Huge nsa trace files in 11.2

Question

Dear all,
11.2.2 rac one node on windows 2008. We are using Physical standby for this too. We have huge generation of trace files in the rdbms/trace directory with the below name
medtdw_2_nsa2_7644
contents of the file are :
Trace file C:\APP\ORAADMIN\diag\rdbms\medtdw\medtdw_2\trace\medtdw_2_nsa2_7644.trc
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, Real Application Clusters, OLAP, Data Mining
and Real Application Testing options
Windows NT Version V6.1 Service Pack 1
CPU                 : 16 - type 8664, 8 Physical Cores
Process Affinity    : 0x0x0000000000000000
Memory (Avail/Total): Ph:8426M/16373M, Ph+PgF:23293M/32745M
Instance name: medtdw_2
Redo thread mounted by this instance: 2
Oracle process number: 61
Windows thread id: 7644, image: ORACLE.EXE (NSA2)
*** 2012-02-24 10:08:11.265
*** SESSION ID:(642.3) 2012-02-24 10:08:11.265
*** CLIENT ID:() 2012-02-24 10:08:11.265
*** SERVICE NAME:() 2012-02-24 10:08:11.265
*** MODULE NAME:() 2012-02-24 10:08:11.265
*** ACTION NAME:() 2012-02-24 10:08:11.265
*** 2012-02-24 10:08:11.265 862 krsw.c
NSA2: initializing for LGWR communication
NSA2: connecting to KSR channel
Success
NSA2: subscribing to KSR channel
Success
*** 2012-02-24 10:08:11.265 907 krsw.c
NSA2: initialized successfully ASYNC=1
*** 2012-02-24 10:08:24.260
NSA2: receiving message on its channel
No NET_TIMEOUT has been specified - will use default network timeout
...Successfully Received Message from KSR
Received message opcodes(11,11) and status=0
*** 2012-02-24 10:08:24.260 1277 krsw.c
Message 1 has 1 parts
Destination is specified with ASYNC=61440
*** 2012-02-24 10:08:24.260 7291 krsw.c
krsw_log_switch_wait: log switch in progress
*** 2012-02-24 10:08:24.369 2116 krsa.c
Requesting CFTXN 0x0000000055D2D548 noenqueue (last PID:7656) [krsw.c:5185] IX0
*** 2012-02-24 10:08:28.316
*** 2012-02-24 10:08:28.316 2133 krsa.c
Started    CFTXN 0x0000000055D2D548 noenqueue (PID:7644) [krsw.c:5185] IX+
Retrieving log 3
*** 2012-02-24 10:08:28.316 5212 krsw.c
Sending online log thread 2 seq 422 [logfile 3] to standby
Opening logfile [logno 3]
*** 2012-02-24 10:08:28.331 4654 krsw.c
Acquiring Async LNS enqueue thread 2 seq 422 dest 2 mode 4
*** 2012-02-24 10:08:28.331 4674 krsw.c
Acquired Async LNS enqueue thread 2 seq 422 dest 2 mode 4 [id1 131074 id2 422]
Clearing FARC_FINAL/FARC_EOR by Lgwr archive NotiFYer routine
krsd_init_sdips: called from [krsl.c:915] with function 5
Log switch from thread 2 sequence 421 to sequence 422
Changing dest 1 PDI dstvno from 0 to 2 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 1 stavno from 0 to 2
Setting dest 1 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 2 PDI dstvno from 0 to 2 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 2 stavno from 0 to 2
Setting dest 2 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 3 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 3 stavno from 0 to 1
Setting dest 3 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 4 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 4 stavno from 0 to 1
Setting dest 4 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 5 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 5 stavno from 0 to 1
Setting dest 5 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 6 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 6 stavno from 0 to 1
Setting dest 6 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 7 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 7 stavno from 0 to 1
Setting dest 7 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 8 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 8 stavno from 0 to 1
Setting dest 8 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 9 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 9 stavno from 0 to 1
Setting dest 9 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 10 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 10 stavno from 0 to 1
Setting dest 10 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 11 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 11 stavno from 0 to 1
Setting dest 11 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 12 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 12 stavno from 0 to 1
Setting dest 12 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 13 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 13 stavno from 0 to 1
Setting dest 13 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 14 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 14 stavno from 0 to 1
Setting dest 14 KCRRDROP [krsd.c:6107]
Changing dest 15 PDI dstvno from 0 to 1 [krsd.c:6072]
Changing [krsd.c:6097] dest 15 stavno from 0 to 1trace files are getting very huge and reaching 80Gb too.. what are these files ? any clue ?
Kai

Answer 1

Handle: KaiS
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You have very bad profile status, please bring down the number of pending thread and mark then answered if possible...Please read following
https://forums.oracle.com/forums/ann.jspa?annID=718
Now coming backup to your problem, it seems that you have enabled the tracing of archive..Please read following metalink document which applies to your case...
How To Avoid Many Trace Files With KCRRDROP [ID 1150056.1]
set log_archive_trace=0, if its current value is higher...
Bye