A logical representation of a database, which is the way a database
is presented to clients. A database can be presented as multiple
services and a service can be implemented as multiple database
instances. The service name is a string that is the global
database name, that is, a name comprised of the database name
and domain name, entered during installation or database creation. If
you are not sure what the global database name is, you can obtain it
from the combined values of the SERVICE_NAMES
parameter
in the
initialization parameter file.
Connect descriptors used
by clients to connect to an Oracle9i or Oracle8i
database should be configured with the SERVICE_NAME
(without an S) parameter.
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See Also: Database
Identification by Service Name |