STANDBY_ARCHIVE_DEST

Parameter type	String
Syntax	STANDBY_ARCHIVE_DEST = filespec
Default value	Operating system-specific
Parameter class	Dynamic: ALTER SYSTEM
Range of values	A valid path or device name other than RAW

STANDBY_ARCHIVE_DEST is relevant only for a standby database in managed recovery mode. It specifies the location of archive logs arriving from a primary database. Oracle uses STANDBY_ARCHIVE_DEST and LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT to fabricate the fully qualified standby log filenames and stores the filenames in the standby control file.

You can see the value of this parameter by querying the V$ARCHIVE_DEST data dictionary view.

See Also: Oracle9i Data Guard Concepts and Administration for more information on setting this parameter and on managed recovery mode in general "LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST" and "V$ARCHIVE_DEST"