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log_archive_dest


Oracle 11.1.0:

Parameter Name:log_archive_dest
Description:archival destination text string
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:IMMEDIATE

Oracle 10.2.0:

Parameter Name:log_archive_dest
Description:archival destination text string
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:IMMEDIATE

Oracle 10.1.0:

Parameter Name:log_archive_dest
Description:archival destination text string
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:IMMEDIATE

Oracle 9.2.0:

Parameter Name:log_archive_dest
Description:archival destination text string
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:IMMEDIATE

Oracle 8.1.7:

Parameter Name:log_archive_dest
Description:archival destination text string
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:IMMEDIATE

Oracle 8.0.6:

Parameter Name:log_archive_dest
Description:archival destination text string
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:FALSE

Oracle 7.3.4:

Parameter Name:log_archive_dest
Description:archival destination text string
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:FALSE

Related Error Messages:

ORA-00254: error in archive control string '%s'
    Cause: The specified archive log location is invalid in the archive command or the LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST initialization parameter.

    Action: Check the archive string used to make sure it refers to a valid online device.

ORA-00289: suggestion : %s

    Cause: This message reports the next redo log filename that is needed, according to the initialization parameters LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST and LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT. This message assumes that LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST and LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT are the same now as when the required redo log file was archived.

    Action: Consider using this filename for the next log needed for recovery.

ORA-16018: cannot use %s with LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n or DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST

    Cause: One of the following events caused an incompatibility: 1) Parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST or LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST was in use when a LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n (n = 1...10) parameter was encountered while fetching initialization parameters. 2) An ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG START TO command was in effect when a LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n parameter was encountered while fetching initialization parameters. 3) A LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n parameter was in use when an ALTER SYSTEM command was used to define a value for either the LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST or LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST parameter. 4) Parameter DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST was in use when an attempt was made to use an ALTER SYSTEM or ALTER SESSION command to define a value for LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST or LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST.

    Action: Eliminate any incompatible parameter definitions.

ORA-16019: cannot use %s with LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST or LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST

    Cause: One of the following events caused an incompatibility: 1) Parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST or LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST was in use when the specified LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n (n = 1...10) or DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST parameter was encountered while fetching initialization parameters. 2) Parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST or LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST was in use when an attempt was made to use an ALTER SYSTEM or ALTER SESSION command to define a value for the specified LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n or DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST parameter. 3) An ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG START TO command was in effect when the specified LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n parameter was encountered while fetching initialization parameters. 4) An ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG START TO command was in effect when an attempt was made to use an ALTER SYSTEM or ALTER SESSION command to define a value for the specified LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n parameter.

    Action: Eliminate any incompatible parameter definitions.

ORA-16022: LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST cannot be NULL because LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST is non-NULL

    Cause: An attempt was made to change parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST to NULL when parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST is non-NULL.

    Action: Either set parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST to a non-NULL value, or set parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST to a NULL value.

ORA-16030: session specific change requires a LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n destination

    Cause: The following event caused an incompatibility: Parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST or LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST was in use when an attempt was made to change the LOG_ARCHIVE_MIN_SUCCEED_DEST parameter with an ALTER SESSION command.

    Action: Replace any LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST and LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST parameters with LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n (n = 1...10) parameters.

ORA-16716: clearing parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST failed

    Cause: An attempt to clear the LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST parameter failed.

    Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.

ORA-19555: invalid LOG_ARCHIVE_MIN_SUCCEED_DEST parameter value

    Cause: The value of parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_MIN_SUCCEED_DEST was not set within the valid range.

    Action: Specify a correct value for parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_MIN_SUCCEED_DEST. If the archive log parameters LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST or LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST are in use, set parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_MIN_SUCCEED_DEST to either 1 or 2.

ORA-19556: required destination LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST currently is deferred

    Cause: The destination for parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST was deferred when it was required to be enabled. The destination was deferred automatically when an ALTER SYSTEM command for parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST defined a destination which duplicated an existing LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST parameter destination.

    Action: Change the destination value for the LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST parameter.


This parameter is documented in the Oracle Server Reference Guide. Search for more info about [ log_archive_dest ] on the Oracle FAQ.

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