Thanks, you nailed it. From the SR this *UNPUBLISHED* note details the problem Note 733625.1: Title: Configuration of DG using EM Grid Does not Provide Option to Create in Shared Location in RAC Environment On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Bradd Piontek <piontekdd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I"m fairly positive it assumes the broker files are in a shared location. > > You could try disabling the DG Broker (alter system set dg_broker_start = > false) and the copying the two dataguard broker files > ($ORACLE_HOME/dbs/dr1<dbname>.dat and dr2<dbname>.dat and then enabling the > dataguard broker again. > > Bradd Piontek > Oracle Blog: http://piontekdd.blogspot.com > Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/piontekdd > > > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 3:15 PM, steve montgomerie <stmontgo@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> Hello, >> We're using OEL 4.5 with 10.2.0.4 in a 4 node primary / single node >> standby config. >> >> I'm trying to place nice with GRID control but it's not working! I create >> a copy of the db >> using the DG interface in GRID, FTP to the new location and then use the >> GRID to >> add a physical standby using the backup copy I just took. It rolls right >> along, restoring files >> and when gets close to the end it fails on 'create standby' throwing >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Error: ORA-16532 (ORA-16532) >> Text: Data Guard broker configuration does not exist >> >> it looks to me that it creates the dg config on one node and does >> not for the the remaining three nodes on the primary. >> >> >> I have a SR open - just holding out hope that someone might have run in >> to this before. >> >> steve >> >> >