How to set up 2 instance listener?

From: Mirwais Qader <mqader_at_facstaff.wisc.edu>
Date: 1996/09/01
Message-ID: <50cjei$2eik_at_news.doit.wisc.edu>#1/1


I am in the process of running 2 instances on our HP9000 UNIX 9.04 running Oracle 7.2.2.4 server. I would like to be able to connect from any client to EITHER instance. My client configuration files are okay, I just don't know what to do with the server files, especially the listener.ora file. [This is an experiment]

The files are as follows:

/etc/services:

listener   1521/tcp		# listener port
listener2  1522/tcp		# additional port

##################

# Filename: SQLNET.ORA
##################

TRACE_LEVEL_SERVER = 16

TRACE_DIRECTORY_SERVER = /users/oracle/oraclebase/7.2.2.4/network/trace TRACE_FILE_SERVER = SERVER
LOG_LEVEL_SERVER = 16
LOG_DIRECTORY_SERVER = /users/oracle/oraclebase/7.2.2.4/network/log
LOG_FILE_SERVER = SERVER

TRACE_LEVEL_CLIENT = 16

TRACE_DIRECTORY_CLIENT = /users/oracle/oraclebase/7.2.2.4/network/trace TRACE_FILE_CLIENT = CLIENT
LOG_LEVEL_CLIENT = 16
LOG_DIRECTORY_CLIENT = /users/oracle/oraclebase/7.2.2.4/network/log
LOG_FILE_CLIENT = CLIENT

AUTOMATIC_IPC = OFF

###################
# Filename: TNSNAMES.ORA

# Service: TNSNAMES
###################

db1=
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS =
        (PROTOCOL=TCP)
        (HOST=labux)
        (PORT=1521)
      )

    )
    (CONNECT_DATA =
(SID=db1)

    )
test=
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS =
        (PROTOCOL=TCP)
        (HOST=labux)
        (PORT=1522)
      )

    )
    (CONNECT_DATA =
(SID=test)

    )
  )

This is the file that is confusing me. What should I be adding to allow for the 2 instance situation?

#########
# LISTENER.ORA
# Listener name = LISTENER and LISTENER2
#########

LISTENER =
  (ADDRESS_LIST =
    (ADDRESS =
(PROTOCOL = TCP)
(HOST = labux )
(PORT = 1521)

    )
  )
STOP_LISTENER = YES
STARTUP_WAIT_TIME_LISTENER = 0
CONNECT_TIMEOUT_LISTENER = 0 SID_LIST_LISTENER =
  (SID_LIST =
    (SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = db1 )
(ORACLE_HOME = /users/oracle/oraclebase/product/7.2.2.4)
    )
  )  
TRACE_LEVEL_LISTENER=ADMIN
TRACE_DIRECTORY_LISTENER = /users/oracle/oraclebase/product/7.2.2.4/network/trace
TRACE_FILE_LISTENER = LISTENER

LOG_LEVEL_LISTENER = ADMIN

LOG_DIRECTORY_LISTENER = /users/oracle/oraclebase/product/7.2.2.4/network/log LOG_FILE_LISTENER = LISTENER AUTOMATIC_IPC=OFF Any help would be deeply appreciated! Received on Sun Sep 01 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST

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