Specify Preferred Oracle Names Servers

If you are using Oracle Names as a naming method, you can specify the name and address of preferred Oracle Names servers to take precedence over any other available Oracle Names server addresses. Net8 will route connect requests to each preferred Oracle Names Server until a response is received.

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Note: This is an alternative to using the Discover Oracle Names Servers option, a newer feature that creates a list of Oracle Names servers based on what is available throughout the network, and ranks them in the order of fastest response time. Preferred Oracle Names servers override any other Oracle Names servers found in the discovery process. Once you have initially discovered an Oracle Names Server and generated an Oracle Names server list file, you may want to delete preferred Oracle Names Servers.

To specify a preferred Oracle Names server:

  1. In the navigator pane, expand Net8 Configuration > Local > Profile

  2. From the list in the right pane, select Preferred Names Servers.

  3. Click New. A Preferred Names Server tab appears.

  4. Select a protocol and enter the appropriate protocol parameter information for the selected protocol.

  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each additional protocol address. The first address in the list will be contacted first.

  6. Choose File > Save Network Configuration.