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Adding an new Standby fails with error Ora-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified (Doc ID 1240558.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 30, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.0.1.0 to 12.2.0.1 [Release 9.0.1 to 12.2]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

 

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For the purposes of this document, the following fictitious environment is used as an example to describe the procedure:

Primary Net Connection Alias: remote_dest_new
Standby Service Name: STDBY
Database Name: ORCL22

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When adding or changing the parameter log_archive_dest_<n> to point to a newly created standby database, the archiver process for the new destination reports the following error in the alert log

Cause

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