Any errors in your standby alert log? With your tnsnames.ora file in it's original configuration, what does tnsping show you from both the primary server and the standby server? I don't think your problem is with the shared files. You might want to check your listener. On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Charles Schultz <sacrophyte@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > *grin* I have provided all that to Oracle Support already. It is a rather > bizarre situation. To answer your question about TNS_ADMIN, I have to say > "sorta"; we have a central directory in which all Oracle Homes on a host > link to. For example, /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0.2/network/admin would > have file pointers to individual files (tnsnames.ora, ldap.ora, sqlnet.ora, > etc) in /u01/app/oracle/tnsAdmin. Think that makes a difference in this > situation? > > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Roman Podshivalov < > roman.podshivalov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hmmm, >> >> In this case to research such situation more information is required about >> configuration like: init.ora files, tnsnames.ora/sqlnet.ora files and >> current dns resolutions from both sides, outputs from v$dataguard_* views >> would be handy as well. >> >> PS: are you using custom TNS_ADMIN location ? >> >> --romas >> >> On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Charles Schultz <sacrophyte@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: >> >>> Romas, great question. >>> >>> Looking back at the sequence of events, it does appear that the DNS >>> configuration was such that the primary was trying to ship logs to itself >>> for about 5 minutes after the last switchover. However, after that was >>> corrected, the configuration ran without a hitch until the standby was >>> restarted a few weeks later. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Charles Schultz >