Preferred Oracle Names Servers: Preferred Server

The Preferred Names Servers tab enables you to specify a list of preferred Oracle Names servers. A preferred Oracle Names server is an Oracle Names server that takes precedence over any other available Oracle Names server addresses. Net8 routes name resolution requests to each preferred Oracle Names Server until a response is received. If you are using Oracle Names, then locate where Oracle Names servers exist on the network to obtain information from them. A client attempts to contact the first preferred Oracle Names server in the list.

Preferred Oracle Names servers are an alternative to using the Discover Oracle Names Servers command in Net8 Assistant. The Discover Oracle Names Servers option creates a list of Oracle Names servers based on what is available throughout the network and ranks them in the order of fastest response time. Preferred Oracle Names servers override any other Oracle Names servers found during the discovery process. Once you have initially discovered an Oracle Names server, you may want to delete preferred Oracle Names servers.

| See Also: Discover other Oracle Names Servers

Protocol

From the list, select the protocol for the address. Depending on the protocol chosen, enter protocol parameter information in the fields as appropriate.

New button

Choose to add a preferred Oracle Names server to the list. A new Preferred Server tab displays where you can select the protocol and enter protocol information in the fields.

Delete button

Choose to delete the selected Preferred Server tab and its address information.

| See Also: Specify Preferred Oracle Names Servers