Index

BIN directory, D-7

Biometic (Identix) Authentication Adapter

centralized management, network configuration, 4-2

Centralized Naming, 6-6

Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs)

description, 7-5

client

client address caching, starting, 5-19

client administration tasks, 5-15

client cache service, E-2

enabling, 5-19

Oracle Names DDO environment, 5-19

client connections, 1-4

establishing, 6-2

client parameters, B-17

CMAN.ORA configuration file, 3-4, 4-31

CMAN_RULES parameter, B-28

CMCTL80 program, starting Connection Manager from command line, 5-7, 5-8

coexistence

configuration changes to enable, F-7

SQL*Net V2 and Net8, F-5

SQL*Net Version 2 and Net8, F-5

coexistence, SQL*Net V2 and Net8, F-6

coexistence, SQL*Net Version 2 and Net8, F-7

communication protocols, peer-to-peer, 2-10

configuration, 4-1-5-18

testing on the server, 5-9

configuration file

TNSNAMES.ORA, B-2, B-26

configuration parameter

ARGS, B-7

ARGV0, B-7

AUTOMATIC_IPC, C-7

CMAN_RULES, B-28

CONNECT_TIMEOUT_LISTENER, C-13

DB_DOMAIN, B-5

GLOBAL_DBNAME, 4-26, B-24

HOST, B-6

LLU, B-7

LOCAL, A-5

LOG_DIRECTORY_CLIENT, B-15, C-10

LOG_FILE, B-22

LOG_FILE_CLIENT, B-15

LU_NAME, B-7

MDN, B-7

MODE, B-7

NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN, B-17, C-3

NAMES.DEFAULT_ZONE, C-3

NAMES.PREFERRED_SERVICES, B-17

PARTNER_LU_LOCAL_ALIAS, B-8

PARTNER_LU_NAME, B-7

PASSWORD, B-22

PIPE, B-7

PLU, B-7

PLU_LA, B-8

PORT, B-6

REMOTE, A-6

RENAME GLOBAL_NAME, B-5

SERVER, B-7

SERVICE, B-7

SID, B-6

SOURCE_ROUTE, B-30

SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES, C-13

SQLNET.AUTHENTICATIONS_SERVICE, 6-7, 6-10

SQLNET.CRYPTO_SEED, C-13

SQLNET.EXPIRE_TIME, B-14, C-13

STARTUP_WAITTIME, B-22

TIMEOUT, B-21

TNSPING.TRACE_DIRECTORY, B-16

TNSPING.TRACE_LEVEL, B-16

TP_NAME, B-8

TPN, B-8

TRACE_DIRECTORY, B-22

TRACE_DIRECTORY_CLIENT, B-15, C-10

TRACE_FILE, B-22

TRACE_FILE_CLIENT, B-15

TRACE_LEVEL, B-22

TRACE_LEVEL_CLIENT, B-15, C-2, C-10

USE_ASYNC_CALL, B-27

USE_PLUG_AND_PLAY, 4-26, B-24

configuring

listener addresses, B-6

Oracle Names, 4-16

Oracle Security Server, 5-19

the network, 4-1-5-18

with Oracle Names, 4-2

without Oracle Names, 4-2

configuring networking files

for Oracle Protocol Adapters, B-6

connect descriptor

identified by service names, B-5

specifying, B-3

use of, B-3

CONNECT_DATA

definition of, B-4, B-30

example of, B-4

keyword, B-3

syntax, B-4

use of, B-4

CONNECT_DATA, Connection Manager, B-28

CONNECT_TIMEOUT_LISTENER parameter, C-13

connecting

to a database, 6-1-??

to multiple databases, B-19

with NDS Native Naming Adapter, 7-13

connecting to a database, ??-6-11

Connection Manager, B-28

access control (firewall), 4-31

CMAN.ORA, 4-31

installation described, 3-4

port number, E-3

Post Installation Tasks, 3-4

service, E-2

starting, 5-7, 5-8

Connection Manager, supported environment, 3-4

connection pooling

enabling, 2-4

connection pooling, enabling, 5-14

connectivity

client request, 1-4

Control Panel

adding a variable, A-7

Conventions

typographical, xiii

CORE40 directory, D-7

creating

multiple database connections, B-19

CyberSAFE Authentication Adapter

Windows NT and Windows 95, 7-9

database alias

database connections, 6-1-6-11

deleting, 4-12

modifying, 4-10, 4-13

Oracle service connections, 5-17

specifying the destination address for TCP/IP, 5-15

using PING, 5-16

DB_DOMAIN parameter, B-5

DBMS

Oracle7, Glossary-2

DBS directory, D-7

DCE, 7-7

DCE CDS Naming Adapter, 7-7

DCE Communication/Security Adapter, 7-7

DCE Integration

description, 7-6

dead connection detection, B-14

supported vendors, 2-13

DDO, 4-16, B-24

DDO, when to use, 4-16

characteristics, B-14

default domains, B-17

destination address for TCP/IP specification, 5-15

Digital Certificates

description, 7-4

Digital Signatures

description, 7-4

directory structure, D-7

for Windows 95, D-7

for Windows NT, D-7

ORACLE_HOME, D-7

dispatcher server processes, multi-threaded server (MTS), 1-5

distributed database

Domain Name Server (DNS), register well-known names server, 4-18

DNS, 5-15

described, 5-15

Domain Name Service

described, 5-15

domain user accounts, qualification in Windows NT, 6-7

dynamic discover option, DDO, B-24

Dynamic Discovery Option, B-24

features of, 2-14

Dynamic Discovery Option (DDO), 2-14, 4-16

dynamic server registration, DDO, 4-16

dynamic service registration, DDO, 2-14

editing

Windows NT registry, A-2, A-6

error messages

resolving, C-1-C-14

external authentication, 7-7

External Naming, 6-6

Features with Version 8.0, new, 2-2

file

HOSTS, 5-15

firewall support

See access control., 2-6

global dbname, LISTENER.ORA, 6-3

GLOBAL_DBNAME

host naming, 6-5

GLOBAL_DBNAME parameter, 4-26, B-24

GLOBAL_DBNAME parameter, in the LISTENER.ORA file, B-18

host

reasons why a host is inaccessible, 5-17

host naming, 6-5

HOST parameter, B-6

HOSTS file, 5-15

INITSID.ORA configuration file

connection pooling, 5-14

enabling connection pooling, 2-4

listener load balancing configuration, 2-5

installation

directory structure, D-7

Net8, D-6

Oracle Names, D-6

Oracle Protocol Adapters, D-5

installation of Connection Manager, described, 3-4

installation of Net8 client, described, 3-2

installation of Oracle Names, described, 3-4

installation of the Net8 server, described, 3-3

installation verification

Oracle Names, D-6

Oracle Protocol Adapters, D-5

overview, D-3

interprocess communication paramter, IPC, B-17

IP address

IP addresses

IPC addresses

Kerberos Authentication Adapter

Windows NT and Windows 95, 7-8

KEY, IPC connection, F-7

keyword

CONNECT_DATA, B-4

keywords

specifying for Oracle Protocol Adapters, B-6

listener

ADDRESS, B-3

default alias, B-19

starting from command line, 7-12

describing databases, B-21

stopping, 5-6

stopping from command line, 5-6

use of multiple listeners, B-5

listener address, B-20

Bequeath Protocol Adapter address, B-12

Named Pipes Protocol Adapter address, B-11

SPX Protocol Adapter address, B-10

TCP/IP Protocol Adapter address, B-9

listener address configuration, B-6

listener load balancing, described, 2-5

listener service name, default, 5-5, 5-6

listener, changes, F-7

listener, service, E-2

listener, starting, 3-3

LISTENER.ORA

global dbname, 6-3

LISTENER.ORA file

Connection Manager, B-28

listener address, B-20

listener name definition, B-19

overview of, B-18

LISTENER.ORA file, Oracle Names DDO enabled, 4-16

LISTENER.ORA, adding SIDs, 3-3

LLU parameter, B-7

LLU_NAME parameter, B-7

Local naming, 6-6

TNSNAMES.ORA file, 6-6

LOCAL parameter, A-5

LOCAL_LU parameter, B-7

LOCAL_LU_NAME parameter, B-7

log and trace file names, limitations, B-16

LOG_DIRECTORY parameter, B-22

LOG_DIRECTORY_CLIENT, B-15

LOG_DIRECTORY_CLIENT parameter, B-15, C-10

LOG_FILE parameter, B-22

LOG_FILE_CLIENT, B-15

LOG_FILE_CLIENT parameter, B-15

loopback test

loopback test, testing network configuration, 5-9

LSNRCTL utility, 5-6

starting from command line, C-3

starting from the Control Panel, 5-3, 5-5

starting listener from command line, 5-5

LU_NAME parameter, B-7

LU6.2 protocol

supporting networks, 2-10

supporting topologies, 2-10

LU6.2 Protocol Adapter

description, 2-10

MTS, listener load balancing, 2-5

MDN parameter, B-7

MODE parameter, B-7

MSHELP directory, D-7

multiplexing

enabling, 4-31

Multi-Protocol Interchange (MPI), 3-4

Multi-Threaded Server

enabling multiplexing, 4-31

multi-threaded server, 1-5

multi-threaded support, B-27

Named Pipes Protocol Adapter

address specification, B-11

description, 2-9

configuration files, 4-16

Names Server

centralized naming, 6-6

Names Server Repository, 4-24

Names Server, well-known, 2-14

NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN parameter, B-17, C-3

NAMES.DEFAULT_ZONE parameter, C-3

NAMES.PREFERRED_SERVICES parameter, B-17

NAMES_DIRECTORY_PATH paramter, dynamic discovery option, B-24

NAMESCTL program, starting Oracle Names from command line, 5-3

NAMESCTL utility

stopping from the Control Panel, 5-4, 5-6

naming method

centralized naming (Oracle Names), 6-6

External Naming, 6-6

using Net8 Assistant, 6-5

naming methods

host naming, 6-5

local naming, 6-6

NDS Authentication Adapter, 6-10

capabilities of, 6-10

overview, 2-12

procedures for using, 6-10

using, 6-10

NDS Authentication Adapter for Windows Clients

NDS Authentication Adapter, naming method, 6-6

NDS Native Naming Adapter

description, 2-12

establishing connections with, 7-13

supported platforms, 2-13

Net3

post installation tasks, 3-2

NET30 directory, D-7

Net8, 1-4

Net8 and SQL*Net, 1-2

Net8 Client Installation

described, 3-2

Net8 client installation

Net8 installation, files installed, D-6

Net8 listener

port number, E-3

Net8 Server Post Installation Tasks, 3-3

Net8, coexistence with SQL*Net V2, F-5, F-6

Net8, coexistence with SQL*Net Version 2, F-5, F-7

Net8, configuration changes to enable coexistence with SQL*Net Version 2, F-7

Net8, post installation tasks for the client, 3-2

Net8, service names, differences between SQL*Net V2.x and Net8, F-6

network

configuration testing, 5-9

topologies supporting LU6.2 protocol, 2-10

network configuration, 4-2

centralized management, 4-2

Network Configuration Wizard

deleting a protocol address, 4-11

deleting a service name, 4-12

modifying a database alias, 4-10, 4-13

network listener

network protocols

described, 1-4

Network Security

description, 7-3

Network Security and Single Sign-On

network, planning considerations, 1-5

Windows NT

Network Security and Single Sign-On

Windows 95, 7-8

networking process, described, 1-2

networking, concept described, 1-2

networking, server side process, 1-4

NLSRTL33 directory, D-7

ntication, 2-12

ONAMES, dynamic discovery option, B-24

Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model, 2-10

ORA-12154, C-2, C-3

ORA-12203, 5-17, C-3, C-13

ORA-12535, 5-17, C-13

Oracle configurations

modifying, A-1-A-8, D-1-??, E-1-??, F-1-??

Oracle Enterprise Manager

GRANT USER command, 6-9

Oracle Enterprise Manager, port number, E-3

Oracle home directory

for Windows 95, xii

Oracle Named Pipes Protocol Adapter

Dynamic Discovery Option, B-24

installation verification, D-6

port number, E-3

starting, 5-3

stopping, 5-4

Oracle Names Post Installation Tasks, 3-4

Oracle Names Server, B-17

Oracle Names, Dynamic Discover Option, described, 2-14

Oracle Names, SDNS.ORA file, 4-26

Oracle Names, service, E-2

Oracle Names, supported protocols, 4-18

Oracle Namest files

verifying installation of, D-6

Oracle Net8 Assistant

specifying naming method, 6-5

Oracle Net8 Assistant, using to specify naming, 3-3

Oracle Net8 Assistant, with DDO, 4-16

Oracle Net8 Easy Config, modifying service names and addresses, 4-9

Oracle Network Manager, F-3

Bequeath Protocol Adapter, 2-8

Oracle Network Products

BIN directory, D-7

Biometic (Identix) Authentication Adapter, 2-8

CORE40 directory, D-7

CyberSAFE Authentication Adapter, 2-8

DBS directory, D-7

DCE Integration, 2-8, 2-13

described, 2-1-2-12

directory structure, D-7

introducing, 1-1-??

JAVA directory, D-7

Kerberos Authentication Adapter, 2-8

LU6.2 Protocol Adapter, 2-8

MSHELP directory, D-7

Named Pipes Protocol Adapter, 2-8

NDS Authentication Adapter, 2-8

NDS Native Naming Adapter, 2-13

NET30 directory, D-7

Network Security and Single Sign-On, 2-8

NLSRTL33 directory, D-7

Oracle Names, 2-8

Oracle Protocol Adapters, 2-13

ORAINST directory, D-7

OTRACE80 directory, D-7

overview, 1-1-??

PLSQL30 directory, D-7

PRO19 directory, D-7

RDBMS80 directory, D-7

SecurID Authentication Adapter, 2-8

SPX Protocol Adapter, 2-8

SQL*Net, 2-8

verifying installation, D-3

Oracle Protocol Adapter files

verifying installation of, D-5

Oracle Protocol Adapters

installation verification, D-5

described, 1-3

installed files, D-5

overview, 1-3

overview of each, 2-13

supported, 1-4

Oracle Security Server

overview, 2-6

Oracle Security Server, client configuration, 5-19

Oracle service connections

verifying, 5-17

Oracle SID, B-4, B-30

use of, B-3

Oracle SPX Protocol Adapter

addresses for, B-10

Oracle TCP/IP Protocol Adapter

addresses for, B-9

ORACLE_HOME directory structure, D-7

Oracle8 database

Oracle8 DBMS

Oracle8 Server

OracleClientCache80, client address caching service, starting, 5-19

OracleCMAdminService80 service, starting Connection Manager from Control Panel, 5-7, 5-8

OracleCMANService80, Connection Manager service, 5-7, 5-8

OracleNames80 service, starting Oracle Names from Control Panel, 5-3

OracleNames80 service, stopping Oracle Names from Control Panel, 5-4

OracleTNSListener service, 5-6

OracleTNSListener30 service, 5-5

OracleTNSListener80 service, starting listener from Control Panel, 5-5

OracleTNSListener80, default listener service name, 5-5, 5-6

ORAINST directory, D-7

OSI model, 1-2

OTRACE80 directory, D-7

overview

of LISTENER.ORA file, B-18

of TNSNAMES.ORA file, B-2, B-13, B-26

SQLNET.ORA file, B-13

PARTNER_LU_LOCAL_ALIAS parameter, B-8

PARTNER_LU_NAME parameter, B-7

PASSWORD parameter, B-22

peer-to-peer communication

protocols, 2-10

PING

reasons why a host is inaccessible, 5-17

testing TCP/IP, 5-16

PING, testing the network configuration, 5-16

PIPE parameter, B-7

PLSQL30 directory, D-7

PLU parameter, B-7

PLU_LA parameter, B-8

POOL_SIZE parameter, B-21

port numbers, E-3

PORT parameter, B-6

post installation task, Connection Manager, 3-4

post installation task, naming configurations, 3-2

post installation task, Net8 Client, 3-2

post installation task, Net8 Server, 3-3

post installation task, Oracle Names, 3-4

post installation task, Verifying Installation and Setup, 3-2

post installation tasks, 3-1-??

preface

Send Us Your Comments, ix

PRESPAWN_MAX parameter, B-21

Prespawned Dedicated Server Processes, B-21

PRO19 directory, D-7

procedures

for using the NDS Authentication Adapter for Windows Clients, 6-10

PROGRAM parameter, B-7

protocol adapters

overview, 2-12, 2-13, 7-6

PROTOCOL parameter, B-6, B-21

protocols, supported with Oracle Names, 4-18

Public Key Cryptography, 7-3

description, 7-3

RDBMS80 directory, D-7

REGEDIT

use of, A-2

REGEDT

use of, A-6

Registry, A-6

editing for Windows NT, A-2, A-6

modifying, A-1-A-8, D-1-??, E-1-??, F-1-??

Windows NT/Windows 95, A-2

REMOTE parameter, A-6

RENAME GLOBAL_NAME parameter, B-5

REORDER_NS command, NAMESCTL80.EXE Names Control utility, 3-3

REORDER_NS command, Oracle Names, 3-4

replication of service definitions, DDO, 2-14

SDCONF.REC file

SecurID Authentication Adapter, 7-8

SDNS.ORA file, Oracle Names, 4-26

SecurID Authentication Adapter

configuring, 7-8

Windows NT and Windows 95, 7-8

Windows 3.1x, 7-13

SecurID Authentication Adapter for Windows NT/95

using, 7-8

server

reasons why a host is inaccessible, 5-17

SERVER parameter, B-7

service

OracleNames80, starting Oracle Names from Control Panel, 5-3, 5-4

OracleTNSListener80, starting from command line, 5-5

service name

more than one for an SID, B-5

deleting, 4-12

relation to global database name, B-5

requirements, B-5

selecting, B-5

service names, differences between SQL*Net V2.x and Net8, F-6

service names, modifying, 4-9

SERVICE parameter, B-7

service_name, LISTENER.ORA file, 6-3

services

OracleCMAdminService80, starting Connection Manager from Control Panel, 5-7, 5-8

services, how to start and stop, E-2

services, listed, E-2

Shared server processes, multi-threaded server (MTS), 1-5

SID, B-3, B-4, B-30

as part of CONNECT_DATA, B-4

SID, LISTENER.ORA file, 3-3

SID_DESC keyword

use of, 4-26, B-21, B-24, B-25

single login

for accessing servers and databases, 6-6

Single Sign-On

description, 7-5

SNA, 2-10

SOURCE_ROUTE parameter, B-30

Special terms, Glossary-1

SPX Protocol Adapter

address specification, B-10

description, 2-9

SQL (Structured Query Language)

SQL*Net

SQL*Net Easy Configuration, 2-2, F-3

SQL*Net and Net8, 1-2

SQL*Net V2, coexistence with Net8, F-5, F-6

SQL*Net V2.x, service names, differences between SQL*Net V2.x and Net8, F-6

SQL*Net Version 2, coexistence with Net8, F-5, F-7

SQL*Net Version 2, configuration changes to enable coexistence with Net8, F-7

SQLNET, 6-7, 6-10

SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES parameter, C-13

SQLNET.AUTHENTICATIONS_SERVICE parameter, 6-7, 6-10

SQLNET.CRYPTO_SEED parameter, C-13

SQLNET.EXPIRE_TIME parameter, B-14, C-13

SQLNET.ORA

Oracle Names, 4-16

Windows NT Authentication Adapter, 6-7

SQLNET.ORA configuration file, described, 4-3

SQLNET.ORA file

client parameters, B-17

contents of, B-13

dead connection detection, B-14

default domains, B-17

overview, B-13

STARTUP_WAITTIME parameter, B-22

SVRMGR30, Server Manager, 6-3

System Network Architecture (SNA), 2-10

TCP/IP Protocol Adapter

address specification, B-9

description, 2-9

TCP/IP transport, 5-15

Terminology, Glossary-1

testing

using PING, 5-16

testing the configuration on the server, 5-9

Time to Live or TTL, 2-5, 2-14

TIMEOUT parameter, B-21

TNS

TNS community

TNS connection

TNS_ADMIN, registry variable, F-8

TNS-based application