online backup and alter system switch logfile

From: John Dunn <john.dunn_at_sefas.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 03:08:20 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0046C83D.20020528030820@fatcity.com>

I have a online backup script which issues the command

ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE; immediately before copying the archived redo logs.

Does this make sense? I am finding that the ARC process has not finished archiving the log before I copy the archive logs

John

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