Re: Service Names

Does your tnsnames.ora have SID or SERVICE_NAME for CONNECT_DATA? It should be SERVICE_NAME.

Peter Barnett wrote:
>
> We are attempting to install SQLNet in a failover
> configuration. The environment consists of two AIX
> servers with version 4.3.3 OS, Oracle 8.1.7.2 on both
> servers. These servers are on a DMZ without DNS.
> They communicate with each other by tcpip addresses
> only. We have set up tnsnames to communicate between
> each server when we use the instance name.
>
> We have not been able to establish a connection when
> we use a service name.
>
> I have read the Net8 Administrator's Guide until my
> eyes are glazed over. Oracle support has been on this
> for two days. Nothing seems to allow us to use
> service names. Any ideas? Anything unique to AIX
> that is an undocumented 'feature'?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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> Pete Barnett
> Lead Database Administrator
> The Regence Group
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>
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