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RE: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server

From: Mohan, Ross <MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 08:45:11 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.003029F4.20010514083102@fatcity.com>

thanks....making a list...checking it twice....

|| -----Original Message-----
|| From: Hillman, Alex [mailto:Alex.Hillman_at_usmint.treas.gov]
|| Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 10:55 AM
|| To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
|| Subject: RE: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server
||
||
|| I beleave intelligent agent requires tnsnames.ora also.
||
|| Alex Hillman
||
|| -----Original Message-----
|| Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 1:47 AM
|| To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
||
||
|| On Sunday 13 May 2001 18:51, Mohan, Ross wrote:
|| > Sounds like client-based Forms would be OK with ONS, then.
|| >
|| > Or, izzit?
||
|| Forms 5 wouldn't work on Solaris with ONS.
||
|| I'm not sure about forms 6 or 6i.
||
|| MetaBlink is stuck right now or I'd try and verify this
|| through support.
||
|| Jared
||
||
|| >
|| > - ross
|| > ( i won't FedEx you a burger, but write yerself a raincheck)
|| >
|| > || -----Original Message-----
|| > || From: Jared Still [mailto:jkstill_at_cybcon.com]
|| > || Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 11:50 PM
|| > || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
|| > || Subject: Re: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server
|| > ||
|| > ||
|| > ||
|| > || Ross,
|| > ||
|| > || What I was referring to was using Oracle Forms directly on
|| > || Unix, *not* through iAS. iAS takes care of that stuff for
|| > || you.
|| > ||
|| > || Lesse, I tried using forms 5.x on Solaris a couple of years
|| > || ago, and much to my dismay found that tnsnames.ora was
|| > || *required* in order to connect to a database. This was
|| > || on a box that worked just fine with ORANAMES when
|| > || connecting via sqlplus or Perl.
|| > ||
|| > || Reports had the same problem.
|| > ||
|| > || I was troubleshooting some forms of the 6i variety on Solaris
|| > || a few months ago, and since I still had the tnsnames.ora setup
|| > || on that box from the previous go round with forms, I honestly
|| > || don't know if Forms 6i required it or not.
|| > ||
|| > || The trouble shooting was in native forms mode on Solaris 2.6,
|| > || though the forms were moved to another box and run in iAS,
|| > || which functioned just fine with ORANAMES.
|| > ||
|| > || I don't have ORANAMES setup here at home or I would try
|| > || and test this here.
|| > ||
|| > || Jared
|| > ||
|| > || On Friday 11 May 2001 10:45, Mohan, Ross wrote:
|| > || > Jared,
|| > || >
|| > || > You may have just earned yourself a dinner. (And I
|| > || > promise you will not receive it the way you did my
|| > || > $0.02 recently ;-)
|| > || >
|| > || > Can you tell me more...alot more would be grand...about
|| > || > how Forms needs tnsnames?
|| > || >
|| > || > *thanks*
|| > || >
|| > || > Ross
|| > || >
|| > || > || -----Original Message-----
|| > || > || From: Jared Still [mailto:jkstill_at_cybcon.com]
|| > || > || Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 1:43 PM
|| > || > || To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com; Mohan, Ross
|| > || > || Subject: Re: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server
|| > || > ||
|| > || > ||
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || Somewhat of a pain to setup for the first time, for sure.
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || But after you get it implemented, you will never want to
|| > || > || go back.
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || One caveat: There is a fair amount of software around
|| > || > || that *requires* tnsnames.ora or it won't work. Oracle
|| > || > || Forms on unix comes to mind. Yes, Oracle's own software
|| > || > || does not fully utilize names.
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || This is a minor problem when compared to the
|| benefits though.
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || Jared
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || On Friday 11 May 2001 10:50, Mohan, Ross wrote:
|| > || > || > if the "tedious"ness exceeds your perception of the
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || difficulty, do Names.
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || > if not, not.
|| > || > || >
|| > || > || > In my very limited experience, a truly robust,
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || well-managed Names service
|| > || > ||
|| > || > || > is great, but takes some work to set up, test,
|| and document.
|| > || > || >
|| > || > || > YMMV
|| > || > || >
|| > || > || > || -----Original Message-----
|| > || > || > || From: Johnson Poovathummoottil
|| [mailto:joni_65_at_yahoo.com]
|| > || > || > || Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 12:15 PM
|| > || > || > || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
|| > || > || > || Subject: When to go for ORACLE NAMES Server
|| > || > || > ||
|| > || > || > ||
|| > || > || > || There is another thread going on about no database on
|| > || > || > || a single server, I have another question to ask.
|| > || > || > ||
|| > || > || > || We have nearly 30 databases across Sun and Win 2000
|| > || > || > || Platforms. We are finding it tedious to keep track of
|| > || > || > || tnsnames.ora. While looking out for a solution we hit
|| > || > || > || at ORACLE Names server. I hear it is going to give way
|| > || > || > || to ORACLE Internet directory. But after reading a
|| > || > || > || little I think using either would be too much of a
|| > || > || > || kill for the problem.
|| > || > || > ||
|| > || > || > || Any opinions?
|| > || > || > ||
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