Oracle-L: RE: archive log curr v. switch logfile

From: Post, Ethan <Ethan.Post_at_ps.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 08:48:25 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00436AC2.20020329084825@fatcity.com>

I believe alter system archive log current will wait until archiver has successfully archived the file, thus this is the one you would want to use in any backup scripts.

Ethan

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Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 10:24 AM
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Can anyone tell me the difference between

alter system archive log current
and

alter system switch logfile

(Seems they both perform checkpoint and both switch a log file). Is one preferred over the other for purposes of switching log files prior to applying to a standby database?

Thanks for any insights.

Barb

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