Re: WINODS NT SERVER Oracle - roblem starting oracle from Microsoft Terminal Server Remote Deskto

Hi Paul

This changed a bit with (I think) 9.2

<quote>
Windows Terminal Servers
Oracle supports Terminal Services on Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, and Windows 2000 Datacenter.

The following products and features are not supported on Windows Terminal Servers or Windows XP Remote Desktop:

  a.. Installation of Oracle9i server components from a remote Terminal Services Client onto a Windows 2000 server that is running Terminal Server Service or a Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server is unsupported. If you attempt to install Oracle9i in this manner, many database configuration tools hang. Examples includes Oracle Database Upgrade Assistant, Database Configuration Assistant, Oracle Internet Directory Configuration Assistant, and Oracle Workflow Configuration Assistant. Start all configuration tools from the Terminal Server console and not from the Terminal Services Client.

  b.. Connection Manager

  c.. Oracle Fail Safe

  d.. Oracle HTTP Server

  e.. Oracle Migration Workbench

  f.. Oracle Names

  g.. Oracle Object Link Manager

  h.. Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server

  i.. Server Management (SRVM)
</quote>
In particular the unix style

set oracle_sid=sid
sqlplus system/manager

works fine with 9.2 and using a terminal services console. lsnrctl works as well.

so there are some restrictions, in particular TS needs to be in remote administration mode and not application server mode (as far as I understand it).

-- 
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
"Paul Drake" <drak0nian_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> premmehrotra_at_hotmail.com (Prem K Mehrotra) wrote in message

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> > I have Oracle database running on a Windows NT server. I am accessing

> > the server using Remote Desktop ( A Microsoft Terminal Service

> > Client). Somone told me that there are limitations in remote desktop,

> > i.e.,

> > one cannot start Oracle. I want to know why as well as the

> > workarounds.

> >

> > Instead of running everything from the WINDOWS NT server console

> > wjhich is painful, what are the workraounds. Do same problem exist

> > with pcAnywhere, VNC desktop, Citrix client.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Prem

>

> bequeath connections are not supported on WinNT 4.0, W2K.

> bequeath connections are supported on w2k3.

>

> you do not want to run Citrix Metaframe on the same server as Oracle.

> feel free to do so, though. you are best off to check the Product

> Certification matrix on metalink, to determine what version of Oracle

> is supported on what OS.

>

> PC Anywhere, Timbuktu Pro, NetOp, WinVNC all support bequeath

> connections, so lsnrctl, svrmgrl, namesctl all work, as does sqlplus

> when not connecting thru a listener.

>

> this has to be on an FAQ somewhere.

>

> Citrix has its place, and its on a (pseudo) app server, with only the

> Oracle client installed.

>

> Pd