Thanks to Ilmar and Tim for the scripts. This should get me where I need to go. WGB -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ilmar Kerm Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 4:08 PM To: ORACLE-L Subject: Re: Poor man's standby monitoring On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:51 PM, Blanchard, William G <William.Blanchard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Does anyone have a script or know a way to monitor a poor man’s standby (log > shipping) to see how far behind it is and send an alert if it falls x > minutes behind? > > > > DB: 10g & 11g > > OS: Windows, Solaris, Linux, AIX For 11.2.0.2 there are some interesting new features: http://jarneil.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/monitoring-the-progress-of-an-11gr2-standby-database/ -- Ilmar Kerm -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. _____________