Oracle Net Manager enables you to configure many elements of the network, including naming methods, client and server profiles, and listeners.
Define simple names to identify the location of a service, such as a database. These simple names, called connect identifiers, map to connect descriptors, which contain the network location and identification of the service.
With Oracle Net Manager, you can configure different ways in which connect identifiers are resolved into connect descriptors through naming methods. Oracle Net Manager supports several categories of naming methods, including:
Other naming methods, including host naming and external naming require additional configuration not covered by Oracle Net Manager.
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See Also: Chapter 9, Configuring Naming Methods, in the Oracle9i Net Administrator's Guide |
Configure preferences for enabling and configuring Oracle Net features on clients and server through profiles. With profiles, you can set preferences that prioritize naming methods, enable Oracle Advanced Security features, enable logging and tracing, or route connections.
Configure the listener to receive client connections. The listener should be configured with:
One or more listening protocol addresses
Service information about the destination service
Protocol addresses are configured in the listener configuration file, listener.ora. Service information may or may not be configured in the listener.ora file:
An Oracle8i database automatically registers certain information with the listener, such as its service names, instance names, service handlers, and load information. This feature, called service registration, does not require configuration in the listener.ora file.
Other services, including an Oracle7 or Oracle8 database and the Oracle Enterprise Manager management tools, require service configuration in the listener.ora file.
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