Oracle 11g Data Gaurd problem

Question

I am currently in a Dev environment, working on a 11g Data Guard configuration, having Primary and Standby in 2 different nodes.
Both the nodes had their parameter files configured with the specific DG parameters, which are as below -
Primary init.ora
*.db_domain=''
*.db_name='o11_prim'
*.db_unique_name='o11_prim'
*.instance_name='o11_prim'
*.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=o11_primXDB)'
*.FAL_Client=o11_stby
*.FAL_Server=o11_prim
*.job_queue_processes
*.Log_archive_config='DG_CONFIG=(o11_prim,o11_stby )'
*.Log_archive_dest_1='Location=/u01/app/oracle/pro duct/11.1.0/db_1/dbs/arch/ VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES) db_unique_name=o11_prim'
*.Log_archive_dest_2='Service=o11_stby lgwr async AFFIRM VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) db_unique_name=o11_stby'
*.Log_archive_dest_state_1=ENABLE
*.Log_archive_dest_state_2=ENABLE
*.log_archive_format=%t_%s_%r.arc
*.log_archive_max_processes0
*.service_names='o11_prim.xyz.com'
*.Standby_File_Management='AUTO'
*.statistics_level='TYPICAL'
*.timed_statistics=TRUE
Standby init.ora
*.db_domain=''
*.db_name='o11_prim'
*.db_unique_name='o11_stby'
*.instance_name='o11_prim'
*.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=o11_primXDB)'
*.FAL_Client=o11_stby
*.FAL_Server=o11_prim
*.job_queue_processes
*.Log_archive_config='DG_CONFIG=(o11_prim,o11_stby )'
*.Log_archive_dest_1='Location=/u01/app/oracle/pro duct/11.1.0/db_1/dbs/arch/ VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES) db_unique_name=o11_stby'
*.Log_archive_dest_2='Service=o11_prim lgwr async AFFIRM VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) db_unique_name=o11_prim'
*.Log_archive_dest_state_1=ENABLE
*.Log_archive_dest_state_2=ENABLE
*.log_archive_format=%t_%s_%r.arc
*.log_archive_max_processes0
*.service_names='o11_stby.xyz.com'
*.Standby_File_Management='AUTO'
*.statistics_level='TYPICAL'
*.timed_statistics=TRUE
Initially, the Archive logs were getting transferred to the Standby via Automatic Managed Recovery Process. Command given below.
# This command is being run on Standby for starting Automatic Managed
# Recovery Process
SQL> ALTER DATABASE RECOVER MANAGED STANDBY DATABASE DISCONNECT FROM SESSION;
Then we used to tail the Alert logs of both Primary and Standby, and the logs got transferred at the physical location of the Archive logs in Standby db.
Then one day due to some problem with the pfile, I shutdown the Standby db with the Primary up and running as usual using the following command-
SQL> ALTER DATABASE RECOVER MANAGED STANDBY DATABASE CANCEL IMMEDIATE;
The Result was as expected - Primary Archive logs got accumulated and the same couldn't be transferred to Standby as the Standby was down.
I had to manually recover the Standby by copying the extra Archive log files from Primary to Standby and then running the Recovery Process manually, using the below command -
SQL> RECOVER AUTOMATIC STANDBY DATABASE
Then when I restarted the Automatic Recovery process on Standby, I received the error as below -
ORA-16009 - Remote archive log destination must be a STANDBY database
This error keeps appearing on the alert log of both primary and physical standby that i configured.
I have no clue as to where it went wrong.
Kindly help!

Answer 1

Hi,
Here is my tnsnames.ora entries.
o11_prim =
(DESCRIPTION =
(FAILOVER = ON)
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.226.35.20)(PORT = 1521))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.226.35.30)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = o11_prim.cts.com)
LISTENER_PRIM =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.226.35.20)(PORT = 1521))
o11_stby =
(DESCRIPTION =
(FAILOVER = ON)
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.226.35.30)(PORT = 1521))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.226.35.20)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = o11_prim.cts.com)
The service name for standby is o11_prim.cts.com and db_unique_name is o11_stby.