delay dismounting database

[grimwyre]

We have set up a standby database on a different server and enabled automatic shipping of archive redo logs.

This is working ok.

The live database is backed up every night as a cold backup. Since the implementation of the standby database we have noticed that the database shutdown is sometimes taking longer than before. It appears to be the dismount that is taking longer.

Am I right in thinking that this is due to the archiver delaying shutting down due to the standby database?

 

[alexhu]

I would say yes - but I would also say - why are you doing a cold backup ? - there is no reason to at all

Alex