Jerry, Creating standby database and archive data will be transport from standby to standby is called "*Cascaded Standby databases*". Note that, Cascading cannot be used prior to 11.2.0.2, However you are in 11.2.0.3 :) Also Data Guard broker is also not supported. You can refer below documents to configure http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E14072_01/server.112/e10700/cascade_appx.htm From my repository i can see MOS Note: Cascaded standby databases [*ID 409013.1*] but unfortunately i cannot able to see that document now, Something wrong. And you can perform refresh from Standby to Standby duplicate, There is no need to connect only Production/Primary database (or) simply you can perform RMAN usual restore also after taking backup from standby. Hop this Helps. Best Regards, Nassyam Basha, www.oracle-ckpt.com On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Gerald Cunningham < gcunningham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > I need to create a second physical standby from an existing physical > standby. If anybody has the steps or could point me in the right direction > (e.g. Metalink doc), I would greatly appreciate it! And, would send a > virtual beer your way (...a good one, like a Stone IPA< > http://www.stonebrewing.com/ipa/>). > > - Environment is 11.2.0.3 Grid / ASM / 11.2.0.3 RAC db > - Primary is in data center A > - Existing Standby is in data center B > - New Standby will be in data center B > - Network from data center A to data center B is too slow to create the > second Standby from the Primary > > What's the easiest way? Can I just rman/duplicate the existing Standby to > the new Standby, then set up Data Guard from the Primary to the second > Standby? (I think I can...) > > > Thanks very much! > > Jerry > > > > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- Thanks & Regards, Nassyam Basha. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l