Re: ORACLE NAMES /LDAP

The most simple analogy is would you prefer to manually maintain a "host" file on each client or use a single facility such as a DNS server ot provide the mapping between hostname & IP_number?

At some point switching from using TNSNAMES.ORA files on all Oracle servers & client to a single/centralized "name server", such as Oracle Name or LDAP, make sense.

It is not directly a question of "need", but an issue of the level of effort for ongoing maintenance.

Raymond Lee Meng Hong wrote:

> Sorry about asking these question , because currently I'm not in my office
> so I don't have the document ,Why we need to use Oracles Names /LDAP ??
>
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> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 11:51 PM
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> Vikas,
>
> I just implemented Oracle Names (8.1.6) for Verizon
> Wireless...corporate-wide. I've setup three ONAMES servers:
>
> 1. At Corporate Headquarters in NJ. This server contains the region
> database for ONAMES. It also serves as the "Secondary" ONAMES server
> corporate-wide.
>
> 2. In data center in NY. This server provides "Primary" ONAMES services to
> the corporate regions in both the North East and South areas.
>
> 3. In data center in CA. This server provides "Primary" ONAMES services to
> the corporate regions in both the West and Midwest areas.
>
> This infrastructure supports 26,000 users accessing 250+ databases
> corporate-wide.
>
> Oracle Names is making its' terminal release in 9i. Oracle is recommending
> that companies migrate to their LDAP (Oracle Internet Directory) solution.
> This solution is not cheap...so we have decided to wait probably another
> year or so before going this route. OiD is also a bit more complicated to
> setup and administer.
>
> Ed Haskins
> Oracle DBA
> Verizon Wireless
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Anyone using this product as an alternative to Local Naming ? How about LDAP
> ?
>
> Any info /suggestions/comments are welcome
>
> vikas
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