Net8 Configuration Overview

Net8 Assistant enables you to configure many elements of the network, including:

Naming

Define simple names to identify the location of a service, such as a database. These simple names, called connect identifiers, map to connect descriptors, which contain the network location and identification of the service.

Net8 Assistant supports configuration of connect descriptors in:

- A client-side tnsnames.ora file

- A directory server

- An Oracle Names server

Naming Methods

Specify the different ways in which connect identifiers are resolved into connect descriptors. Net8 Assistant support several categories of naming methods, including:

- Local naming

- Directory naming

- Oracle Names

Other naming methods, including host naming and external naming require other configuration not covered by Net8 Assistant.

| See Also: Chapter 6, Configuring Naming Methods, in the Net8 Administrator's Guide

Listener Configuration on the Server

Configure the listener to receive client connections. The listener should be configured with:

- One or more listening protocol addresses

- Service information about the destination service

Protocol addresses are configured in the listener configuration file, listener.ora. Service information may or may not be configured in the listener.ora file:

- An Oracle8i database automatically registers certain information with the listener, such as its service name(s), instance name(s), service handlers, and load information. This feature, called service registration, does not require configuration in the listener.ora file.

- Other services, including an Oracle7 or Oracle8 database and the Oracle Enterprise Manager management tools, require service configuration in the listener.ora file.

| See Also: Directory Naming Overview for an overview of directory naming Local Naming Configuration Overview for an overview of local naming Oracle Names Overview for an overview of Oracle Names Prioritize Naming Methods to configure select naming methods
Listener Overview for an overview of the listener