Oracle Names Administrator's Guide

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• Oracle Names^(tm) Administrator's Guide

• Preface

• Introduction to
  • What Is Oracle Names?
  • What Is the Dynamic Discovery Option (DDO)?
  • Compatibility Between Oracle Names versions 1.0 and 2.0
  • Why Use Oracle Names?
  • What Is Stored in Oracle Names?
  • Who Uses Oracle Names?
  • System Requirements for Oracle Names
  • Where to Go From Here

• Introduction to the Dynamic Discovery Option
  • What is Oracle Names with the Dynamic Discovery Option?
  • How a Network Works Using the Dynamic Discovery Option
  • Oracle Names Architecture With the Dynamic Discovery Option
  • Key Components of Oracle Names with the Dynamic Discovery Option

• Oracle Names Architecture
  • Overview of Oracle Names
  • Network Models
  • Naming Models
  • Administrative Regions
  • Using the Oracle Network Manager to Define the Network
  • How Names are Resolved for a Client/Server Connection in a Central Region
  • How Names are Resolved for a Distributed Database Connection

• Planning for Oracle Names
  • Before Installing Names Servers
  • Choosing a Naming Model
  • Defining the Administrative Regions
  • Determining The Number of Names Servers
  • Selecting Names Servers Nodes

• Setting Up and Running Oracle Names with the Dynamic Discovery Option
  • Configuration Scenarios
  • A Review of Network Components
  • Rules for Setting Up and Using the Dynamic Discovery Option
  • Before You Begin
  • Scenario 1: Create a New Network Using the Dynamic Discovery Option
  • Scenario 2: Upgrading All Components in an Existing Network
  • Scenario 3: Gradually Upgrading an Existing Network
  • Scenario 4: Upgrading from a Native Naming Adapter
  • Non-default Parameters

• Configuring
  • Using Network Manager
  • Defining a Names Server
  • Oracle Names Server Configuration Parameters
  • Defining Client Profiles
  • Configuration Parameters For Clients
  • Defining Global Database Links

• Running and Managing Oracle Names
  • Basic NAMESCTL Operations
  • Testing from a Client
  • Testing Distributed Database Links
  • Diagnosing Names Server Failures

• Oracle Names Control Utility Reference
  • Using NAMESCTL
  • EXIT
  • FLUSH
  • FLUSH_NAME
  • HELP
  • LOG_STATS
  • PING
  • QUERY
  • QUIT
  • REGISTER (Dynamic Discovery Option Only)
  • RELOAD
  • REPEAT
  • RESET_STATS
  • RESTART
  • SET DEFAULT_DOMAIN
  • SET FORWARDING_AVAILABLE
  • SET LOG_STATS_INTERVAL
  • SET NAMESCTL_TRACE_LEVEL
  • SET PASSWORD
  • SET REQUESTS_ENABLED
  • SET RESET_STATS_INTERVAL
  • SET SERVER
  • SET TRACE_LEVEL
  • SHOW CACHE_CHECKPOINT INTERVAL
  • SHOW FORWARDING_AVAILABLE
  • SHOW DEFAULT_DOMAIN
  • SHOW LOG_FILE_NAME
  • SHOW LOG_STATS_INTERVAL
  • SHOW NAMESCTL_TRACE_LEVEL
  • SHOW REQUESTS_ENABLED
  • SHOW RESET_STATS_INTERVAL
  • SHOW SERVER
  • SHOW STATUS
  • SHOW SYSTEM_QUERIES
  • SHOW TRACE_FILE_NAME
  • SHOW TRACE_LEVEL
  • SHOW VERSION
  • SHUTDOWN
  • START
  • STARTUP
  • STATUS
  • STOP
  • TIMED_QUERY (Dynamic Discovery Option Only)
  • UNREGISTER (Dynamic Discovery Option Only)
  • VERSION

• Complex Network
  • The Function of Network Components
  • Constraint Issues
  • Local Backward Compatibility Constraints
  • Community Constraints
  • Multiple Region Constraints

• Advanced Topics
  • Defining a Client Profile
  • Delegating Authority from a Central Administrative Region
  • Define Foreign Regions
  • Remote Domains and Names Server Hints
  • Defining Local and Foreign Domains in Network Manager
  • How Names are Resolved in Delegated Administrative Regions
  • Defining Objects in Foreign Domains

• GLOSSARY

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