7.34 V$ARCHIVE_GAP

V$ARCHIVE_GAP displays information about archive gaps on a standby database. This view can be used to find out the current archive gap that is blocking recovery for the current recovery incarnation.

Column Datatype Description

THREAD#

NUMBER

Thread number of the missing archived redo log files. The number is 1 for a single instance. For Oracle Real Application Clusters, this column will contain different numbers.

LOW_SEQUENCE#

NUMBER

Lowest sequence number of the log files received on the standby system

HIGH_SEQUENCE#

NUMBER

Highest sequence number of the log files received on the standby system

CON_ID

NUMBER

The ID of the container to which the data pertains. Possible values include:

  • 0: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to the entire CDB. This value is also used for rows in non-CDBs.

  • 1: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to only the root

  • n: Where n is the applicable container ID for the rows containing data