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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
################
(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)
)
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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