10.2 Configuring Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode

A current Oracle Database Client Interface (OCI) client or a supported older version OCI client (Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) and later) can connect to Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode.

• About Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode
  Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode is a proxy that is placed between supported database clients and database instances.
• Configuring cman.ora File for Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode
  You can set up Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode using the TDM=YES setting in the cman.ora configuration file.
• Configuring a Wallet for Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode Proxy Authentication
  Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode connects to the databases using the wallet that must be configured with cman.ora file.
• Enabling Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode to Use External Password Store
  Steps involve creating an Oracle wallet and creating database connection credentials in that wallet for each database service.
• Configuring Databases for Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode Proxy Authentication
  Every database to which an application connects through Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode must have a user, for example, tdm.
• Configuring Service Registration with Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode
  To configure service registration, include the service name entry in the tnsnames.ora file. Also, include a descriptor that specifies the listening address of Oracle Connection Manager in the init.ora file.
• Configuring Proxy Resident Connection Pooling in Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode
  Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode (CMAN-TDM) supports Proxy Resident Connection Pooling (PRCP). You can configure PRCP either for each database service (default setting) or for an entire PDB.
• Configuring Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode for Unplanned Events
  Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode implicitly subscribes to Fast Application Notification (FAN) events. For this events must be enabled in oraaccess.xml.
• Configuring Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode for Planned Down Events
  Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode implicitly subscribes to Fast Application Notification (FAN) events. For this events must be enabled in oraaccess.xml.
• Configuring Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode for Service Affinity
  Configure Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode to modify the default load distribution mechanism for routing incoming connection requests.
• Configuring Transport Layer Security on Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode
  Create a wallet on the Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode server (CMAN-TDM), and then specify the TCP/IP with Transport Layer Security (TLS) listening endpoint and wallet location in the cman.ora file.
• Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode Restrictions
  These features are not supported with Oracle Connection Manager in Traffic Director Mode (CMAN-TDM) for all drivers.