I plan to setup DG whcih can perform archive log cascade on 11GR2 LINUX system. what I plan to do is : primary DB ==> standby 1 ==> standby 2 (casecde) since "standby 2" on WAN , I don't want archivelog (redo log) from Primary database. Currently my setup work only from Primary database to "standby 1". "standby 1" did NOT push archive log to "standby 2". I list my init.ora file setup for you to reference: primary DB: (PRMDB) ============== *.LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG='DG_CONFIG=(PRMDB,STBY1DB)' *.log_archive_dest_1='LOCATION=/backup/Archive/PRMDB/arch VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=PRMDB REOPEN=60' *.log_archive_dest_2='SERVICE=STBY1DB lgwr async VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=STBY1DB' *.LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_1=ENABLE *.LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_2=ENABLE Stabdby 1 (STBY1DB) ========================= *.LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG='DG_CONFIG=(STBY1DB,STBY2DB,PRMDB)' *.log_archive_dest_1='LOCATION=/backup/Archive/PRMDB/arch VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=STBY1DB REOPEN=60' *.log_archive_dest_2='SERVICE=PRMDB lgwr async VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=PRMDB' *.log_archive_dest_3='SERVICE=STBY2DB lgwr async VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=STBY2DB' *.LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_1=ENABLE *.LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_2=ENABLE *.LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_3=ENABLE SQL> SELECT DEST_ID "ID", STATUS "DB_status", DESTINATION "Archive_dest", ERROR "Error" FROM V$ARCHIVE_DEST; ID DB_status Archive_dest Error ---------- --------- ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 VALID /backup/Archive/PRMDB/arch 2 VALID PRMDB 3 VALID STBY2DB Stabdby 2 (STBY2DB) ========================= *.LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG='DG_CONFIG=(PRMDB,STBY2DB)' *.log_archive_dest_1='LOCATION=/backup/Archive/PRMDB/arch VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=STBY2DB REOPEN=60' *.log_archive_dest_2='SERVICE=PRMDB lgwr async VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=PRMDB' *.LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_1=ENABLE *.LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_2=ENABLE any ideal why? -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l