7.1.2 Using Oracle Net Manager to Configure Oracle Net Services

Oracle Net Manager enables you to configure Oracle Net Services for an Oracle home on a local client or server host.

You can use Oracle Net Manager to configure the following network components:

  • Listeners: Create and configure listeners to receive client connections.

  • Naming: Define connect identifiers and map them to connect descriptors to identify the network location and identification of a service. Oracle Net Manager supports configuration of connect descriptors in local tnsnames.ora files or a centralized directory service.

  • Naming methods: Configure the ways connect identifiers are resolved to connect descriptors.

  • Profiles: Configure preferences for enabling and configuring Oracle Net features on the client or server.

This section introduces the features of Oracle Net Manager. However, the primary documentation for using Oracle Net Manager is online help.

Parent topic: Using the User Interface Tools

7.1.2.1 Starting Oracle Net Manager

To start Oracle Net Manager, do the following

  • On Linux, run netmgr from the ORACLE_HOME/bin directory.

  • On Microsoft Windows, select Programs from the Start menu, and then select Oracle - HOME_NAME. Next, select Configuration and Migration Tools, and then Net Manager.

Parent topic: Using Oracle Net Manager to Configure Oracle Net Services

7.1.2.2 Navigating Oracle Net Manager

The Oracle Net Manager interface includes a toolbar and menu options, as well as property sheets for configuring network components.

The navigator pane provides a tree view of network objects and the objects they contain, organized in a folder hierarchy. You can expand and collapse the folders to monitor or manage objects such as connect identifiers, listeners, and profiles. Click an object to make changes to it.

The following are the main folders in the navigator pane:

  • Local

    Displays networking elements configured in local configuration files:

    • Net service names in the tnsnames.ora file

    • Listeners in the listener.ora file

    • Profile in the sqlnet.ora file

  • Directory

    Displays connect identifiers configured in a directory server

Parent topic: Using Oracle Net Manager to Configure Oracle Net Services

7.1.2.3 Using Oracle Net Manager Wizards

The Oracle Net Manager wizards provide step-by-step guidance for tasks. The wizards simplify complex tasks by guiding you through the tasks in manageable steps. The wizards are not intended to provide all configuration options. After you have completed a task with a wizard, use the other components of Oracle Net Manager to modify the configuration.

Parent topic: Using Oracle Net Manager to Configure Oracle Net Services

7.1.2.3.1 Using the Net Service Name Wizard

The Net Service Name wizard guides you through creating a basic network service name in a directory server or a tnsnames.ora file.

The following procedure describes how to start the Net Service Name wizard to create network service names:

  1. In the navigator pane, select Directory or Local, and then select Service Naming.

  2. Click the plus sign (+) on the toolbar, or select Create from the Edit menu.

See Also:

Oracle Net Manager online help for detailed information about using the Net Service Name wizard to create a network service name

Parent topic: Using Oracle Net Manager Wizards

7.1.2.3.2 Using the Directory Server Migration Wizard

If a tnsnames.ora file already exists, then its network service names can be exported to a directory server with the Directory Server Migration wizard.

The following procedure describes how to use the Directory Server Migration wizard:

  1. Select Directory from the Command menu.

  2. Select Export Net Service Names from the Oracle Net Manager menu.

See Also:

"Exporting Local Naming Entries to a Directory Naming Server"

Parent topic: Using Oracle Net Manager Wizards