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Oracle Net8 Configuration and Troubleshooting
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Oracle Net8 Configuration and Troubleshooting

by Hugo Toledo, Jonathan Gennick
December 2000
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
408 pages
12h 26m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Choosing the Method to Use

Choosing which naming method to use depends on your environment and on your priorities. Each naming method carries with it a certain set of advantages and disadvantages, summarized in Table 2.1.

Table 2-1. Comparison of Net8 Naming Methods

Naming Method

Advantages

Disadvantages

Local naming

Simple to understand and implement; no need to configure and support a Names server; can take full advantage of Net8 features.

No central control; changes need to be propagated to each client machine.

Directory naming

Central control; very little client configuration needed.

Resources are needed to configure and manage directory servers.

Centralized naming (Oracle Names)

Central control; little to no client configuration necessary.

Resources are needed to configure and manage Names servers.

Host naming

Simple to set up; no client configuration needed.

Only works under TCP/IP; no access to advanced Net8 features.

External naming

Leverages existing name resolution services; provides central control.

Ties you to a specific external name resolution service; not widely used; may be difficult to configure and manage.

The naming method is configured at the client level using the NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH parameter in the sqlnet.ora file. For example, the following setting causes Oracle Names to be used:

NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (ONAMES)

It’s entirely possible to use more than one naming method. For example, a developer may want to attempt name resolution using ...

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