Hi Joe, TESTAJ3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx schrieb: > Here is parameter on primary: > > log_archive_dest_2 string service="testdg2", LGWR > ASY > NC NOAFFIRM delay=1 > OPTIONAL c > ompression=DISABLE > max_failure > =0 max_connections=1 > reopen= > 300 > db_unique_name="testdg2" n > et_timeout=30 > valid_for=(onli > ne_logfile,primary_role) > Did you check the frequency of log archiving against your 50-minute-delay? What happens if you ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE manually, does it catch up then? Because one explanation that buzzes up and down my head says: "If you delay on primary, you are not in real time apply anymore, you are on archiver log shipping now." Regards Martin Klier -- Usn's IT Blog for Linux, Oracle, Asterisk http://www.usn-it.de -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l