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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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Preface

If you use an Oracle database, chances are that you also use Net8. Net8 is the fundamental networking technology that allows Oracle services and clients to communicate with each other over a network. The primary purpose of Net8 is to allow clients to talk to database servers, but Net8 also enables communications between database servers, application servers, gateways to other database systems, and external procedures.

Net8 is a key part of any solution involving the use of Oracle technologies over a network. Net8 does not refer to one specific program or service, but rather to a varied collection of networking functions. We cover the full range of Oracle networking features and products in this book. Major topics include:

  • Net8 architecture

  • Configuration of Net8 client software

  • Configuration of Net8 listeners

  • Configuration of name resolution methods such as the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Oracle Names, and local naming

  • Configuration of advanced features such as Connection Manager, load balancing, and failover

  • Common problems and troubleshooting techniques

As any observer of today’s technology scene is keenly aware, connectivity is becoming all-important. Sun will tell you that “the network is the computer.” Oracle will tell you that “the Internet changes everything.” Clearly, if you are an Oracle database administrator or developer, you need to understand how to make Oracle a part of this new Internetworked world. Net8 is a key Oracle technology that will be around ...

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