increasing the PARALLEL_MAX_SERVERS initialization parameter would allow for more parallel execution processes, which can be used by SQL apply to increase the number of applier processes.

Option A is incorrect as decreasing the number of archiver processes will not necessarily increase the number of applier processes; these are unrelated components.

Option B is incorrect because the 'FREPARER' processes do not exist, it seems to be a typographical error, and the 'REPARER' is not a valid Oracle process or parameter.

Option E is incorrect because the RECOVERY_PARALLELISM parameter controls the number of processes used for instance recovery and media recovery, not for SQL apply.

According to the requirements stated:

Zero data loss must be guaranteed despite the loss of any one component: This necessitates synchronous redo transport to at least one standby database (for no data loss).

The primary database must be protected against a regional disaster: This implies that there must be a standby database in a different region.

Performance overhead on the primary should be minimized: This suggests that asynchronous transport should be used where possible to reduce the performance impact on the primary.

Downtime on the primary for any reason must be kept to a minimum: This is indicative of a requirement for a fast failover mechanism, possibly with a fast-start failover (FSFO) and high availability.

Given these requirements, the appropriate option that fulfills all these is:

Option C, where 'prima' is the primary database, 'fs1' is the Far Sync instance in the primary region, and 'physt' and 'physt2' are physical standby databases in the primary and remote regions, respectively. In this configuration:

'prima' is set to send redo to 'fs1' using SYNC to guarantee zero data loss.

'fs1' is set to send redo to 'physt' (local standby) using FASTSYNC, which is a low-latency synchronous transport that is optimized for performance.

The Data Guard configuration's protection mode is set to MAXAVAILABILITY to provide the highest level of data protection that is possible without compromising the availability of the primary database.

This configuration ensures that there is zero data loss even if the primary region is completely lost, maintains performance by limiting the synchronous transport to the local region with a Far Sync instance, and has a remote standby database in a separate region for disaster recovery purposes.

Oracle Data Guard Concepts and Administration

Oracle Data Guard Broker documentation

The error indicates that switching the protection mode to Maximum Protection is not possible due to the presence of a snapshot standby database in the Data Guard configuration, which cannot participate in synchronous redo transport required by the Maximum Protection mode. Therefore, the correct answer is:

The SQL apply lag on a logical standby database can be caused by several factors:

A: An undersized undo tablespace can lead to delays in SQL apply operations as it may not be able to handle the volume of undo records generated by the SQL apply process.

B: SQL apply operations that do full table scans can consume significant system resources, potentially leading to higher apply lag.

C: An increased number of bulk updates on the primary database may generate a large volume of redo data, which can cause apply lag if the logical standby cannot apply the changes quickly enough.

F: An undersized shared pool may affect the parsing and execution of SQL statements by SQL apply, which can contribute to the apply lag.

Option D is less likely to be a direct cause of SQL apply lag compared to bulk updates, as inserts generate new data rather than modifying existing data, which SQL apply can typically handle more efficiently.

Option E is incorrect because the size of the standby redo log files on the primary database impacts redo transport lag, not SQL apply lag.

In a Data Guard configuration where the protection mode is set to Maximum Availability and synchronous redo transport is enabled, if the standby destination fails to acknowledge the reception of redo within the net_timeout period, the primary database will terminate the synchronous redo transport mode connections to the standby database to protect the primary database from hanging (C). The primary database then operates in a Maximum Performance mode until the issue is resolved. This behavior ensures that the primary database can continue to process transactions even when the standby database is temporarily unavailable.

Reference: The Oracle Data Guard Broker documentation and Oracle Data Guard Concepts and Administration guide detail the behavior of different protection modes and the response to network timeouts, including the fallback to asynchronous redo transport to maintain primary database availability.