service name

An Oracle8i database is identified by a service name. The service name is specified by the SERVICE_NAMES (with an S) parameter in the initialization file. SERVICE_NAMES is typically set to the global database name, a name comprised of the database name (DB_NAME) and domain name (DB_DOMAIN), entered during database creation.

Connect descriptors used by clients to connect to an Oracle8i database should be configured with the SERVICE_NAME (without an S) parameter.

See Also:

Database Identification by Service Name Rather than SID