ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE Statement hangs

ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE Statement hangs
ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE hangs:
Step 1: Login as sysdba.
Step 2: Enable log_archive_dest_state_1 Parameter.
SQL>alter system set log_archive_dest_state_1=enable scope=spfile;
System altered.
SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE;
System altered.