Integer 

Dynamic. Scope = ALTER SYSTEM. 

1 

Any integer from 1 to 10 inclusive 

LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES specifies the number of archiver background processes (ARC0 through ARC9) Oracle initially invokes.

• If the LOG_ARCHIVE_START initialization parameter has the value TRUE, this value is evaluated at instance startup.

• Otherwise, this parameter is evaluated when the archiver process is first invoked by SQL*Plus or SQL syntax.

The actual number of archiver processes in use may vary subsequently based on archive workload.

See Also: Oracle8i Concepts.