Database
This section contains information describing how to use the Oracle Net8 Assistant to configure a database as a repository for Oracle Names information. Storing your Names information in a database is recommended to ensure the reliability of information replicated between Names Servers.
Configuring a Database as a Repository for Oracle Names Information
To specify using a database to store information in a region:
- Click on the Region Database checkbox.
- Configure the database listening address by selecting a network protocol in the Protocol pull down menu. You may choose from either tcp, ipc, or spx. Enter any protocol specific parameters.
- Enter a system identifier (SID) or unique name for the database instance.
- Select the type of server process that the database will use in the Server Information pull down menu. You may specify either a Dedicated server process or a Dispatcher or Shared Server process.
- Enter any optional username/passwords in the User and Password fields provided.
- Click on the Optional... button to configure the following optional preferences:
- a. Refresh from Database - enter a time value to specify when to refresh new information from the region database specified.
- b. Retry Interval - enter a time value to specify an amount of time to wait for a response.
- c. Retry Expiration - enter a time value to specify an amount of time to wait before terminating the retry attempt.
- Click OK to apply changes made to optional parameters; Click Cancel to delete changes and restore default settings.
- Select Save Network Configuration from the FILE menu to save your changes.
- Select Revert to Saved Configuration from the FILE menu to delete changes and to restore default settings.
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