Do you have the same problem if you do a "show parameter log_archive_dest" in sqlplus? On 2/29/08, Martin Bach <development@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > However, one thing is quite odd: in the databases' v$parameter views on > primary and standby I don't find a value for log_archive_dest_n. Here > you'd normally see a value similar to "service=myServiceDescriptor LGWR > ASYNC valid_for(....." but not in my case. I know the settings are > working (show configuration in DGMGRL) but that's still quite > surprising. I also see lines beginning with "alter system set > log_archive_dest_2=..." but why don't they appear in v$parameter? I have > done a quick search on Metalink but did not find anything related to > this feature. > > -- Jason Heinrich