Datagaurd setup

Question

Hi Gurus,
As to learn datagaurd, i am planning to use same server where my primary database and physical standby database reside.
As document , i have created one database, made it force logging and then made it archive . Changed the parameter files and also added stand by redo logs. Since i am using 2 online redo log groups, created 3 stand by redo log groups .. (Maximum No of log files per thread +1)*Maximun no of thread.
From alert log i found there is 1 redo thread and hence added 3. Changed primary database to use spfile from Pfile.I made database shutdown and copied files to different directory (all redo+data+standby files Here is confusion which all need to be copied ??????). For standby database, created control file from primary database and moved to different directory (made change in pfile in standby databse to point to this control file before start). In primary database when i queried on v$standby_log , status is still unassgined . There is no active file in primary database after switch log. I started stand by database using all files from primary database. When i did switch log , nothing is getting updated in status of v$standby_log. How it can be done ?
Also query...
Do i need to create 3 more standby log files at stand by database after standby database creation ??/
Please suggest me simple and best method to do the same
Thanks & Regards

Answer 1

Hi Nitin,
1>log_archive_dest string
log_archive_dest_1 string LOCATION=/data/datacut/SAMDBCU
T/archredo/
VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_RO
LES)
DB_UNIQUE_NAME=SAMDBCUT
log_archive_dest_10 string
log_archive_dest_2 string SERVICE=INVDBCUT LGWR ASYNC
VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRI
MARY_ROLE)
DB_UNIQUE_NAME=INVDBCUT
2>
FACILITY SEVERITY DEST_ID MESSAGE_NUM ERROR_CODE CAL TIMESTAMP MESSAGE
Log Transport Services Informational 0 1 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARC0: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 2 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARC1: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 3 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARC2: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 4 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARC3: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 5 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARC4: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 6 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARC5: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 7 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARC6: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 8 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARC7: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 9 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARC8: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 10 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARC9: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 11 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCa: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 12 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCb: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 13 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCc: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 14 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCd: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 15 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCe: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 16 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCf: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 17 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCg: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 18 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCh: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 19 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCi: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 20 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCj: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 21 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCk: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 22 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCl: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 23 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCm: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 24 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCn: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 25 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCo: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 26 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCp: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 27 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCq: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 28 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCr: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 29 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCs: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 30 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCt: Archival started
Log Transport Services Informational 0 31 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARC7: Becoming the 'no FAL' ARCH
Log Transport Services Informational 0 32 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARC7: Becoming the 'no SRL' ARCH
Log Transport Services Informational 0 33 0 NO 31-DEC-09 ARCs: Becoming the heartbeat ARCH
Log Transport Services Error 0 34 12505 YES 31-DEC-09 Error 12505 received logging on to the standby
Fetch Archive Log Error 2 35 12505 YES 31-DEC-09 FAL[server, ARC1]: Error 12505 creating remote archivelog file 'INVDBCUT'
35 rows selected.
3> Yes i am able to connect using sql*plus
4> Alert log of primaryu
Error 12505 received logging on to the standby
Thu Dec 31 10:23:18 2009
Errors in file /var/oracle/admin/SAMDBCUT/bdump/samdbcut_arc1_14072.trc:
ORA-12505: TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor
FAL[server, ARC1]: Error 12505 creating remote archivelog file 'INVDBCUT'
FAL[server, ARC1]: FAL archive failed, see trace file.
Thu Dec 31 10:23:18 2009
Errors in file /var/oracle/admin/SAMDBCUT/bdump/samdbcut_arc1_14072.trc:
ORA-16055: FAL request rejected
ARCH: FAL archive failed. Archiver continuing
Thu Dec 31 10:23:18 2009
ORACLE Instance SAMDBCUT - Archival Error. Archiver continuing.
Thu Dec 31 10:23:18 2009
Successfully onlined Undo Tablespace 1.
Thu Dec 31 10:23:18 2009
SMON: enabling tx recovery
Thu Dec 31 10:23:18 2009
Database Characterset is AL32UTF8
replication_dependency_tracking turned off (no async multimaster replication found)
Starting background process QMNC
QMNC started with pid=44, OS id=14135
Thu Dec 31 10:23:19 2009
Completed: ALTER DATABASE OPEN