Prem: You don't have to follow blindly the manuals. If you have 2 redo log groups on the primary, 2 redo log groups on the secondary (standby) will suffice. Ram Srinivasan ================ On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 3:23 AM, Prem <premj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Friends , > I have a question (sorry if I sound too naive) . > > 11gR2 manuals say : "The standby redo log must have at least one more redo > log group than the redo log at the redo source database, for each redo > thread at the redo source database." > > It means - we need 3 standby redo log groups on the standby db if there are > 2 redo log groups on the primary db . why so ? what is the purpose of that > one extra group ? > > Regards, > ~ JP ~ > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- Sincerely Ram Srinivasan -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l