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I have oracle database running on address xx.xx.xx.xx I know login, password and initial catalog
I am trying to set up new connection in Oracle SQL Developer so I can access this database to take a look at it. In order to do that, I need to know SID or Service Name.
Long time ago I would run TNSPing.exe to get service name, but this program is not available any more. Oracle is not distributing it.
Is there a way to access this info somewhere?
Thanks
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How to find SID in Oracle | In Oracle we can find SID by using SQL * Plus just by typing a simple select query or we can use “key registry” (only in Windows). The Oracle System ID (SID) is used to uniquely identify a particular database on a system. For this reason, one cannot have more than one database with the same SID on a computer system.
The SID is the same as the $ORACLE_SID environment variable in the sense that the SID is the system is for a unique instance on the server. On the other hand, the SERVICE_NAME is used to register an instance with the listener. In most all cases, Oracle recommends that the value of the service_name be...
There are two drivers to select i.e., Oracle thin driver and other is other driver. Select other drivers and enter service name in database column. Now you can connect directly using service name without SID. More importantly this allows you to fully specify the connection URL unlike the Thin Driver.
Hi.. The instance_name/sid and the db_name can be different, but for convenience oracle recommends that sid and the db name should be same.I am using a test database where the instance name and the db name is different, and its working properly till now. 1.
If you have access to the server, then you can determine how many processes the listener is running, what IP addresses and ports it is listening to. An example for Linux.
[oracle@krw-ssps-db-02 ~]$ ps -ef|grep tnslsnr
oracle 6090 1 0 2015 ? 01:11:39 /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/bin/tnslsnr LISTENER -inherit
oracle 6712 6653 0 05:59 pts/1 00:00:00 grep tnslsnr
oracle 17064 1 0 2017 ? 00:19:15 /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/bin/tnslsnr LISTENER_SSPS -inherit
If the variable $TNS_ADMIN is defined, it will override $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
[oracle@krw-ssps-db-02 ~]$ env |grep ORA
ORACLE_UNQNAME=ssps_db2
ORACLE_SID=ssps
ORACLE_BASE=/home/oracle/database
ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1
[oracle@krw-ssps-db-02 ~]$ env |grep TNS
TNS_ADMIN=/home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/network/admin
[oracle@krw-ssps-db-02 ~]$
For a start you can make a SQL query
select * from v$listener_network;
LOCAL LISTENER (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=krw-ssps-db-02)(PORT=1521))
SERVICE NAME ssps_db2
SERVICE NAME ssps_db2
[oracle@krw-ssps-db-02 ~]$ ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:8F:78:59
inet addr:10.*.*.244 Bcast:10.*.*.255 Mask:255.255.255.192
...
eth0:1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:8F:78:59
inet addr:10.*.*.242 Bcast:10.*.*.255 Mask:255.255.255.192
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
.....
[oracle@krw-ssps-db-02 ~]$ lsnrctl status LISTENER
LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 11.2.0.4.0 - Production on 08-JUN-2018 06:00:48
Copyright (c) 1991, 2013, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1521)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
------------------------
Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 11.2.0.4.0 - Production
Start Date 04-DEC-2015 08:48:38
Uptime 419 days 18 hr. 44 min. 17 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/network/admin/listener.ora
Listener Log File /home/oracle/database/diag/tnslsnr/krw-ssps-db-02/listener/alert/log.xml
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=EXTPROC1521)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=10.*.*.244)(PORT=1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "ssps" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ssps", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "sspsXDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ssps", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "ssps_db2" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ssps", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
[oracle@krw-ssps-db-02 ~]$ lsnrctl status LISTENER_SSPS
LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 11.2.0.4.0 - Production on 08-JUN-2018 06:01:12
Copyright (c) 1991, 2013, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1525)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
------------------------
Alias LISTENER_SSPS
Version TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 11.2.0.4.0 - Production
Start Date 11-DEC-2017 06:37:30
Uptime 178 days 23 hr. 23 min. 42 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/network/admin/listener.ora
Listener Log File /home/oracle/database/diag/tnslsnr/krw-ssps-db-02/listener_ssps/alert/log.xml
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=EXTPROC1525)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=10.*.*.242)(PORT=1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "asut" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "asut", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "ssps" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ssps", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "tch7" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "tch7", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "tch8" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "tch8", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
[oracle@krw-ssps-db-02 ~]$ lsnrctl services LISTENER_SSPS
LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 11.2.0.4.0 - Production on 08-JUN-2018 06:02:24
Copyright (c) 1991, 2013, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1525)))
Services Summary...
Service "asut" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "asut", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:102970 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Service "ssps" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ssps", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:222841 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Service "tch7" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "tch7", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:107112 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Service "tch8" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "tch8", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:102970 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
The command completed successfully
[oracle@krw-ssps-db-02 ~]$ lsnrctl services LISTENER
LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 11.2.0.4.0 - Production on 08-JUN-2018 06:04:10
Copyright (c) 1991, 2013, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "ssps" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ssps", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:47 refused:8
LOCAL SERVER
Service "sspsXDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ssps", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"D000" established:0 refused:0 current:0 max:1022 state:ready
DISPATCHER <machine: krw-ssps-db-02, pid: 16980>
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=krw-ssps-db-02)(PORT=53933))
Service "ssps_db2" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ssps", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:103158 refused:0 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
The command completed successfully
Example of a listener.ora
[oracle@krw-ssps-db-02 admin]$ more listener.ora
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1521))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.*.*.244)(PORT = 1521))
)
)
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = ssps)
(ORACLE_HOME = /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1)
(SID_NAME = ssps)
)
)
LISTENER_SSPS =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1525))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.*.*.242)(PORT = 1521))
)
)
SID_LIST_LISTENER_SSPS =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = ssps)
(ORACLE_HOME = /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1)
(SID_NAME = ssps)
)
(SID_DESC=
(SID_NAME=tch8)
(ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1)
(PROGRAM=dg4msql)
)
(SID_DESC=
(SID_NAME=tch7)
(ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1)
(PROGRAM=dg4msql)
)
(SID_DESC=
(SID_NAME=asut)
(ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1)
(PROGRAM=dg4msql)
)
)
ADR_BASE_LISTENER = /home/oracle/database
Example the name of the service ssps_db3 is incorrect.
The utility tnsping diagnoses only the answer of the listener to the address and port. The correctness of the service name is not checked.
C:\oracle\ora92\network\admin>tnsping ssps_db 3
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on 09-JUN-2018 11:43:29
Copyright (c) 1997 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
C:\oracle\ora92\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.*.*.244)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = ssps_db3)))
OK (20 msec)
OK (0 msec)
OK (0 msec)
C:\oracle\ora92\network\admin>sqlplus system@ssps_db
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sat Jun 9 11:43:38 2018
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Enter password:
ERROR:
ORA-12514: TNS:listener could not resolve SERVICE_NAME given in connect
descriptor
Log unsuccessful connection in the log file listener.log
09-JUN-2018 11:43:29 * ping * 0
09-JUN-2018 11:43:29 * ping * 0
09-JUN-2018 11:43:29 * ping * 0
Sat Jun 09 11:43:45 2018
09-JUN-2018 11:43:45 * (CONNECT_DATA=(SERVER=DEDICATED)(SERVICE_NAME=ssps_db3)(CID=(PROGRAM=C:\oracle\ora92\bin\sqlplus.EXE)(HOST=DEMIN)(USER=DeminDV))) * (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=10.*.*.45)(PORT=61522)) * establish * ssps_db3 * 12514
TNS-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect descriptor
Example the name of the service ssps_db2 is correct
C:\oracle\ora92\network\admin>tnsping ssps_db 3
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on 09-JUN-2018 11:45:18
Copyright (c) 1997 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
C:\oracle\ora92\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.89.251.244)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = ssps_db2)))
OK (0 msec)
OK (10 msec)
OK (0 msec)
C:\oracle\ora92\network\admin>sqlplus system@ssps_db
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sat Jun 9 11:45:23 2018
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Enter password:
Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
[krw-ssps-db-02.krw.rzd] system@ssps>
Log successful connection in the log file listener.log
09-JUN-2018 11:45:18 * ping * 0
09-JUN-2018 11:45:18 * ping * 0
09-JUN-2018 11:45:18 * ping * 0
Sat Jun 09 11:45:28 2018
09-JUN-2018 11:45:28 * (CONNECT_DATA=(SERVER=DEDICATED)(SERVICE_NAME=ssps_db2)(CID=(PROGRAM=C:\oracle\ora92\bin\sqlplus.EXE)(HOST=DEMIN)(USER=DeminDV))) * (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=10.*.*.45)(PORT=61529)) * establish * ssps_db2 * 0
'Cause you've said that you have "I know login, password and initial catalog". Then I said:
Get Oracle SID: $ ps -ef | grep pmon; (or $ cat /etc/oratab - format: ORACLE_SID:ORACLE_HOME)
Get Service Name: $ cat $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/tnsnames.ora.
With tnsnames.ora format, you can cat SERVICE_NAME
net_service_name=
(DESCRIPTION=
(ADDRESS=(protocol_address_information))
(CONNECT_DATA=
(SERVICE_NAME=service_name)))
In order to execute tnsping, you can install Oracle Client appropriate to your machine.
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