I have a primary and standby database ( oracle enterprise 12.1.0.1.0 0 on   
   windows 2012 r2   
      
   I want to know the easiest procedure to follow if and when   
      
   1) we lost the primary    
   2) we need to make the standby the primary   
      
   This is an active\passive config & we don't use any other products eg   
   databroker etc   
      
      
   regards   
   Chris B   
      
   PS My current doc is as follows but is old and hasn't been tested   
      
   1.            select switchover_status  from v$database   
        if <> ‘sessions active ‘ then   
      alter database commit to switchover to primary     
       else    
        alter database commit to switchover to primary  with session shutdown;   
      
   2.  shutdown immediate;   
         Startup;   
      
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