13.6.3 Configuring Oracle Net Services for an Oracle Rdb Database

Oracle Rdb is a database for Digital 64-bit operating systems. Because Oracle Rdb has its own listener, the client interacts with Rdb in the same manner as it does with an Oracle database.

To initiate a connection to an Oracle Rdb, set up a network service name to connect to the Oracle Rdb database using the parameters described in Table 13-7.

Table 13-7 Oracle RDB Database Settings in a Connect Descriptor

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Field	tnsnames.ora Parameter	Description
Rdb Database	RDB_DATABASE	The file name of an Oracle Rdb database.
Type of Service	TYPE_OF_SERVICE	The type of service to use for an Oracle Rdb database. It is used by Rdb interface tools. This feature should only be used if the application supports both Oracle Rdb and Oracle database services, and you want the application to load balance between the two.
Global Database Name	GLOBAL_NAME	The Oracle Rdb database. Optional.

The following procedure describes how to configure a client for an Oracle Rdb database:

1. Create a network service name that can be used for connections from the Oracle server to a third-party system.

   See Task 1, "Configure Net Services Names" for local naming instructions and Create Net Service Names in the Directory for directory naming instructions.

2. Use either Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control or Oracle Net Manager to set the Oracle Rdb parameters.

   • For Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, access the Net Services Administration page, select Local Naming for the listener, and then click the Advanced tab in the Create Net Service Name page.

   • For Oracle Net Manager, click Advanced in the Service Identification section. The Advanced Service Options dialog box appears.

3. Enter the file name of an Oracle Rdb database in the Rdb Database field.

4. (Optional) Specify the type of service in the Type of Service field, if needed, and enter the global database name in the Global Database Name field, and then click OK.

   The tnsnames.ora file updates with the new network service name configured for the Oracle Rdb database, similar to the following:

   alpha5=
     (DESCRIPTION=
       (ADDRESS=...)
       (CONNECT_DATA=
         (SERVICE_NAME=generic)
         (RDB_DATABASE=[.mf]mf_personnel.rdb)
        (GLOBAL_NAME=alpha5)))
   

   In the following example, the TYPE_OF_SERVICE parameter is used to load balance between an Oracle Rdb database service and an Oracle database service:

   alpha5=
    (DESCRIPTION_LIST=
     (DESCRIPTION=
       (ADDRESS=...)
       (CONNECT_DATA=
        (SERVICE_NAME=generic)
        (RDB_DATABASE=[.mf]mf_personnel.rdb)
        (GLOBAL_NAME=alpha5)))
     (DESCRIPTION=
      (ADDRESS=...)
       (CONNECT_DATA=
        (SERVICE_NAME=sales.us.example.com))
      (TYPE_OF_SERVICE=oracle_database))