Re: Q: can I find from standby db which db is the primary

I'm trying to think the maintenance of a standby database through and I think it's pretty much a one-way street except for the FAL process that David is pointing out. All communication goes from the primary to the standby. The standby doesn't really care where the data comes from as long as it's a continous stream of valid data. I.e. if you have a 3 db setup with one primary and 2 standby's you could do a switchover to one of the 2 standby's and when you come up, the 3rd standby will receive data from the new primary with no new configuration necessary.

Finn

>show parameter fal ?

>Fal_server will tell you where ( via tnsnames.ora resolution ) your
>standby will claim for missing archives if exists any gap

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