SWITCH LOGFILE Does Not Checkpoint

From: Post, Ethan <epost_at_kcc.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 13:24:01 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00364FEA.20010808131530@fatcity.com>

I just noticed that using ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE is not causing a checkpoint. Which cause the last redo group to remain archived but active. I had to force a checkpoint to get it to inactive state. The docs state:

The SWITCH LOGFILE clause lets you explicitly force Oracle to begin writing to a new redo log file group, regardless of whether the files in the current redo log file group are full. When you force a log switch, Oracle begins to perform a checkpoint. Oracle returns control to you immediately rather than when the checkpoint is complete. To use this clause, your instance must have the database open.

But I am sitting here looking tailing my alert log and no checkpoint occurs till I force it. Is this a bug? 8.1.6.0 AIX (I know I am patching soon!)

Ethan
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