Re: using LDAP for tnsnames.ora repalcement

AFAIK, you do not need to buy anything new. You install the OID, put the repository into a new, or existing, DB, configure the client and away you go.
I tested it sometimes ago and it worked OK.

Adar Yechiel
Rechovot, Israel

Kennedy, Jim wrote:

> I've done a Metalink and a Google search and I am just not getting the
> traction on this question. I want to investigate using LDAP to
> replace pushing all those tnsnames.ora files around. I am on 9i and
> we have Unix and MS Windows clients. (db''s on Unix) I've read the
> docs (Oracle 9i Net Services Administraror's Guide etc.) and searched
> Metalink ( 217270.1 ) and otn
> (http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oid/htdocs/namesmigration1.html,
> http://download-west.oracle.com/oowsf2004/1457_wp.pdf) etc. and it
> seems like you can't just use LDAP, but have to create YAOD (yet
> another Oracle Database) and use Oracle Internet Directory. That's
> great if I want to buy and configure more Oracle stuff, but really I
> just want to piggy back on our current LDAP servers. I don't want to
> fight the political battle of adding yet another LDAP server to the
> islands of data.
>
> Anyone have a link to a white paper or more info? I'm looking for a
> simple step by step brain dead example. eg I want to use the ldap
> server on my desktop, add info to it and have it work as a small POC.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim

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