Re: Oracle 8 Nameserver vs Tnsnames

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:58:14 +0100
Message-ID: <36A794E6.C3E9A268@sybrandb.demon.nl>

If you need to administer multiple databases in a database network (with possibly links between) and especially if the databases are in different locations, or there are dozens of databases floating around the company (this happened to me once), centralize management and use Oracle Names. If you have a single or only very few databases, use tnsnames. The advantage of Oracle Names is you can do without a tnsnames.ora on the client.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

kshave_at_my-dejanews.com wrote:

> I'm not really that clear about nameserver, but I am knowledgeable about
> tnsnames. Can somebody tell me the differences and why you would use one over
> the other?
>
> -Keith
>
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Received on Thu Jan 21 1999 - 14:58:14 CST