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Re: could i have more than two database instances?

From: Pete Etten <ettenp_at_reston.btna.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 22:17:15 -0400
Message-ID: <6hosm4$h5v$1@news1-alterdial.uu.net>


With respect to the listener, one listener can listen for multiple databases. Here's a sample where three instances are ORCL, FC, and CPC on one machine.

################
# Filename......: listener.ora
# Node..........: local.world

# Date..........: 24-MAY-94 13:23:20
################

LISTENER =
  (ADDRESS_LIST =
        (ADDRESS=

(PROTOCOL= IPC)
(KEY= oracle.world)
) (ADDRESS=
(PROTOCOL= IPC)
(KEY= ORCL)
) (ADDRESS=
(PROTOCOL= IPC)
(KEY= FC)
) (ADDRESS=
(PROTOCOL= IPC)
(KEY= CPC)
) (ADDRESS=
(COMMUNITY= TCP.world)
(Host = ibsdatabase)
(PROTOCOL= TCP)
(Port= 1521)
) (ADDRESS=
(COMMUNITY= TCP.world)
(Host = ibsdatabase)
(PROTOCOL= TCP)
(Port= 1526)
)

  )
STARTUP_WAIT_TIME_LISTENER = 0
CONNECT_TIMEOUT_LISTENER = 10
TRACE_LEVEL_LISTENER = OFF
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
  (SID_LIST =
    (SID_DESC =
      (SID_NAME = ORCL)
    )
    (SID_DESC =
      (SID_NAME = FC)
    )
    (SID_DESC =
      (SID_NAME = CPC)
    )
  )
PASSWORDS_LISTENER = (oracle)

Joelle Tan wrote in message <6hopam$i5d$1_at_news.tm.net.my>...

>Dear helpers,
>
>Well, is it possible to have more than two database instances on a server?
>For example, 'ORCL' (default), 'instance1' and 'instance2'.
>If yes, how am I supposed to configure the LISTENER.ORA file in order to
>start these instances at once?? I managed to start the default (ORCL) and
>'instance1' by changing the (SID_NAME = SID) in LISTENER.ORA file  to
>(SID_NAME =instance1). Then followed on by executing the following command:
>
>LSNRCTL > Start Listener
>
>By doing this, i could only use 'Instance1' as the Service Name  in Login
>Information Dialogue Box in order to access any Oracle Enterprise Manager.
>
>Or in another case, leave the 'Service' textbox blank. In this case i am
>logging on to the deafult instance = orcl.
>
>From the documentation, it says we could configure multiple network
>listeners, each for a specific database and all the listeners on a single
>machine share one LISTENER.ORA file. Does this statement mean that there’s
>strictly no two or more LISTENER configuration files in a server?
>
>Thank you
>Jo
>
>
>
>
>


Received on Thu Apr 23 1998 - 21:17:15 CDT

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