By the way; one poster noted that by implementing a delay, one could avoid data corruption. Has anyone actually used this to good effect? My impression of this option is that you have to be "Johnny on the Spot" to stop the apply in time, and it lengthens your recovery time. Real time apply is the way to go at any rate. From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of kathy duret Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 8:29 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Standby on Same box I totally agree with this. Plus you drag down resources on the box having two db on it. K --- On Tue, 2/3/09, Ric Van Dyke <ric.van.dyke@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Ric Van Dyke <ric.van.dyke@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: Standby on Same box To: howard.latham@xxxxxxxxx, oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 5:17 AM What is the purpose of the standby that is on the same box? It's not very useful for disaster recovery, which is the original intent for Standbys. What do you mean by this statement? My feeling is that will speedup a rebuild should we ever have to switch over and switch back. Ric Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. Hotsos Symposium 2009 dedicated to performance and nothing but performance March 8 - 12, 2009 in Dallas, Texas Be there. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Howard Latham Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 5:56 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Standby on Same box Oracle 10g and 11g. REDHAT LInux I have just been told by a consultant that a standby on the same box as a primary is not recommended.(We also have a standby on another box) My feeling is that will speedup a rebuild should we ever have to switch over and switch back.Any views? -- Howard A. Latham -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l