Re: HELP, OpenVMS, TNS-12545 error

In article <36bcd993.25652386_at_news2.newscene.com>,

   gtran_at_karavela.com writes:

>
>I need a help, want to connect to Oracle server on Alpha/OpenVMS from
>my NT/Oracle8 client. There is a problem with starting listener
>process on OpenVMS side.
>
>Oracle people installed Oracle7 Server Release 7.1.5.2.3 on our
>Alpha/OpenVMS server.
>

   I had a problem similar to this which turned out to be the use of logical names in file specifications ( like your "DISK2:" reference below ). Oracle recommended changing all parameter file entries to contain a physical disk name instead. This fixed the problem.

>TELPAZ$DKA200:[ORACLE7.NETWORK.ADMIN]listener.ora
>Log messages written to DISK2:[ORACLE7.network.log]listener.log
>Trace information written to disk2:[oracle7.network.trace]listener.trc

>trace_directory_listener = disk2:[oracle7.network.trace]
>(program='disk2:[oracle7.network.admin]orasrv_netv2.com')
> (timeout = 0)

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