3.2.7 Limitations of Directory Naming Support with Microsoft Active Directory

In addition to Oracle Internet Directory, directory naming support is also provided with Microsoft Active Directory with the following limitations:

• Oracle provides support for Microsoft Active Directory only on Microsoft Windows operating systems. Therefore, client computers and the database server must run on Microsoft Windows operating systems to access or create entries in Microsoft Active Directory.

• The following features are not supported by Microsoft Active Directory:

  • Multiple Oracle Contexts

    Microsoft Active Directory can support only one Oracle Context.

  • Net service aliases

    You cannot create network service aliases in Microsoft Active Directory. However, you can create network service names.

See Also:

Microsoft Active Directory documentation for Microsoft-specific information