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RMAN-06613 Standby Db Not Switching Log On Primary Using Rman (Doc ID 2098273.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.2 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:

Database name: PRD2

 

DataGuard environment.

RMAN backup ran on Standby.
Standby can't switch log on the primary so wouldn't be able to use backups to recover primary db.

rman target sys/

Recovery Manager: Release 12.1.0.2.0 - Production on Tue Jan 5 09:33:58 2016

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target database Password:
connected to target database: PRD2 (DBID=1438234023, not open)

RMAN> RUN
{
 ALLOCATE CHANNEL c1 DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT "/ora/PRD2/export/rman_tst_%U";
 backup archivelog from sequence 8710;
}

using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: c1
channel c1: SID=1558 device type=DISK

Starting backup at 05-JAN-2016 09:34
Connect identifier for DB_UNIQUE_NAME PRD2_primary not configured
RMAN-06820: WARNING: failed to archive current log at primary database
specification does not match any archived log in the repository
backup cancelled because there are no files to backup
Finished backup at 05-JAN-2016 09:34
released channel: c1

 

rman.trc

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DBGSQL: TARGET> begin :lprimary_db_cs := sys.dbms_backup_restore.get_connect_identifier (dbuname=> :primary_dbuname); end;
DBGSQL: sqlcode = 0
DBGSQL: B :lprimary_db_cs = NULL
DBGSQL: B :primary_dbuname = PRD2_primary
DBGRCVMAN: getConfig: configurations exists for this site
RMAN-06613: Connect identifier for DB_UNIQUE_NAME PRD2_primary not configured
RMAN-06820: WARNING: failed to archive current log at primary database

Cause

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