You can create an Oracle Names server on a node if Oracle Names was installed, and you want this node to be the Oracle Names server for the entire administrative region. This is not a function for client or Oracle database server computers.
How an Oracle Names server is created depends upon whether you want data:
Stored in tables of an Oracle database accessible to the Oracle Names server
This is called a region database and requires running the namesini.sql script to create the tables.
Stored in the Oracle Names server's local cache
To create an Oracle Names server:
In the navigator pane, expand Oracle Net Configuration > Oracle Names Servers.
Choose plus (+) from the toolbar, or choose Edit > Create. The Names Wizard starts. The wizard guides you through the creation and configuration process.
The creation process creates a names.ora file with information about the Oracle Names server.
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See Also: Chapter 9, Configuring Naming Methods, in the Oracle9i Net Administrator's Guide for complete information about the creation and configuration process |