Transfering archive logs in standby database

Question

hi,
i am trying to create a standby database for a a test scenario using oracle 10g R2 and windows xp
Primary DB = primary
standby DB=stby
iam able to ping databases from each other using tnsping , but iam not able to transfer archive logs from primary to standby
pfile for primary is
primary.__db_cache_size=67108864
primary.__java_pool_size=4194304
primary.__large_pool_size=4194304
primary.__shared_pool_size=88080384
primary.__streams_pool_size=0
*.audit_file_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0/admin/primary/adump'
*.background_dump_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0/admin/primary/bdump'
*.compatible='10.2.0.1.0'
*.control_files='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata\primary\control01.ctl','C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata\primary\control02.ctl','C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata\primary\control03.ctl'
*.core_dump_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0/admin/primary/cdump'
*.db_block_size=8192
*.db_domain=''
*.db_file_multiblock_read_count=16
*.db_name='primary'
*.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=primaryXDB)'
*.job_queue_processes=10
*.log_archive_dest_2='SERVICE=stby'
*.log_archive_dest_state_2=ENABLE
*.open_cursors=300
*.pga_aggregate_target=16777216
*.processes=150
*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
*.sga_target=167772160
*.undo_management='AUTO'
*.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
*.user_dump_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0/admin/primary/udump'
log_archive_dest_1='LOCATION=C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\database\archive'
log_archive_dest_state_1=ENABLE
LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG='DG_CONFIG=(primary,stby)'
pfile from standby
primary.__db_cache_size=75497472
primary.__java_pool_size=4194304
primary.__large_pool_size=4194304
primary.__shared_pool_size=79691776
primary.__streams_pool_size=0
*.audit_file_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\adump'
*.background_dump_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\bdump'
*.compatible='10.2.0.1.0'
*.control_files='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata\stby.ctl'
*.core_dump_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\cdump'
*.db_block_size=8192
*.db_domain=''
*.db_file_multiblock_read_count=16
*.db_name='primary'
db_unique_name='stby'
*.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=primaryXDB)'
*.job_queue_processes=10
*.open_cursors=300
*.pga_aggregate_target=16777216
*.processes=150
*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
*.sga_target=167772160
*.undo_management='AUTO'
*.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
*.user_dump_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\udump'
standby_archive_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\stbyarch'
db_file_name_convert='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata\primary','C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata'
log_file_name_convert='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata\primary','C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata'
standby_file_management=AUTO

Answer 1

You do not point to the standby database from your primary, in order to get the archivelogs transfered. You need to set at least the parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2 like this:
SQL>alter system set LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2='SERVICE=stdby VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=stdby';stdby has to be resolved by the tnsnames.ora on the primary server. Have a look here:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14239/create_ps.htm#i67520
That explains all you need to do to create a physical standby briefly.
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