Hi Hrishy,

Thanks for the reply. I did recreate the password file but to no avail. To confirm i can log on the standby remotely from the live nodes like:

sys/pass@mmgdrs as sysdba <- where pass is the same for all nodes.

One thing I have noticed is that if a do the above from the first node i get:

Code:
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

ERROR:
ORA-12170: TNS:Connect timeout occurred
If i try again, i am able to connect. I am able to connect from the second node.

Just to confirm the sys user password is the same as the password in the password file?

Thanks in advance,
Chucks