Under 8.0.X you can use log_archive_duplex_dest. It is also available on 8i. However, if you use log_archive_dest_n on 8i, you cannot set log_archive_duplex_dest.
Similarly, on 9i, if you use log_archive_dest, you could not set log_archive_dest_n. Finally and regarding rman on 9i, you can configure for backing up many copies of archives and datafiles as you want. F.e.: rman>configure archivelog backup copies for device type disk to <n>; Probably this is not what you are looking for, however it is there if you wanna try........ Regards. --- "Jack C. Applewhite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dennis, > > We use > > log_archive_dest_1 > log_archive_dest_2 > > sending a copy of each archived redo log to our > Standby database > (log_archive_dest_2). > > log_archive_dest_2 is used with the OPTIONAL > parameter, since we don't want > to stop archiving if the Standby is down or there's > some problem with the > LAN. > > We also have > log_archive_min_succeed_dest = 1 > to make sure that the archiving succeeds at least to > the local target drive > (log_archive_dest_1). > > It's worked great for us (8.1.6.0.0 EE under Win2k). > > BTW, we use RMan for hot backups and like it very > much. We can also issue > the Alter Tablespace Begin Backup command and get > instantaneous results - > which I had to do recently to restore some datafiles > to the Standby after > one of its disks failed. I wonder why you get such > slow response? > > Jack > > -------------------------------- > Jack C. Applewhite > Database Administrator/Developer > OCP Oracle8 DBA > iNetProfit, Inc. > Austin, Texas > www.iNetProfit.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (512)327-9068 > > > -----Original Message----- > WILLIAMS > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 12:29 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Is anyone using the LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST > parameter? Any problems with it? > > We are on Oracle 8.1.6 on Compaq Tru64. On our ERP > 150-gig. database, we are > currently doing a cold backup weekly. This means > that we are very dependent > on archive logs. > - Recovery time isn't a big concern. In the event > of a failure, recovery > time isn't that critical. Loss of a week of work > would be. > - We have tried hot backups successfully on > smaller databases, but we > found that once we issue ALTER TABLESPACE BEGIN > BACKUP there was often a > delay of hours for that command to complete. So we > gave up on hot backups. > - We are starting to work with RMAN and feel in > the long run this will be > an ideal solution. Thanks to everyone for answering > my newby RMAN questions. > - Recently Oracle has added a feature to duplex > the archive log files. > This sounds like it would lessen our archive log > vulnerability. However, it > causes my sys admin more work, so I would appreciate > some feedback before I > add this burden to his work. > Thanks for any thoughts you care to share. > Dennis Williams > DBA > Lifetouch, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Jack C. Applewhite > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). ===== ENG. Christian Trassens Senior DBA [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone : +34-699240979 +34-649824704 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Christian Trassens INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
