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Once the Dbvisit Standby software is installed, Dbvisit Standby can be configured (or setup) for a specific database and the standby database can be created.
Dbvisit Standby can be configured and run through a command line interface (CLI) or a web-based interface (GUI). The CLI commands are indicated with a "" and the web based or GUI commands are indicated with a ""
 Dbvisit Standby is configured for each database using a menu based, command line, setup utility. This utility is called dbvisit_setup
 The following applies to configuring Dbvisit Standby for a specific database:

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1.Login to the Dbvisit Standby GUI interface by specifying the user name and password (default is admin/admin)

2.Choose Setup from the main menu.

3.Choose New Dbvisit Setup from the sub menu.

4.Setup only needs to be run on the primary server. Not on the standby server.

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=>CP (copy or transfer method) 
Dbvisit comes pre-installed with Bitvise Tunnelier scp as the secure transfer (copy) method.
If this secure transfer method is not acceptable, please enter alternative method
(this must also exist on the standby server). 
 
 The following methods have been found on this server: 
1) C:\Program Files\Bitvise Tunnelier\sftpc.exe
2) Enter own method

Please enter choice : 1

12. Secure remote shell method. This is used to manage the transfer from the primary server to the standby server. Dbvisit Standby comes bundled with Bitvise Tunnelier (www.bitvise.com) as the default secure shell method. Choose option 1 to select Bitvise Tunnelier sexec.

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2. Login to the Dbvisit Standby GUI interface by specifying the user name and password (default is admin/admin)

3. Choose Setup from the main menu.

4. Choose New Dbvisit Setup from the sub menu.

5. The Dbvisit setup process is a seven-step process, where each step corresponds to a different configuration category. The categories are "Primary Server", "Standby Server", "RAC", "Mail", "Primary AMM", "Standby AMM" and "Finish". Dbvisit Standby will specify all the defaults and will alert if a setting is not correct.

6. Setup the Primary server settings. The Oracle databases available on the server are available in the drop down box. Click Next.

7. Setup the Standby server settings. Note the standby server name must be set. Click Next.

8. If RAC parameters need to be set, enter them here. Then click Next

9. Specify Mail parameters. Then click Next.

10. Specify the settings for managing the archive log files on the primary server. Then click Next.

11. Specify the settings for managing the archive log files on the standby server. Then click Next.

12. The Dbvisit Database Configuration (DDC) file has been created. Choose the default and temp tablespace to create the Dbvisit Database Repository (DDR). Click on Finish.

Dbvisit Standby setup completed for GUI

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14. To create a standby database click on Create Standby DB. To run Dbvisit Standby, click on Run Dbvisit Standby