This is what I keep getting: SQL> startup ORACLE instance started. Total System Global Area 409251840 bytes Fixed Size 2228744 bytes Variable Size 264244728 bytes Database Buffers 134217728 bytes Redo Buffers 8560640 bytes Database mounted. ORA-00314: log 5 of thread 1, expected sequence# 35 doesn't match 0 ORA-00312: online log 5 thread 1: '/oracle/data/LNX8TEST/mirror_files/redo05b.log' ORA-00314: log 5 of thread 1, expected sequence# 35 doesn't match 0 ORA-00312: online log 5 thread 1: '/oracle/data/LNX8TEST/redo05a.log' SQL> Scott Canaan '88 (srcdco@xxxxxxx<mailto:Scott.Canaan@xxxxxxx>) (585) 475-7886 - work (585) 339-8659 - cell "Life is like a sewer, what you get out of it depends on what you put into it." - Tom Lehrer. From: Andrew Kerber [mailto:andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 3:14 PM To: Scott Canaan Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Data Guard Configuration In my experience, if you are fairly confident that you followed the steps properly, the issue is almost always network/tns configuration. Can you tell us what error you are getting in the alert log (or broker log if you are using dataguard broker)? I have admittedly spent hours on issues that where simple typos in the log_archive_dest_2 setting. On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Scott Canaan <srcdco@xxxxxxx<mailto:srcdco@xxxxxxx>> wrote: rk. It seems simple enough, but I'm doing something very basic, wrong. I can't figure it out and Oracle support has been useless. Does anyone have a document on how to configure Data Guard, step-by-step? I'm looking for something very basic, none of the fancy options. I'd just like to see it work. We are Oracle 11.2.0.3 on Red Hat 6. I have a sandbox that I can play in. I can delete both of the databases and start over. Thank you, Scott Canaan '88 (srcdco@xxxxxxx<mailto:srcdco@xxxxxxx><mailto:Scott.Canaan@xxxxxxx<mailto:Scott.Canaan@xxxxxxx>>) (585) 475-7886<tel:%28585%29%20475-7886> - work "Life is like a sewer, what you get out of it depends on what you put into it." - Tom Lehrer. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- Andrew W. Kerber 'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.' -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l