Archivelog Source Directory in Standby Database

Question

Hi Guys
I created a standby database yesterday and everything is working correctly.  I need to make some tweaks, however, and one of those is the directory that the standby database expects the archivelogs to be.
I found that the archivelogs were being shipped to $ORACLE_HOME/dbs and named arch*.arc.  Interestingly a log switch ships the archivelog minus the "arch" at the front and all archivelogs now do not have that format.
I moved the archivelogs to the correct location and renamed them.  I have been able to set the correct location using standby_archive_dest and can see that the archivelogs are shipped to there. Also, v$archived_log shows the correct path and filename.
The problem I have is that when I come to apply the archivelogs it still seems to think that they should be in $ORACLE_HOME/dbs and named with "arch" at the front.  Can someone please tell me what parameter I need to change to tell oracle the correct path and filename to use when applying the archivelogs?
Thanks
Simon

Answer 1

Hi saurabh
I am using the spfile/pfile created by the rman duplicate command.
Yes, the log_archive_dest_1 and 2 parameters are set.
This is the spfile from the standby server:
TAPSPROD.__db_cache_size=570425344
TAPSDR.__db_cache_size=1191182336
TAPSPROD.__java_pool_size=33554432
TAPSDR.__java_pool_size=16777216
TAPSPROD.__large_pool_size=16777216
TAPSDR.__large_pool_size=16777216
TAPSPROD.__oracle_base='/opt/oracle'#ORACLE_BASE set from environment
TAPSDR.__oracle_base='/opt/oracle'#ORACLE_BASE set from environment
TAPSPROD.__pga_aggregate_target=4831838208
TAPSDR.__pga_aggregate_target=4831838208
TAPSPROD.__sga_target=1610612736
TAPSDR.__sga_target=1610612736
TAPSPROD.__shared_io_pool_size=0
TAPSDR.__shared_io_pool_size=0
TAPSPROD.__shared_pool_size=956301312
TAPSDR.__shared_pool_size=369098752
TAPSPROD.__streams_pool_size=16777216
TAPSDR.__streams_pool_size=0
*.audit_file_dest='/opt/oracle/admin/TAPSDR/adump'
*.audit_trail='NONE'
*.compatible='11.2.0.0.0'
*.control_files='/opt/oracle/admin/TAPSDR/controlfiles/1/control.TAPSDR.01.ctl','/opt/oracle/admin/TAPSDR/controlfiles/2/control.TAPSDR.02.ctl','/opt/oracle/admin/TAPSDR/controlfiles/3/control.TAPSDR.03.ctl'
*.db_block_size=8192
*.db_create_file_dest='+TAPSDATA'
*.db_create_online_log_dest_1='/opt/oracle/admin/TAPSDR/redologs/1'
*.db_create_online_log_dest_2='/opt/oracle/admin/TAPSDR/redologs/2'
*.db_create_online_log_dest_3='/opt/oracle/admin/TAPSDR/redologs/3'
*.db_create_online_log_dest_4='/opt/oracle/admin/TAPSDR/redologs/4'
*.db_domain=''
*.db_flashback_retention_target=2880
*.db_name='TAPSPROD'
*.db_recovery_file_dest_size=4070572032
*.db_recovery_file_dest='+TAPSDATA'
*.db_unique_name='TAPSDR'
*.diagnostic_dest='/opt/oracle/diag/'
*.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=TAPSDRXDB)'
*.event=''
*.fal_client='TAPSDR'
*.fal_server='TAPSPROD'
*.job_queue_processes=10
*.log_archive_config='dg_config=(TAPSPROD,TAPSDR)'
*.log_archive_dest_1='LOCATION=/opt/oracle/rman/sbvx10603/TAPSDR/archivelog VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=TAPSPROD'
*.log_archive_dest_2='service=TAPSPROD ASYNC valid_for=(ONLINE_LOGFILE,PRIMARY_ROLE) db_unique_name=TAPSPROD'
*.log_archive_format='%t_%s_%r.arc'
*.log_archive_max_processes=5
*.open_cursors=300
*.pga_aggregate_target=4831838208
*.processes=150
*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
*.sga_target=1610612736
*.smtp_out_server='localhost:25'
*.standby_archive_dest='/opt/oracle/rman/sbvx10603/TAPSDR/archivelog'
*.standby_file_management='AUTO'
*.undo_tablespace='TBS_UNDO'