Kalyan, You also mention that you have mounted the standby database, have you enabled managed recovery.... Alter database mount standby database; Alter database recover managed standby database disconnect from session; /Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Laskey Steve > Sent: 13 March 2009 11:02 > To: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Dataguard setup > > Kalyan, > > Basic question.... > > You have configured standby archive destination (and enabled) > on primary? Also, have you set FAL parameters (inc. > tnsnames.ora entries)? > Also, have you enabled archive log mode? > > ON PRIMARY > ========== > > Init.ora > Log_archive_dest_2='SERVICE=DRDB ARCH REOPEN=10' (if you > want to arch process and not realtime apply!) > Log_archive_dest_state_2='ENABLE' > > Tnsnames.ora > DRDB=(DESCRIPTION=(SDU=32768)(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=dr-h > ost)(PORT=????))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=dbsid))) > > ON STANDBY > ========== > > Init.ora > Standby_archive_dest='LOCATION=/whereever' > Standby_file_management=auto > FAL_SERVER=DBPRIMARY > FAL_CLIENT=DRDB > > Tnsnames.ora > DBPRIMARY=(DESCRIPTION=(SDU=32768)(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST > =primary-host)(PORT=????))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=dbsid))) > > > /Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Kalyan Sundar > > Sent: 13 March 2009 07:13 > > To: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: Dataguard setup > > > > Steve - Thanks once again. this note really helped. > > I configured standby database successfully.. > > > > Started Primary database and kept Standy database on mount. I am > > trying to test the basic functionality of data gaurd. I > could not see > > any change made to the primary being reflected on Standby. Will it > > take some time for thsi change to get updated? Is there any > other way > > to test it? > > > > On standby: > > SQL> select sequence#, applied from v$archived_log order by > sequence#; > > > > no rows selected > > > > On Primary: > > ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE; > > > > On standby: > > SQL> select sequence#, applied from v$archived_log order by > sequence#; > > > > Thanks, > > Kalyan > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Laskey Steve > > <Steve.Laskey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Kalyan, > > > > > > Are permissions on directory and db files correct? > > > > > > For DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT see metalink note# 47325.1 > (usually used on > > > standby if file structure/mount points are different from primary) > > > > > > /Steve > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> [mailto:ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > Kalyan Sundar > > >> Sent: 12 March 2009 11:49 > > >> To: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> Subject: Re: Dataguard setup > > >> > > >> Steve, > > >> /u02/oravis/dgtestdata/system.dbf exists in the location. > > >> No, i didnt use DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT parameter at all > in the init > > >> file. > > >> Could you please explain further on its usage? > > >> > > >> Thanks for your help in advance. > > >> > > >> > > >> Kalyan > > >> > > >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Laskey Steve > > >> <Steve.Laskey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> > Kalyan, > > >> > > > >> > Have you inadvertantly put some DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT > > >> setting in your primary init.ora ??? > > >> > > > >> > /Steve > > >> > > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > > >> >> From: ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> >> [mailto:ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > >> Laskey Steve > > >> >> Sent: 12 March 2009 11:20 > > >> >> To: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> >> Subject: RE: Dataguard setup > > >> >> > > >> >> Kalyan, > > >> >> > > >> >> Does the file /u02/oravis/dgtestdata/system.dbf physically > > >> exist, how > > >> >> did you create your standby, did you mv or cp the datafiles? > > >> >> > > >> >> [/steve] > > >> >> > > >> >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> >> > From: ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> >> > [mailto:ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > >> >> Kalyan Sundar > > >> >> > Sent: 12 March 2009 10:49 > > >> >> > To: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> >> > Subject: Re: Dataguard setup > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Brian/Steve, > > >> >> > Thanks a lot for your help. It really helped. I have > > started the > > >> >> > standby database. > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Finally when I try to start my primary database i > > recieve below > > >> >> > error:Please advice. > > >> >> > > > >> >> > SQL> startup > > >> >> > ORACLE instance started. > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Total System Global Area 1073741824 bytes Fixed Size > > >> 1264892 > > >> >> > bytes Variable Size 427819780 bytes Database Buffers > > >> >> > 633339904 bytes Redo Buffers 11317248 bytes > > >> Database mounted. > > >> >> > ORA-01157: cannot identify/lock data file 1 - see > DBWR trace > > >> >> > file > > >> >> > ORA-01110: data file 1: '/u02/oravis/dgtestdata/system.dbf' > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > Thanks, > > >> >> > kalyan > > >> >> > > > >> >> > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Dwyer, Brian > > >> >> > <Brian.Dwyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > ********************************************************************* > > >> >> * > > >> >> > > ***** Internet email is not to be treated as a > > secure means of > > >> >> > > communication. > > >> >> > > North Yorkshire Police monitors all internet > email activity > > >> >> > and content. > > >> >> > > This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. > > >> >> > > Please notify the sender if received in error. > > >> >> Unauthorised use or > > >> >> > > disclosure of the content may be unlawful. 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Thank you for your > > >> >> > co-operation. > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > ********************************************************************* > > >> >> * > > >> >> > > ***** > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > Kalyan > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > I think this is right. > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > When starting the standby database so that you can recover > > >> >> > the archive > > >> >> > > logs you should do > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > Startup nomount > > >> >> > > Alter database mount standby database; > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > You then need to put it into recovery. > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > Alter database recover managed standby database > disconnect; > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > Brian > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > -----Original Message----- > > >> >> > > From: ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> >> > > [mailto:ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > >> >> > Kalyan Sundar > > >> >> > > Sent: 12 March 2009 10:12 > > >> >> > > To: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> >> > > Subject: Dataguard setup > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > Hi All, > > >> >> > > I am in a process of implementing datagaurd on one of our > > >> >> > test database. > > >> >> > > Please advice. > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > Where in I recieve following error when starting the > > >> >> > stand-by database: > > >> >> > > SQL> startup > > >> >> > > ORACLE instance started. > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > Total System Global Area 1073741824 bytes Fixed Size > > >> >> 1264892 > > >> >> > > bytes Variable Size 427819780 bytes Database Buffers > > >> >> > > 633339904 bytes Redo Buffers 11317248 bytes > > >> >> > > ORA-01102: cannot mount database in EXCLUSIVE mode > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > Kalyan > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >