Oracle Names Overview

Oracle Names establishes and maintains an integrated system of Oracle Names servers that work together like a directory service storing addresses for all the services on a network and making them available to clients wishing to make a connection.

Much like a caller who uses directory assistance to locate a telephone number, clients configured to use Oracle Names refer their connection requests to a Oracle Names server. The Oracle Names server attempts to resolve the net service name or service name provided by the client to a network address. If the Oracle Names server finds the network address, it returns that information to the client. The client can then use that address to connect to the service.

Net8 Assistant enables you to perform the following for an Oracle Names server:

- Create an Oracle Names server through a wizard

- Reconfigure settings for an Oracle Names server

- Register and manage data for an Oracle Names server

- Control a running Oracle Names server

To access Oracle Names configuration:

From the navigator pane, expand Net8 Configuration > Oracle Names Servers.

| See Also: Chapter 4, Net8 Products, in the Net8 Administrator's Guide