ok this sounds crazy BUT, is it a bug

  • From: TESTAJ3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 11:16:29 -0400

Ok 11.1.0.7 data guard setup, test environment on solaris.

I've configured(you'd think this shouldn't be possible),

To do standby redo log apply but NOT real-time with a delay.

Here is the output from dg broker for the standby database:

    DGConnectIdentifier             = 'testdg2'
    ObserverConnectIdentifier       = 'testdg2'
    LogXptMode                      = 'ASYNC'
    DelayMins                       = '1'

Delay minute of 1 with using ASYNC, meaning standby redo logs NOT archive 
logs, othewise LogXptMode would say "ARCH"

Here is parameter on standby:

log_archive_dest_1                   string location="/u02/home/oracle/arc
                                                 h/unix06/testdg2", 
valid_for=
                                                 (ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES)


------------------------

ok the primary setup:

    DGConnectIdentifier             = 'testdg1'
    ObserverConnectIdentifier       = 'testdg1'
    LogXptMode                      = 'ASYNC'
    DelayMins                       = '0'


Here is parameter on primary:

log_archive_dest_2                   string      service="testdg2", LGWR 
ASY
                                                 NC NOAFFIRM delay=1 
OPTIONAL c
                                                 ompression=DISABLE 
max_failure
                                                 =0 max_connections=1 
reopen=
                                                 300 
db_unique_name="testdg2" n
                                                 et_timeout=30 
valid_for=(onli
                                                 ne_logfile,primary_role)


I'm toying with Oracle Active Data Guard so the standby is in read-only 
open mode, while transactions SHOULD be being applied but i'm up to 52.8 
minutes of apply lag showing in OEM.

I'm thinking i'm hitting a bug, or a bad configuration that Oracle's 
letting me do.  If i change the delay back to 0, meaning real-time apply, 
everything catches up and we're good.  All logs have shipped to standby 
and "supposedly" been applied.

Kinda weird, anyone else playing in this world?

thanks, joe

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