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Preface

The Oracle Net8 Administrator's Guide provides the information you need to understand and use the Net8 Release 8.0 product and its related applications.

## Intended Audience

The information in this manual is intended primarily for network or database administrators (DBAs) responsible for Net8. This guide is also provided for anyone who wants to understand how Net8 works.

## Feature Coverage and Availability

The Oracle Net8 Administrator's Guide contains information that describes the features and functionality of the Oracle8 and the Oracle8 Enterprise Edition products. Oracle8 and the Oracle8 Enterprise Edition have the same basic features. However, several advanced features are available only with the Enterprise Edition, and some of these are optional. For example, to use Oracle Connection Manager, you must have the Enterprise Edition.

For information about the differences between Oracle8 and the Oracle8 Enterprise Edition, and the features and options that are available to you, please refer to Getting to Know Oracle8 and the Oracle8 Enterprise Edition.

## Structure

This manual contains ten chapters and four appendices:

Chapter 1 | Introduces the Net8 release 8.0.4 product, and provides an overview of its main applications, features, and functionality.
Chapter 2 | Describes the Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) and its role in distributed systems. It also explains how Net8 works with the TNS architecture to perform basic connectivity and transport operations.
Chapter 3 | Describes considerations for planning a network using Net8. It explains the relationships of the network products, and options for better managing your future network.
Chapter 4 | Describes and outlines procedures to configure Net8 services, including the network listener.
Chapter 5 | Describes and outlines procedures to configure Net8 client components. This includes an explanation of the files and parameters required by Net8, and a review of the Oracle Net8 Assistant, a tool that is provided to automate client configuration using a graphical user interface.
Chapter 6 | Describes features and functionality of Oracle Names. This includes procedures to configure and use Names Servers.
Chapter 7 | Describes features and functionality of Oracle Connection Manager. Outlines procedures to configure and use Connection Managers.
Chapter 8 | Describes issues associated with migrating from SQL*Net version 2. Provides scenarios detailing considerations for migrating to Net8 using Oracle Names.
Chapter 9 | Outlines procedures to use Net8 once it has been configured. This includes information on starting and testing the network.
Chapter 10 | Describes procedures to troubleshoot Net8. This includes information on tracing and logging.
Chapter 11 | Describes Net8 enhancements for programmers. This includes a review of Net8 OPEN, UNIX signal handling, and bequeath adapter.
Chapter 12 | Describes related Oracle products that extend Net8 functionality. This includes Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle Advanced Networking Option, and Oracle Security Server.
Appendix A | Describes all commands for Net8 Control Utilities including Listener Control (LSNRCTL), Oracle Names Control (NAMESCTL), and Connection Manager Control (CMCTL).
Appendix B | Lists and describes configuration parameters for profiles, local names, listener, Names Servers, Connection Manager, protocols, and database initialization.
Appendix C | Provides sample configuration files for profiles (SQLNET.ORA), local names (TNSNAMES.ORA), listener (LISTENER.ORA), Names Servers (NAMES.ORA, and Connection Manager (CMAN.ORA).
Appendix D | Describes Native Naming Adapters.

## Related Documents

The Oracle Net8 Administrator's Guide replaces information previously documented in the following manuals:

- Understanding SQL*Net 2.3.3
- Oracle Names Administrator's Guide
- Oracle MultiProtocol Interchange Administrator's Guide
- Oracle Network Manager Administrator's Guide
- Oracle Network Products Troubleshooting Guide

Networking error messages formally documented in the Oracle Network Products Troubleshooting Guide are now available on a CD-ROM containing all Oracle8 error messages.

For more information, refer to the following manuals:

- Oracle8 Distributed Database Systems
- Oracle8 Tuning
- Oracle Security Server Guide
- Oracle Cryptographic Toolkit Programmer's Guide
- Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide
- Oracle Advanced Networking Option Administrator's Guide

## Conventions

The following conventions are also used in this manual:

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. . . | Horizontal ellipsis points in statements or commands mean that parts of the statement or command not directly related to the example have been omitted.
boldface text | Boldface type in text indicates a term defined in the text, the glossary, or in both locations.
UPPERCASE | Uppercase type identifies file names, command names, directory names, and function arguments.
italics | Identifies a variable in command or function call syntax; replace this variable with a specific value or string. It also identifies book titles and the first use of a technical term.
< > | Angle brackets enclose user-supplied names.
[ ] | Brackets enclose optional clauses from which you can choose one or none.

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