Oracle Net8 Configuration and Troubleshooting

By Jonathan Gennick, Hugo Toledo

DAEMON.TRACE_DIRECTORY parameter 

DAEMON.TRACE_LEVEL parameter 

DAEMON.TRACE_MASK parameter 

database initialization file changes 

database server settings 

database service names , creating access rules 

databases (region) 

DB_DOMAIN parameter, verifying database is open 

dbora file, starting and stopping the listener 

dbstart script, starting a listener at boot time 

dc property, creating administrative contexts 

DCE (Distributed Computing Environment) 

dead connections, detecting 

dedicated servers 

    forcing connections 

    multi-threaded server connections, implementing 

    network address translation and 

    prespawned processes 

default administrative contexts 

    OracleContext entry, creating 

    using LDAP directories 

default domains 

    effects of 

    NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN parameter and 

    verifying name resolution 

default listener.ora files 

default port numbers  

DEFAULT_ADMIN_CONTEXT parameter

    choosing a default administrative context  2nd 

    testing net service names 

DELAY parameter

    connecting to backup instance 

DELEGATE_DOMAIN command, delegating domains to regions  

DELETE statement, handling by TAF 

description lists 

DESCRIPTION parameter 

    external procedure call, supporting 

    forcing addresses with MTS_DISPATCHERS 

    IPC connections and 

    Named Pipes Connections and 

DESCRIPTION_LIST parameter 

    failover with multiple descriptions and 

    in listener address entries 

destination nodes, creating access rules 

Developer 2000, connecting to Personal Oracle 

Dial-up Networking (Windows), connecting 

directory hierarchies 

Directory Manager 

directory naming methods  

    choosing names 

    choosing types of 

DIRECTORY_SERVER_TYPE parameter

    configuring LDAP directory 

    identifying LDAP servers 

DIRECTORY_SERVERS parameter, addressing an LDAP server 

DISABLE_OOB parameter 

DISCONNECT value, in STATUS column of V$DISPATCHER view 

Discover Oracle Names servers, using discovery with Net8 Assistant 

discovery process 

DISPATCHER value, in QUEUE column in a dynamic performance view 

dispatchers 

    changing the number of 

    database initialization file changes and 

    implementing MTS 

    MTS_DISPATCHERS and 

    needed amount of 

    users and 

    V$DISPATCHER view, using 

distinguished names 

    LDAP directory and 

Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) 

dl.rdbms.omd (QUERY type code) 

dlcr.rdbms.omd (QUERY type code) 

DLL (dynamic link library) files, installing Net8 under Windows 

DNS (Domain Name Service)  2nd  3rd 

    administrative context, creating 

domains 

    choosing default 

    configuring clients  

    delegating to regions 

dot (.), in net service names 

DST attribute, creating access control rules 

DUMP_TNSNAMES command

    defining net service names 

    problems with 

dynamic link library (DLL) files, installing Net8 under Windows 

dynamic performance views