Oracle Net Services Administrator's Guide

Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide is intended for the following readers: ■Network administrators ■Directory server administrators ■Database administrators ■Decision makers This guide is especially targeted for network administrators who are responsible for ensuring connectivity. For network administrators, Oracle recommends: ■For a conceptual understanding of Oracle Net Services, read all of Part I, "Understanding Oracle Net Services" ■For essential configuration instructions, read all of Part II, "Configuration and Administration of Oracle Net Services" ■For troubleshooting, read Part III, "Testing and Troubleshooting Oracle Net Services" For directory administrators, Oracle recommends: ■For understanding how Oracle Net Services uses a directory server, read Chapter 3, "Managing Network Address Information" in Part I ■For instructions about configuring naming information in a directory server, and exporting existing naming data to a directory server, read Chapter 8, "Configuring Naming Methods" in Part II For database administrators, Oracle recommends: ■For a general understanding of networking, read Chapter 1, "Introducing Oracle Net Services" and Chapter 6, "Quick Start to Oracle Net Services"