Re: Unwanted SQL Developer inverse connection storming

From: Norman Dunbar <oracle_at_dunbar-it.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:38:32 +0100
Message-ID: <516516F8.5090401_at_dunbar-it.co.uk>



Hey Jeff,

 > Also you should know if you do a 'reconnect' in SQL Developer we do a
> TNSPing first to see if it's even worth bothering to try to make the
> connection.

I'm not sure that *always* helpful. Tnsping, after all, only tells you that the listener is up and running. You still get an "ok" response if the database is fragged (or just shutdown).

Many is the time I've asked a fellow DBA "is the database up?" to be told "I can tnsping it, so it must be". A Paddington Stare from me usually reminds them of the error of their ways! :-)

Just sticking my oar in where it's not needed (again!). ;-)

Cheers,
Norm.

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