Specify Naming Methods

Clients use a simple name, called a connect identifier, in their connect strings. A connect identifier can be net service name or the actual name of the service. For example, sales is the connect identifier in the following connect string:

CONNECT scott/tiger@sales

During a connection request, the client contacts a naming method to resolve sales to a connect descriptor, which contains the network location and identification of the service. The client request then forwards the request to the listener address specified in the connect descriptor.

The client must be configured with the naming methods to use in order to look up connect identifiers. This information is stored in the sqlnet.ora file.

See Also:

Net8 Connectivity Overview

You can specify the following naming methods:

To specify the naming methods to use:

  1. Click Naming Methods configuration in the Welcome page, then click Next. The Naming Methods Configuration, Select Naming Methods page appears.
  2. Select naming methods from the Available Naming Methods list and click the right-arrow button. The selected method moves to the Selected Naming Methods list.
  3. Order the naming methods according to which method you want Net8 to try first when resolving connect identifiers. Select the naming method in the Selected Naming Methods list, and click the up- and down-arrow buttons to move the selection up or down in the list.
  4. Click Next. Based on your choice of naming method(s), you may be asked for additional naming method configuration information. When configuration is complete, the Naming Methods Configuration, Done page appears.
  5. Click Next to acknowledge the Naming Methods configuration complete! message.