Chapter 4: Configuring the Network Environment

Purpose
This chapter helps you to configure and manage your network environment so that users can access your database.

Time to Complete
Approximately 1 hour

Topics
This tutorial covers the following topics:
Prerequisites
Using the Enterprise Manager Net Services Administration Page
Starting and Stopping the Listener Using the Listener Control Utility
Configuring Local Naming for Connecting to Other Databases
Summary

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Prerequisites
Before you perform this tutorial, you should:
1.
Complete Chapter 2: Installing Oracle and Building the Database OBE
2.
Complete Chapter 3: Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Manager OBE
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Using the Enterprise Manager Net Services Administration Page

The Net Services Administration page can be used to manage Oracle Net services.
Follow the steps below to access the Net Services Administration page:
1.
Log in to Enterprise Manager Database Console by opening your browser and specifying the SYS username and
password.
Click Login.

2.
Click the Listener link in the General section of the Database Home page.

3.
The Listener Home page is displayed. Click Net Services Administration in the Related Links section at the bottom
of the page.

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The Net Services Administration page is displayed. This page provides a means of administering listeners, directory
naming, local naming, and specifying the file location.

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Starting and Stopping the Listener Using the Listener Control Utility
In this section you learn how to start and stop the listener using the listener control utility. These steps are applicable
when you cannot access Enterprise Manager Database Control to start or stop your listener.
Perform the steps listed below to check the status of the listener, to stop the listener, and to start the listener using the
listener control utility:
1.
Log on to the operating system as the oracle user. You can check the status of the listener by issuing the following
command, where listener is the name of your listener:

lsnrctl status listener

2.
If your listener is started, issue the following command to stop the listener:
lsnrctl stop listener

If your listener is already stopped, proceed to step 3.

3.
Issue the following command to start the listener:

lsnrctl start listener

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Configuring Local Naming for Connecting to Other Databases

In this section you configure local naming to connect to another database. You can configure local naming using Net
Manager on a client PC or using Enterprise Manager as described in the following sections:

A Configuring Local Naming Using Net Manager

B. Configuring Local Naming Using Enterprise Manager
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Configuring Local Naming Using Net Manager

You must configure a client machine so it can connect to an Oracle database. You must first install Oracle Database
client software, which includes Oracle Net software. Once you have installed Oracle Net, you can use Oracle Net
Manager to configure a net service name using the local naming method as follows:
1. On UNIX or Linux, invoke Oracle Net Manager by entering netmgr at the command line.

The Welcome window appears.

2.
Expand Local and select Service Naming.

3.
Click Edit > Create or click the (plus) + on the left hand side of the page.

4.
The Net Service Welcome window appears. Enter a net service name. Click Next.

5.
Select the protocol to use to connect to your database. You can accept the default TCP/IP (Internet Protocol). The
database listener must be configured to use the same network protocol. Click Next.

6.
Enter the host name of the database machine. Click Next.

7.
Enter the database service name. In addition, select a Connection Type, either Shared or Dedicated. If you are
unsure or would like to use the default database connection type, select Database Default. Click Next.

8.
The last window of the wizard enables you to test the connection using the information you entered. Click Test.

9.
By default, the user named SCOTT is used for the test. If this account is locked as shown in the example, you can
change the default login by clicking Change Login and entering a different username and password. Click Change
Login.

10.
Enter a username and password to test the connection. You can use system and the applicable password. ClickOK.

11.
Click Test.

12.
The wizard tells you if the connection test succeeded or not. Click Close.

13.
Click Finish.

14.
The new service appears under the Service Naming folder. You can view or modify the configuration for the
highlighted service under Service Identification and Address Configuration.

15.
Save your changes and exit out of Oracle Net Manager window by clicking File -> Save Network Configuration and
then File -> Exit.

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Configuring Local Naming Using Enterprise Manager
Perform the steps listed below to configure a net service name using Enterprise Manager as follows:
1.
Click the Listener link in the General section of the Database Home page.

2.
The Listener Home page is displayed. Scroll down to the bottom of the page. Click Net Services Administration in the
Related Links section.

3.
The Net Services Administration page is displayed. Select the appropriate Configuration File Location. SelectLocal
Naming from the Administer list. Click Go.

4.
Enter your host username and password, select Save as Preferred Credential, and click Login.

5.
The Local Naming page is displayed. Click the Create button or select an existing Net Service Name and clickCreate
Like.

6.
The Create Net Service Name General page is displayed. Enter a name in the Net Service Name field. In the
Database Information section, configure service support by entering a destination service and selecting a database
connection type. If the destination service is an Oracle8i or later release database, then select Use Service
Name, and enter a service name in the Service Name field. If the destination service is an Oracle release 8.0
database, then select Use SID, and enter an Oracle System Identifier for an instance in the SID field. Then scroll
down to the bottom of the page. In the Addresses section, configure protocol support. Click Add.
Note: If you are performing this task on the same machine that you configured local naming using Net Manager, be
sure to enter a different name in the Net Service Name field.

7.
The Add Address page is displayed. From the Protocol list, select the protocol upon which the listener is configured
to listen. Enter the Port and Host fields. These must match the listening address. Click OK.

8.
The Create Net Service Name page is displayed again. Click OK. A successful creation message is displayed on the
Local Naming page.

9.
Select the net service name you just created. Click Test Connection.

10.
Enter the appropriate password for the dbsnmp user. Click Test.

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The Test Result page is displayed. Click OK.

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Summary
In this tutorial, you learned how to:
Log into the Net Services Administration application.
Start and stop the listener using the lsnrctl command.
Configure a client machine to connect to an Oracle database using Oracle Net Manager.
Create a Local Naming entry using Enterprise Manager.
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