ASYNC
(Default) The redo for a transaction may not have been received by all enabled destination(s) before the transaction is allowed to COMMIT
SYNC
The redo for a transaction must have been received by all enabled destination(s) before the transaction is allowed to COMMIT
AFFIRM The destination for redo transport will acknowledge the receipt of redo data only after it’s been written to the standby redo log; implied by SYNC setting
NOAFFIRM The destination for redo transport will acknowledge the receipt of redo data before it’s been written to the standby redo log; implied by ASYNC setting