use strict;
use warnings;
use Data::Dumper;

# create top level keys..
my %hash = (
	Configuration => '',
	'Protection Mode' => '',
	Databases	=> {},
	Properties => {},
	# Fast-Start Failover => '',  # it's missing in your output..
	'Configuration Status' => ''
);

# track the nasty last line..
my $last_line;
# track the current key with subkeys
my $current_key;

while (<DATA>){
	chomp;
	# skip empty lines
	next if /^$/;
	# remove leaading spaces
	s/^\s+//;
	# split on possible separators
	my @fields = split /\s*\-|:|=\s/,$_;
	# remove unneeded spaces from fields
	$fields[0] =~ s/\s+$//;
	$fields[1] =~ s/\s//g if defined $fields[1];
	
	if ($fields[0] eq 'Configuration Status'){next}
	
	# second field  present? it is a norma key (no subkeys)
	if (defined $fields[1]){
		$fields[1]=~s/'//g;
		# some debug with print...
		print "fields = '$fields[0]' '$fields[1]'\n";
		# are we processing a subkey?
		if ($current_key){
			print "\tdefined current key\n";
			#print "current -> $current_key - $fields[0]\n";
			if (exists $hash{$current_key}){
				print "\texists the key '$current_key'\n";
				$hash{$current_key}{$fields[0]}=$fields[1];
			}
		}
		else {
				# exists the toplevel key? 
				if (exists $hash{$fields[0]}){
						$hash{$fields[0]} = $fields[1];
				}
				$current_key = undef;
		}
	}
	# else we are processing subkeys...
	else{
		$current_key = $fields[0];			
	}
	$last_line = $fields[0];
	if (eof){
		$hash{'Configuration Status'} = $last_line;
	}
	
}

print Dumper \%hash;


__DATA__
Configuration - DGCONF

  Protection Mode: MaxAvailability
  Databases:
    DB1 - Primary database
    DB2 - Physical standby database

  Properties:
    FastStartFailoverThreshold      = '30'
    OperationTimeout                = '30'
    FastStartFailoverLagLimit       = '30'
    CommunicationTimeout            = '180'
    ObserverReconnect               = '0'
    FastStartFailoverAutoReinstate  = 'TRUE'
    FastStartFailoverPmyShutdown    = 'TRUE'
    BystandersFollowRoleChange      = 'ALL'
    ObserverOverride                = 'FALSE'
    ExternalDestination1            = ''
    ExternalDestination2            = ''
    PrimaryLostWriteAction          = 'CONTINUE'

Fast-Start Failover: DISABLED

Configuration Status:
SUCCESS