Re: how to force a log switch

I am not sure if 9i has introduced any such parameter. Other than sizing smaller redo log files [but that still doesn't guarantee that you get a log-switch every X minutes], you'd have to write a DBMS_JOB or a CRON job to do an ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE.

Hemant
At 06:08 AM 18-08-02 -0800, you wrote:
>Dear gurus !
>It's either a Sunday's dead brain or ......
>Is there an init.ora parameter to force redo logs switch every 3 minutes or
>so ?
>( the reason is that I need frequent log switches in order for the standby
>database to pickup changes frequently , i.e. to be "almost" in sync with the
>primary DB. And, off course, issuing "alter system switch logfile" in the
>application is not feasible )
>Now, i only found parameters related to the frequency of the CHECKPOINTs and
>not log switches.
>Any help , please ...
>
>
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