Advanced Service Options dialog box

The Advanced Service Options dialog box enables you to configure advanced CONNECT_DATA parameters.

Additional Service Settings

Instance Name | Enter the names of the database instance to access. The instance name can be obtained from the INSTANCE_NAME parameter value in the initialization parameter file. Note: This field is not enabled if Use Oracle8i Release 8.0 Compatible Identification option is checked.
Session Data Unit (SDU) | Enter the session data unit size to change the performance characteristics having to do with the packets sent across the network. Set the SDU size as a multiple of the normal transport frame size. The normal size for Ethernet frame size is 1500, but the usable portion is 1460. When encryption is not in use, one byte is reserved. The algorithm to use is a multiple of 1460 plus 1 when encryption is not used or a multiple of 1460 when it is for Ethernet
Use for Heterogeneous Services | Choose for an Oracle8i server to access a non-Oracle system through Heterogeneous Services.

Oracle Rdb Settings

Oracle Rdb Settings: | Specify the file name of an Oracle Rdb database.
Type of Service: | Enter the type of service to use for an Oracle Rdb database.
Global Database Name: | Enter an identifier for the Oracle Rdb database.

| See Also: Configure Advanced Connect Data Options Configure a Connect Descriptor for Heterogeneous Services Configure a Connect Descriptor for an Oracle Rdb Database