scp /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/dbs/initchicago.ora boston:/u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/dbs/
scp /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/dbs/orapwchicago boston:/u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/dbs/
scp /u01/app/oracle/oradata/chicago/*.dbf boston:/u01/app/oracle/oradata/boston/
scp /u01/app/oracle/oradata/chicago/redo*.log boston:/u01/app/oracle/oradata/boston/

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/* The following operations are on standby database server */
[oracle@boston dbs]$ vi initboston.ora
boston.__db_cache_size=188743680
boston.__java_pool_size=4194304
boston.__large_pool_size=4194304
boston.__shared_pool_size=83886080
boston.__streams_pool_size=0
*.audit_file_dest='/u01/app/oracle/admin/boston/adump'
*.background_dump_dest='/u01/app/oracle/admin/boston/bdump'
*.compatible='10.2.0.1.0'
*.control_files='/u01/app/oracle/oradata/boston/control01.ctl','/u01/app/oracle/oradata/boston/control02.ctl','/u01/app/oracle/oradata/boston/control03.ctl'
*.core_dump_dest='/u01/app/oracle/admin/boston/cdump'
*.db_block_size=8192
*.db_domain=''
*.db_file_multiblock_read_count=16
*.db_name='boston'
*.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=bostonXDB)'
*.job_queue_processes=10
*.open_cursors=300
*.pga_aggregate_target=94371840
*.processes=150
*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
*.sga_target=285212672
*.undo_management='AUTO'
*.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
*.user_dump_dest='/u01/app/oracle/admin/boston/udump'

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DB_UNIQUE_NAME=boston
LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG='DG_CONFIG=(boston,chicago)'
LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1='LOCATION=/u01/app/oracle/arch1/boston VALID_FOR=(ALL_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=boston'
LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2='SERVICE=chicago LGWR ASYNC VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,PRIMARY_ROLE) DB_UNIQUE_NAME=chicago'
LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_1=ENABLE
LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_2=ENABLE
LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT=%t_%s_%r.arc
LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES=30

# When boston is reversed as the standby database, the following configuration will be useful then.
FAL_SERVER=chicago
FAL_CLIENT=boston
DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT='/u01/app/oracle/oradata/chicago','/u01/app/oracle/oradata/boston'
LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT= '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/chicago','/u01/app/oracle/oradata/boston'

SQL>create spfile from pfile
SQL>startup mount;

alter database add standby logfile group 4 ('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/boston/sbredo04.log') size 50m;
alter database add standby logfile group 5 ('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/boston/sbredo05.log') size 50m;
alter database add standby logfile group 6 ('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/boston/sbredo06.log') size 50m;
alter database add standby logfile group 7 ('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/boston/sbredo07.log') size 50m;

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/* The following is Configured on primary database for the listener.ora and the tnsname.ora */

[oracle@boston admin]$ vi listener.ora
# listener.ora Network Configuration File: /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/network/admin/listener.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.