You must use the same version, release, and patch of the operating systems on the production and standby hosts. The standby host can, however, use a different disk configuration. Rick
Kevin Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> om> cc: Sent by: Subject: RE: archiving redo logs [EMAIL PROTECTED] om 12/10/2002 03:42 PM Please respond to ORACLE-L And what is the problem with having a standby DB on a different OS than the primary ??? -----Original Message----- From: Bala Regupathy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 2:06 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: archiving redo logs Hi, How can I archive redo logs automatically to a different machine ?. Standby database is not an option because the target machine's OS is different from the primary. Primary db is 8.1.7.2 resides on SUN E10k with SunOS 5.8. Target server is DEC Alpha 4.0 If UNIX script is the only option, I appreciate if you can share it here. Thanks, Bala. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).