Okay. Here it is. Note: it's not really an article but an exchange with someone who was having the exact same problem that your are encountering right now:

Thread Status: Closed

From: JD Smith 25-Jan-02 14:08
Subject: Getting Managed Standby error when creating database

RDBMS Version: 8.1.7
Operating System and Version: Sun Solaris 5.8
Error Number (if applicable): 01034 and 00439
Product (i.e. SQL*Loader, Import, etc.): Database Configuration Assistant and svrmgrl
Product Version:

Getting Managed Standby error when creating database

Installed Standard Edition, now trying to create a database instance that is using the Archive Redo Logs feature, so hot backups can happen. Getting error ORA-00439 in svrmgrl when starting the database with a init.ora file that has log archive turned on:

log_archive_start = true
log_archive_dest_1 = "location=/u01/app/oracle/admin/CTVW/arch"
log_archive_format = arch_%t_%s.arc

When creating from within Database Configuration Assistant I get the generic error ORA-01034 that says Oracle is not available.

Does Standard Edition support archiving redo log files? Is there a patch to fix this, or a syntax change required in the init.ora file?



From: Oracle, Kalpana Malligere 25-Jan-02 17:09
Subject: Re : Getting Managed Standby error when creating database

Hello,

You should use LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST instead of LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n, which is valid only if you have installed Oracle Enterprise Edition.

136921.1 ORA-439 Creating Database with DBASSISTANT
1078962.6 ORA-00439: STARTING PRIMARY OR STANDBY DATABASE
101543.1 ORA-00439 when Creating a Standby Database
68537.1 Init.ora Parameter "LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n" Reference Note
66433.1 Oracle8i - Multiple Archive Destinations and Remote Archival

FYI: If you are using 8.1.x Standard Edition, then you are limited to maintaining the standby database in manual Recovery Mode.

112591.1 Differences Between Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition in 8i

Thanks!
Kalpana
Oracle Technical Support

From: JD Smith 25-Jan-02 17:28
Subject: Re : Re : Getting Managed Standby error when creating database

I did as you suggested, but now get these errors:

SVRMGR> startup nomount pfile = "/u01/app/oracle/admin/CTVW/pfile/initCTVW.ora"

ORA-16032: parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST destination string cannot be translated
ORA-07286: sksagdi: cannot obtain device information.
SVR4 Error: 2: No such file or directory

I verified that the directory indeed does exist:

/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/assistants/dbca>cd /u01/app/oracle/admin/CTVW/arch
/u01/app/oracle/admin/CTVW/arch>
/u01/app/oracle/admin/CTVW/arch>
/u01/app/oracle/admin/CTVW/arch>ls
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 oracle oinstall 512 Jan 22 16:06 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 oracle oinstall 512 Jan 22 16:06 ..
/u01/app/oracle/admin/CTVW/arch>



From: Oracle, Kalpana Malligere 28-Jan-02 21:01
Subject: Re : Re : Re : Getting Managed Standby error when creating database

Hello,

Looks like in your init.ora file, log_archive_start parameter is set to "false" or remarked out, so archive logging is NOT enabled. Suggest to set to true or enable and set log_archive_dest to the directory you wish to write to. If there are any extraneous characters included in this setting (such as single quotes) remove them and let us know if you need assistance.

Thanks!
Kalpana
Oracle Technical Support