All, I am a bit confused by the location of archive logs arriving from a primary database in a standby database. Oracle 10g Version - 10.2.0.4.0 Primary Settings: (MAXIMUM AVAILABILITY mode) log_archive_dest_1: LOCATION=/upslt/server/database/archlogs VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES, ALL_ROLES) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=ups60p0 log_archive_dest_2: SERVICE=ups60p1 LGWR SYNC AFFIRM VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES, PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=ups60p1 standby_archive_dest: ?/dbs/arch Standby Settings: log_archive_dest_1: LOCATION=/upslt/server/database/archlogs VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES, ALL_ROLES) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=ups60p1 log_archive_dest_2: SERVICE=ups60p0 LGWR SYNC AFFIRM VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES, PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=ups60p0 standby_archive_dest: ?/dbs/arch Why the archive log arriving from the primary ends up in log_archive_dest_1 (/upslt/server/database/archlogs in my case), not standby_archive_dest? I believe in 9i, it lands on standby_archive_dest. Thanks, Roger Xu IMPORTANT: As of December 31st, 2008, emails sent to cs-americas.com will no longer be forwarded to dpsg.com. Please make sure to update your contacts to reflect this change or mail will be undeliverable after that date. Please be conscious of the environment and print this email only if absolutely necessary. This e-mail (including any attachments) is confidential and may contain privileged information of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries ("Dr Pepper Snapple Group"). If you are not the intended recipient or receive it in error, you may not use, distribute, disclose or copy any of the information contained within it and it may be unlawful to do so. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately by returning this e-mail to us at mailto:mailerror@xxxxxxxx and destroy all copies. Any views expressed by individuals within this e-mail do not necessarily reflect the views of Dr Pepper Snapple Group. This e-mail does not constitute a binding offer, acceptance, amendment, waiver or other agreement, unless the intent that an e-mail will constitute such is clearly stated in the body of the email. Recipients are advised to subject this e-mail and attachments to their own virus checking, in keeping with good computing practice. Please note that e-mail received by Dr Pepper Snapple Group may be monitored in accordance with applicable law.