Archivelogs to different locations - only with Enterprise Edition?How to?

Question

Hello,
while searching for an answer to 'how to store my archivelogs to different locations' I came across a post, that says, that this is only possible with enterprise edition? Is that true?
In case it is not: How do I add to an online database a second or more targets? I tried it on a test database, but the new target was not accepted, the entry pointing to the FRA was deleted, and everythin stopped, of course. Is there a way to add a second target without shutting down the database? Could anyone please explain, I am afraid to crash our live database. But living without a second target makes me nervous...
Thank you very much for your help,
Chris

Answer 1

Did you look at the documentation for 10g?
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14239/log_transport.htm#i1265402
This was only for remote db site but there is more in the book.
5.2.2.1 Changing Destination Attributes
You can dynamically update most of the attribute values of the LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n and the LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_n parameters using the ALTER SYSTEM SET statement.
The modifications take effect after the next log switch on the primary database. For example, to defer redo transport services from transmitting redo data to the remote standby database named boston, issue the following statements on the primary database:
SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2='SERVICE=boston
2> VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE)';
SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_2=DEFER;
Read and have fun.
I think the point you missed is that you got to set the state of the destination as well.
Regards
Tim