DirectConnect for Oracle worksheet

Use the following worksheet to identify information that you should designate and record prior to installing ECDA Option for Oracle. You are prompted for this information during installation.

Table B-2: ECDA Option for Oracle worksheet

Your installation information

Description

SERVER NAME:

DirectConnect Server Name:

Name of the DirectConnect server you want to create or update.

PORT NUMBER:

ECDA Port Number:

Name of the ECDA port number you are using.

ORACLE CONNECT STRING:

Oracle connect string:

The entry for the Oracle instance of the tnsnames.ora file.

ENTER LOCATION OF TNSNAMES.ORA FILE:

Location of the tnsnames.ora file:

Full path (including filename) of the existing

tnsnames.ora file – usually located in the network admin directory under the ORACLE_HOME directory. The tnsnames.ora identified must be accessible to this machine. If the file is not available, then it must be copied on to a local drive before configuring ECDA Option for Oracle. ECDA copies the existing tnsnames.ora into its directory.

CREATE A WINDOWS SERVICE:

Add a service:

Select whether you are going to create DCO as a service on Windows. Sybase recommends that ECDA Option for Oracle be set up as a service on Windows.

SERVICE NAME:

Service Name:

The name to be used for the Windows service.