Welcome to Oracle Net Configuration Assistant. The Oracle Net Configuration allows you to configure basic network components after installation.
Select this option to create modify, delete or rename, a listener. The listener is a process on the server that receives and responds to client connection requests for a database. Clients using connect descriptors configured with the same protocol addresses can send a connection request to the listener.
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Note: This option is not available on clients. |
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Select this option to configure naming methods. When an end user connects to a database service, a connect string that identifies the service through a simple name, called a connect identifier, is used. A connect identifier can be the actual name of the service or a net service name. The connect identifier is resolved to a connect descriptor, which contains the network location and identification of the service, by a naming method. You can configure this computer to resolve connect identifiers using any of the following methods:
Local naming (Local)
Directory naming (Directory)
Oracle Names (Oracle Names)
Host naming (Host Name)
Network Information Service (Sun NIS)
Cell Directory Service (DCE CDS)
Additionally, if the local naming method is selected on the client,
you are prompted to configure connect descriptors in a client-side tnsnames.ora
file.
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See Also: Specify Naming Methods |
Select this option to create, modify, delete, rename, or test connectivity of a connect descriptor stored in a local tnsnames.ora file.
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See Also: Create a Net Service Name in a tnsnames.ora File |
Select this option to configure usage of a LDAP-compliant directory server, if you plan to use:
Directory naming to centrally administer connect identifiers
Enterprise user security for use with Oracle Advanced Security
Other Oracle product features that use a centralized directory server to store entries
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Note: Oracle Net Configuration Assistant provides basic configuration. For more advanced configuration operations, or to configure other portions of Oracle Net that this tool does not cover, use Oracle Net Manager. |
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See Also: Configure a Directory for First-Time Usage |