I've never seen a formula for this, and I've seen all kinds of configurations. I will say that a 2 by 2 is a bit small, especially for archiving. It's best to have some distance between LGWR and ARCH. Having more then 3 groups is generally considered goodness. Having at least 3 members is also considered goodness since this gives a backup of the backup so to say. Ric Van Dyke Hotsos Enterprises ----------------------- Hotsos Symposium March 4-8, 2007. Be there. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Gernaat Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 1:50 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: formula for # of redo groups is there a tried and true formula for deciding on the number or redo groups and members? is the decision solely based on LGWR activity? what about archiving? for example... a database with 2 groups and 2 members in each group that switches about 10 times a day producing 10 archive files. what is optimal in a relative world? thanks -doug- -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l