LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n

 { null_string |
 { LOCATION=path_name | SERVICE=service_name }
 [ MANDATORY ]
 [ REOPEN[=seconds] ]
 [ DELAY[=minutes] ]
 [ NOREGISTER ]
 [ TEMPLATE=template ]
 [ ALTERNATE=destination ]
 [ MAX_FAILURE=count ]
 [ SYNC | ASYNC ]
 [ AFFIRM | NOAFFIRM ]
 [ NET_TIMEOUT=seconds ]
 [ VALID_FOR=(redo_log_type,database_role) ]
 [ DB_UNIQUE_NAME ]
 [ MAX_CONNECTIONS=count ]
 [ COMPRESSION={ENABLE|DISABLE} ]
 }

The LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n initialization parameter defines up to 31 (where n = 1, 2, 3, ... 31) destinations, each of which must specify either the LOCATION or the SERVICE attribute to specify where to archive the redo data. All other attributes are optional. Note that whether you are specifying the LOCATION attribute or the SERVICE attribute, it must be the first attribute supplied in the list of attributes.

If you choose not to enter any attributes, then you can specify a NULL string by entering the following:

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n=' ';

You set the attributes for the LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n initialization parameter to control different aspects of how redo transport services transfer redo data from a production or primary database destination to another (standby) database destination. You can query the V$ARCHIVE_DEST view to see the current attribute settings for each destination (n).

For every LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n initialization parameter that you define, you must specify a corresponding LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_n parameter. The LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_n (where n is an integer from 1 to 31) initialization parameter specifies whether the corresponding destination is currently enabled or disabled.

Destinations LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_11 through LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_31 do not support the SYNC, ARCH, LOCATION, MANDATORY, or ALTERNATE attributes, and cannot be specified as the target of the ALTERNATE attribute.

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_11 through LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_31 can only be used when the COMPATIBLE initialization parameter is set to 11.2.0 or higher.

Values:

• AFFIRM and NOAFFIRM

  Control whether a redo transport destination acknowledges received redo data before or after writing it to the standby redo log. The default is NOAFFIRM.

• ALTERNATE=LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n

  Specifies an alternate archiving destination to be used when the original destination fails. There is no default value; if an alternate destination is not specified, then archiving does not automatically change to another destination if the original destination fails.

• ASYNC

  The redo data generated by a transaction need not have been received at a destination which has this attribute before that transaction can commit. This is the default behavior if neither SYNC nor ASYNC is specified.

• COMPRESSION

  Indicates whether network compression is enabled or disabled.

  The COMPRESSION attribute is ignored if the Advanced Compression option has not been enabled.

• DB_UNIQUE_NAME=name

  Specifies a unique name for the database at this destination. You must specify a name; there is no default value.

• DELAY[=minutes]

  Specifies a minimum time lag between when redo data is archived on a standby site retrieving redo from a primary and when the archived redo log file is applied to the standby database or any standbys cascading from it. If you specify the DELAY attribute without a time interval, the default is 30 minutes.

• LOCATION=local_disk_directory or USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST

  Specifies either a local file system destination or the directory, file system, or Automatic Storage Manager disk group that will serve as the fast recovery area. You must specify this attribute for at least one destination. You can specify either a local disk directory or fast recovery area with the LOCATION attribute. You must include either the LOCATION or the SERVICE attribute for each destination to specify where to archive the redo data.

• MANDATORY

  Specifies that the transmission of redo data to the destination must succeed before the local online redo log file can be made available for reuse. If the MANDATORY attribute is not specified, then the destination is optional.

• MAX_CONNECTIONS

  Specifies the maximum number of network connections that can be used to transmit redo data to this destination. The default is 1.

• MAX_FAILURE

  Controls the consecutive number of times redo transport services attempt to reestablish communication and transmit redo data to a failed destination before the primary database permanently gives up on the standby database.

• NET_TIMEOUT=seconds

  Specifies the number of seconds the log writer process on the primary system waits for status from the network server (LNSn) process before terminating the network connection. The default is 30 seconds.

• NOREGISTER

  Indicates that the location of the archived redo log file is not to be recorded at the corresponding destination.

• REOPEN[=seconds]

  Specifies the minimum number of seconds before the archiver processes (ARCn) or the log writer process (LGWR) should try again to access a previously failed destination. The default is 300 seconds.

• SERVICE=net_service_name

  Specifies a valid Oracle Net service name (SERVICE=net_service_name) that identifies the remote Oracle database instance to which redo data will be sent. Each destination must specify either the LOCATION or the SERVICE attribute. There is no default net service name.

• SYNC

  The redo data generated by a transaction must have been received by every enabled destination which has this attribute before that transaction can commit.

• TEMPLATE=filename_template_%t_%s_%r

  Specifies a pathname and a filename template for archived redo log files created at a redo transport destination that contain redo data from the database where this attribute is specified. This attribute overrides the value of the LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT initialization parameter at a redo transport destination. This attribute does not have a default value.

• VALID_FOR=(redo_log_type, database_role)

  Identifies when redo transport services can transmit redo data to destinations based on the following factors:

  • redo_log_type—whether online redo log files, standby redo log files, or both are currently being archived on the database at this destination

  • database_role—whether the database is currently running in the primary or the standby role

Deprecated Attributes for LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n

The following attributes are deprecated for the LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n parameter. They are retained for backward compatibility only.

In addition, note the following changes to the ASYNC and SYNC attributes:

• The BLOCKS keyword on the ASYNC attribute is no longer needed.

  It is no longer necessary to set this keyword because Data Guard dynamically adjusts the block count up or down to an appropriate number of blocks, as necessary.

• The PARALLEL and NOPARALLEL keywords on the SYNC attribute are no longer needed.